Even the most seasoned engine builders usually feel uncomfortable when conversation drifts to the intricacies of camshaft design. Surprisingly, the common termsduration,lobe separation angle, and ...

Cam followers convert rotary to linear motion and range from simple two-dimensional cams to complex three-dimensional indexing cams with several followers. In linear-motion applications, cam followers ...

It's been all the talk on internet forums, club meeting hangouts, and in enthusiast garages across the nation—the loss of zinc and other protective "barrier" chemicals in modern oil damaging ...

Engineering design is an art of compromise. To achieve a design goal — for example, a certain machine function — engineers select components based on several criteria, including functionality, ...

The valve train wear characteristics of motored 2.2 l and 2.3 l engines were examined using ceramic and conventional metal cam followers. Under regular wear conditions with fully formulated motor oils ...

Report No. 3 in our series on building a 350-cubic-inch Chevy V-8 engine comes to us from Jeff Smith by way of our October 1989 issue. Preparing a block and blueprinting are critical first steps in ...

When it comes to cams and Two-Valve power improved motors, things can be tricky outside of bolting on some sort of power adder. Trying to get more power from a naturally aspirated 4.6L Two-Valve can ...