This is a category that is pretty rapidly going away. You'll be hard-pressed to find an overhead valve — also known as a pushrod — engine in anything outside of a General Motors LS/LT V8 or one of ...

The Buick Division of General Motors never had it so good. After hammering at the door of the “Big Three” for 17 years, the door suddenly opened and even Buick personnel were amazed to find that their ...

It seems, for the modern American production car. that the 'L' head engine is a thing of the past. Present design trends indicate that the few remaining flathead engines now in production will be ...

Some automakers are famous for specific cars, others for innovating when the world seemed stuck in the mud. Some, like Volvo, are famous for safety, but some fly under the radar, their greatest ...

From dry-lake hot rods to modern track-day missiles, a handful of American V8s have earned near-religious status among gearheads. These engines did more than make power, they reshaped racing, ...

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 ...