If you're really into working on cars, there will likely come a time when nothing but a replacement engine will do. Whether it's because one has taken the original engine as far as it can go in terms ...

Sean is a JDM and off-road enthusiast of many years, and an automotive photographer. He holds a B.A. in Literature and Writing Studies, an A.A. in Communications, and an A.A. in English. He is ...

Enthusiasts who hold originality in high regard are fully aware that it's extremely hard to keep a decades-old engine running just so. Tuning the carburetor(s) and changing the spark plugs of a ...

The difference between a stroker engine and a regular engine lies primarily in the choice of crankshaft. In the case of the 383-cubic inch stroker, engine builders would modify crankshafts designed ...

Hydraulic Roller Lifters These lifters have the same hydraulic cylinder technology and advancment as the hydraulic flat tappet version but feature a roller in place of the tappet As the cam turns ...

I would like to install a 1988 small-block Chevy motor in my old 1953 Chevrolet truck, but I need good information so as not to make costly mistakes. The engine was equipped with a hydraulic-roller ...

Picking the right valvetrain for your engine can be a daunting task. Solid flat tappet, hydraulic flat tappet, solid roller, hydraulic roller; these are the choices, made even more difficult due to ...

Good ideas have a habit of not always working exactly as they should. We assembled a 0.040-over 350 small-block Chevy in the Jan. '14 issue that we called the Quick Draw .357. It was intended to ...

The new Howards Cams UltraMax roller lifters that feature a bushing in place of needle bearings are a step up from the company’s popular ProMax line. “Both, however, have full-time high-pressure ...

One of the most common questions from our readers is how to convert an early small block Ford to hydraulic roller cam. The old method calls for drilling the intake valley to accept the late model 5.0L ...