The decision-making process when selecting a camshaft used to be little more than answering the question, How big do you want to go? Virtually all Detroit engines came from the factory with hydraulic ...

It's appropriate, we think, that a camshaft has lobes, since this relatively simple device is so often called the brains of an engine. And indeed, a camshaft does direct several engine functions in a ...

It's appropriate, we think, that a camshaft has lobes, since this relatively simple device is so often called the brains of an engine. And indeed, a camshaft does direct several engine functions in a ...

Riding on last month's How It Works topic (cams) is this month's topic—lifters. These cylindrically shaped components contact the lobes of the cam to convert the eccentric shape of the lobe into ...