When the function of a camshaft(s) is explained to non-mechanically-inclined types, it's sometimes referred to as the "brain" of an engine. Most engines will live their entire lives with the stock cam ...

You lean on the throttle and your classic Ford runs like it's chained to a tree. Maybe it's overheating or the exhaust headers glow red-hot under a light load. Performance and reliability begin with ...

Over the years, we tend to accumulate a lot of parts for our cars, and often these parts sit forgotten on the shelves of our shops until one day we clean up, wondering what the parts all go to. Some ...

If the cylinder heads represent the aerobic side of an engine, and the rotating assembly is its muscle, then the camshaft must be the brain. The cam is the component that signals when the valves open ...

The camshaft has to be one of the most complex subjects in car tuning. But what do cams actually do? We’ll be answering that and everything else you need to know about them in this guide. Well, to put ...

Q:I have a 327 in my '31 Ford that features nearly the same cam and components as the one you referenced recently in Pit Stop (Nov. '12). Since a 1.6:1-ratio rocker arm will push the valve a little ...