GM has filed a patent application a variable displacement valvetrain system with rocker shaft porting and insert sleeves for ...

A recently filed patent details a new GM cylinder deactivation system that appears to be heading to the next-gen V8 engines ...

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 ...

The rocker arm is possibly the third most abused part in your engine. The connecting rods take the cake for the most abuse, followed closely by the piston assembly, but we like to think the rocker ...

This pump-gas, 470-inch big-block Mopar we recently started working on was originally built with factory-style, 1.50:1-ratio rocker arms. The 1.50 rocker arms were working just fine, but we decided a ...