Our mechanic takes us through the cylinder head and valve train and continues his explanation of how engines really work. The Mechanic is the kind of chap who eat, sleeps and breathes engineering.

Ferrari was so proud of its five-valve cylinder heads, it changed a naming convention that ran back over 25 years. For its previous mid-engine two-seaters, the three-digit name was derived from ...

We're all familiar with the role injectors and turbochargers play in increasing a diesel engine's horsepower. However, when camshafts and cylinder heads are thrown in the mix, the familiarity isn't ...

Cylinder head porting is an advanced area of car tuning, so to help you get around what it all means, we take a closer look at the sure-fire way to improve an engine’s performance potential. You may ...

Back in the early 1990s the Gen II LT1 and LT4 engines powered GM's hottest performance cars, but GM read the tea leaves and knew that this platform would not be able to get them where they would ...