The rocker arm employs the use of a fulcrum or pivot to increase the cam lift by a given ratio. That increase in lift is the result of moving the pushrod pivot point closer to the fulcrum. That ...

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 ...

If the LS1/LS2/LS6 engine family has a shortcoming, it has to be the rocker arm mounting, which doesn't allow for adjustment. Non-adjustable rockers have become standard in virtually all late-model ...

There's nothing like testing, testing, testing, when looking for that last bit of power. Of the four possible combinations of rocker arms, all four were practically identical in the lower rpm ranges, ...

Q I own a '99 Chevy Lumina with a 3.1-liter V6. This weekend I got a flashing check-engine light with a severe misfire. I took the vehicle to a shop, which told me I had two rocker arms blown right ...

Pushrods convert the vertical motion of the lifter from the camshaft lobe into valve movement. A V8 engine takes advantage of that by centrally locating a single camshaft in the middle of the engine ...