In racing, the valvetrain is one of the most highly stressed engine systems. High valve lift, high engine speed, and high spring pressures exponentially increase their demands on the lifters, pushrods ...
An engine that just doesn't perform as it should at high speed on the dyno or racetrack can induce a series of checks that usually first includes measuring the pressure and volume of the fuel being ...
Overhead cams are a more efficient method of actuating the valves than with a pushrod, but someone in Detroit never got the memo. And thank goodness they didn't. With production pushrod mills turning ...