There is no doubt that you can make huge power with pushrod 5.0L engines. Over the years, engine builders have figured out countless tricks for making horsepower. Even though some remain a secret, its ...

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

The rocker arm employs the use of a fulcrum or pivot to increase the cam lift by a given ratio. That increase in lift is the result of moving the pushrod pivot point closer to the fulcrum. That ...

Engine performance is like a complicated formula in which each individual part plays a role in the final answer. Some parts of the formula affect the final outcome more than others. The valvetrain ...

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 ...

Some 2013 Acura RDX SUVs may intermittently illuminate the check engine light and store trouble code P3400 and/or P3497 in the PCM. One likely cause, reports Acura, is a sticking rocker arm oil ...