Since a Pontiac V-8 is a pushrod engine (instead of being an overhead cam design), it afforded us the opportunity to explore a different rocker-arm ratio and determine its impact on power. As built, ...

The debate over the optimum rocker arm ratio has dragged on since the invention of the pushrod V-8. Even though Chevrolet made the decision easy for us when it engineered the small-block to run around ...

An engine's power production is directly proportional to its air-processing capacity. Internal-combustion engines consume both fuel and air, but the air is far more difficult to ingest than the fuel.

Any gearhead worth his or her salt knows that whether it's a SOHC, DOHC, or OHV engine, the camshaft is considered the brain of a four-cycle internal combustion power plant. The camshaft's profile ...

When trying to decide between two camshafts for an engine that will spend a majority of its life operating at low-to-moderate rpm on the street, it's better to err on the side of caution. That means ...