Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Camshafts are simple devices, but important ones. Modern engines can have one or more intake and exhaust valves, and it's the ...

Jeep's overhead-cam six, famously called the Tornado, was one of the first mass-produced overhead-cam engines built in the United States after World War II. As whiz-bang as that sounds, the engine ...

General Motors has spent decades refining overhead-valve V8s while much of the industry pivoted to dual overhead cam designs, turbocharging, and downsized blocks. I set out to understand why Chevrolet ...

The Chevrolet Corvette is the last true sports car to use a pushrod V8, and you might not think that's a good thing. After all, overhead-cam engines have been the standard for decades at this point, ...

For years, Chevy's factory-backed Corvette race cars have been delightfully anachronistic, running old-school pushrod V-8 engines with cross-plane crankshafts. But this is the dawn of a new era in ...

Ford's commitment to an overhead camshaft configuration for its V-8-powered passenger cars is being readily addressed by the company's Special Vehicle Operations performance parts division. According ...

Ed note: Last year, we connected with the SOHC Honda master, Bisi Ezerioha for the Castrol Syntec Top Shop Challenge in the hopes of bringing the most unique engine setup to the table. Being one of ...