The trick to building a budget street engine is to use as many production-based parts as possible. Original-equipment (OE) parts are generally well engineered, durable, and in some cases less ...

Drag racers have been searching for tricks to gain horsepower since day one, and there are lots of ways to do it without spending a tremendous amount of time or money. One of the biggest downfalls of ...

Bruiser ("Ground & Pound," October '09) seemed well at home in the upper rpm. A closer look revealed a less-than satisfactory issue with valve float and subsequently a loss in power. It's been known ...

This is a story about a return from the dead. It begins when Car Craft family member Greg Smith's 600hp, 434 small block Chevy munched a mechanical lifter on the street one night. This was (notice the ...

Any gearhead worth his or her salt knows that whether it's a SOHC, DOHC, or OHV engine, the camshaft is considered the brain of a four-cycle internal combustion power plant. The camshaft's profile ...