With the availability and efficiency of roller camshafts it’s a no-brainer to use a hydraulic roller setup even on the simplest of engine combinations. The roller lifters take a lot of load off of the ...

One of the most overlooked areas within the valvetrain for a performance engine is pushrod length. Veteran enthusiasts may scoff at this because, back in the day, you just dropped in a set of stock ...

This may feel like specialist information, but for serious engine builders and home mechanics with a project themselves, checking the pushrod length may be a pain in the neck, but it’s worth doing.

Technology has had a positive effect on traditional Pontiac performance. Today's monster mills perform considerably better on the dragstrip than yesterday's race engines, but are often so reliable and ...