The Lash Effect: Solid lifter valvetrains depend on accurate lash to make maximum power and dependability. Here’s how to do it right A properly tuned engine is an incredible mix of components all ...

Before the implementation of hydraulic lifters to keep the engine's valves in proper working order, regular adjustment was required to maintain the critically necessary clearance in the valvetrain.

The "battle of the camshaft lifters" has been going on for years. Each design has its proponents. Those in favor of hydraulic cams cite reduced maintenance and claim that equivalently ground ...

You've spent more money on your engine than any other single component of your race car. And if you are like most racers, you're fine with that as long as your engine makes good power and doesn't ...

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 ...