A pushrod is basically a metal tube designed to transfer the reciprocating motion of a valve lifter, riding on the camshaft, to the valve. I found the pushrod fascinating 20 years ago, back when I was ...

Pushrod engines may not be high-tech by today's standards, but they soldier on and have benefits of their own. One downfall, however, is their ability to rev. Pushrod engines tend to have rather low ...

General Motors has filed a new patent that offers a look at how the company may be rethinking cylinder deactivation for its ...

Setting valve lash has nearly become a lost art. Hydraulic lifters are so prevalent and so efficient that many enthusiasts resort to the old way or doing it—engine running, oil spewing everywhere. Let ...

Ford used pushrod V8 designs for many years before phasing them out in favor of Modular engines. Here are the differences between the two engine types.

Motorcycle.com spotted the patent that was filed in February but only recently published shows definitively that Harley had a new pushrod engine in the works. According to the patent, the company is ...

Blowers, Turbos, compound boost, and nitrous are all thrown on top of the modular engine because it's easy. The overhead camshaft family of Ford engines respond so well to unnatural breathing, that it ...

Two-Valve nation is stuck between a rock and a hard place when it comes to their cars. Of course, we're talking about 1996-2004 Mustang GTs. The cars are very affordable right now, but the engines are ...