Sometimes we all need a little change in our lives. The same could be said for that camshaft that pumps the valves open and closed in your street engine. What was once state of the art is now obsolete ...

In the early days of high- performance engine building, hot rodders discovered that when they squeezed the intake and the exhaust lobes closer together, the engine responded with more power. That ...

This diagram shows the major cam events through one full cylinder cycle (two crank revolutions or 720 degrees), beginning at TDC firing. The exhaust lobe and valvetrain is closer to the front, and ...

It's appropriate, we think, that a camshaft has lobes, since this relatively simple device is so often called the brains of an engine. And indeed, a camshaft does direct several engine functions in a ...

Volkswagen's troubles continue, but this time it's not emissions-related cheating, it's failing camshaft lobes which can wreak havoc on braking performance. Volkswagen is recalling 91,867 cars ...

Less maintenance and a smoother operation are just a few benefits of running hydraulic lifters in engines, which is why just ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract With the drive to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy, fuel injection pressures have increased. This has increased Hertzian stresses on ...

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MARLBOROUGH, MA--(Marketwired - Sep 16, 2015) - Adcole Corporation has introduced a new high-speed, fully automated end-of-line camshaft measuring machine that features sub-micron accuracy and < 25 ...

The term “camming” refers to the modification of a truck’s camshaft. While it may sound justifiably complex, the process of changing out the camshaft allows you to build a custom engine that performs ...

The old commercial claimed that the piston engine goes boing-boing-boing while the Mazda engine goes hmmm. The most common engine design, whether it runs on gasoline or diesel, has pistons. The other, ...