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 ...

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 ...

General Motors has filed a new patent that offers a look at how the company may be rethinking cylinder deactivation for its ...

The typical four-stroke engine is made up of hundreds of parts. These parts are all designed and engineered to work together to make a prescribed amount of power, torque, engine longevity, and other ...

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 ...

Changing the rocker arms in your C5 or C6 Corvette may not deliver the dramatic results that a cam swap can, but it's a lot less work. And the power increases you'll experience make the change a good ...

In the 1980s General Motors shifted away from small holes in the cylinder head and pushrod guide plates instead to what they refer to as “guided” rocker arms. These stamped rocker arms use two small ...

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 ...