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Engine Building Part 3: Cam Degreeing, Piston Clearance, Tolerances
We’re back with Part III of our Dart University series, in which we enlist the aid of some of the best in the business to help us learn the ins and outs of putting together anything from a hot street...
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Engine Building Tips Part II: Block Prep, Head Studs, and Valve Lash
Last time around, we introduced you to our Dart University series with a few topics that get a lot of play on the Dart Heads customer service help lines – block oiling, setting valvetrain geometry,...
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Dyno Shootout: Solid Roller Vs. Hydraulic Roller
When it comes to cars, everybody has got their favorite. Ford or Chevy, big blocks or small blocks, mufflers or straight pipes. If you like it, chances are somebody out there hates it, and that is...
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Dirt Track Valve Technology with Ferrea Racing Components
Dirt track engines are a different breed. Combinations that work for asphalt engines won’t necessarily work in a motor destined for the clay ovals especially engines bound for the midsize to smaller...
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Rock Your World: Maximizing Your Cam’s Potential With Better Rockers
How can changing rocker arm ratio be an easy way to increase the effective size of your camshaft? It’s a simple really; increase the ratio of your engine’s rocker arms and you increase the size of the...
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Video: How to Order a Custom Grind Cam from COMP Cams
When it comes to making as much power from an engine as possible, it can become somewhat of a guessing game as to what’s the best recipe. There are literally millions of combinations to choose from,...
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Beehive Springs Sound Great, But Will They Work For You?
Quick! What the fastest moving component in your engine? If you’ve taken a hint from the title of this article, you probably guessed correctly – it’s your valve springs, those tight little bundles of...
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Engine Blueprinting: How To Check Piston-to-valve Clearance
As camshaft profiles become more aggressive to keep up with larger ports and engine builders strive for higher compression ratios, the chances of the piston and valve playing patty-cake with each other...
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Tech: Jesel’s Trick Valvetrain Components on our 388ci LSX
There is a lot of science in our short-block assembly and cylinder head choice, as we have already outlined in this series of stories on our 388ci, LSX-based drag radial bullet. But even more crucial...
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Comp Cams’ New 4-Pattern Cam Boasts Advanced NASCAR Technology
Racers have long identified a critical airflow discrepancy native to all single 4-barrel intake manifolds designed for V8 engines. The problem — whether those manifolds are single- or dual-plane...
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TECH5: Timing Set Tips and Tricks From Cloyes
TECH5 is a regular feature where EngineLabs asks industry leaders five technical questions. This week’s guest is Jason Thompson, an engineer in the aftermarket division at Cloyes Gear & Products....
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Engine Tech: Flat-tappet Lifters Still Viable in Performance Engines
The wholesale conversion of almost all modern automotive engines to roller lifters or overhead camshafts may suggest that the flat-tappet lifter has outlived its usefulness. Yet, many great performance...
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Tech Review: Flowmaster’s Scavenger Series Elite Headers
No one was really shocked when Flowmaster announced that they would be rolling out a line of high-quality headers for musclecars. It was as natural of a fit as there ever was, and headers were a...
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Ferrea Helps Explain Valve-flow Dynamics
Unless rotary valves are perfected, poppet valves will continue to be the crucial moving airflow component in today’s high-performance engines. Their shape, material selection and preparation can make...
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Engine Build Part 2: Wrapping Up The RHS-Backed, 720HP LSX 502
When we decided to piece together our stroker mill we could have chosen the venerable 454ci big-block using a traditional 4-bolt main Gen IV foundation. This setup would have provided us with lots of...
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1,000 HP Low Compression Coyote Engine Build Part 2 – The Long Block
Last month we brought you the buildup of the shortblock on our Wild E. Coyote project – a 1,000-horsepower-capable base for the the soon-to-be-turbocharged hot rod we’ve been working with since 2011....
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Camshaft 101: The History And Substance Of Camshafts
Camshafts have been a part of engineering for centuries. An early cam was built into the Hellenistic water-driven automata from the 3rd century BC, which is probably the first engineering reference to...
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LS3 x 3 – Comparing Three Performance Cams on the Engine Dyno
So you’re scrolling through the cam selections on your favorite speed parts supplier’s website, looking for the right camshaft for the LS3 in your late model Camaro or ‘Vette. You’ve got all the specs...
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Motovicity’s Ticket To Ride Is More Than Just A Chance To Win A Car
Car giveaways are nothing new. Since the early days of the automobile there have been a variety of ways to win a new car. Motovicity has put a twist on winning a car with their Ticket To Ride...
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Opening The Crate: The Guide To Unsealing A Crate Engine For Power
With the goal of building a class contenting street stock engine, we knew we needed to find a good balance of budget minded decisions, and taking full advantage of what the aftermarket has to offer....
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