General Motors has spent decades refining overhead-valve V8s while much of the industry pivoted to dual overhead cam designs, ...

When it comes to upgrading small-block engines, camshafts are a popular choice for enhancing performance. Different camshaft ...

The camshaft is one of the most important factors in determining an engine's torque and powerbands, able to make or break an overall engine combination. On the street, hot rodders must tread a fine ...

You will need some specialized tools to accurately degree a camshaft. These include a dial indicator with a magnetic base, a piston stop, a degree wheel, a homemade pointer, and a checking lifter.

Contemplating the advantages of the pushrod-actuated overhead valve engine design in what appears to be the twilight of internal combustion might sound as anachronistic as a quick look at the value of ...

We're used to the unexpected from World Products--things like 454-cube small-blocks and big-blocks with cylinders large enough to warrant their own ZIP codes. But this is something altogether new and ...

It's appropriate, we think, that a camshaft has lobes, since this relatively simple device is so often called the brains of an engine. And indeed, a camshaft does direct several engine functions in a ...

The be-all-end-all pushrod V8, the Chevrolet small block is the second V8 engine developed by the Golden Bowtie after the Series D of 1917. The original was discontinued in 1918 because it made ...

General Motors and heavy-duty trucks go a long way back. For the time being, the Chevrolet Silverado HD and its GMC-branded twin do the heavy lifting for the Detroit-based automaker. The Silverado HD ...

From blown-out Ferraris and Lamborghinis to stupendously powerful V8 MX-5 Miatas, one thing is common: they probably have a special LS engine inside. General Motors' modern lineup of small block ...

When you find yourself in need of a new engine for your vehicle, you'll likely end up buying a remanufactured engine instead of rebuilding it or having it rebuilt. That decision depends on the type of ...