Explore the intriguing realm of automotive tuning with our video, "Just a Mild Cam." Uncover how a mild camshaft alteration ...

Camshaft specs include lift, duration, and lobe separation angle (LSA). Lift and duration are relatively easy to understand, ...

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 ...

If we were to ask for a show of hands, it’s a safe bet to assume many enthusiasts would reluctantly admit that camshaft theory is one of those topics that causes more than a little consternation. You ...

The engine you spent a month carefully assembling has just fired and is running great while you carefully monitor oil pressure and break in the flat-tappet camshaft. The feeling of euphoria that ...

When rebuilding an engine, there are multitudes of parts to remove, clean, inspect, and potentially replace. A surprising number can often be reused, including the brain of the engine: the camshaft.

If there's one way of getting automobiles to use less gas, it's by lowering their weight – and the engine is a particularly heavy part of the car. With that in mind, European researchers have now ...

Like most things we're not familiar with, many look at degreeing a camshaft as some sort of black magic voodoo that only the most expensive of engine builders in brightly lit "clean rooms" know how to ...

Your car's camshaft — or camshafts if your vehicle has a DOHC engine — is a vital component that plays a critical role in the internal combustion process. Its job is to synchronize the opening and ...

Finding metal flakes in an aircraft engine's oil, especially ferrous metal, indicates serious damage, potentially requiring costly camshaft and tappet body replacement. Inspecting the piston skirt for ...