There is one way to make more power in an engine, get more oxygen into it so you can burn more fuel. One way to do that is with forced induction. On a very basic level, forced induction is pushing … Continue reading
Category Archives: Engines
In trying to learn about Ford’s Muscle V8’s, I thought it would be good to take a step back and look at the Ford Flathead V8. The Ford Flathead V8, while an antique by today’s standards, introduced America to the V8. It … Continue reading
After realizing my major deficit in knowledge about Ford engines, I thought I would start by writing about some Ford engines that I do know about, the Ford Modular Engines. The Ford modular engine family (at least for performance engines) … Continue reading
Imagine engines without a camshaft. I first thought of this when I was in high school. In doing some research before this post, others had thought of it before me, so I wasn’t the first. Since I am not the … Continue reading
After my last post about OHV vs OHC, I thought I would go into more details on how pushrods work, actually the whole valve train, and what the limitations are of them. From a basic standpoint, a pushrod system seems … Continue reading
Today I thought I would write about OHV vs OHC. While it should probably be pushrods vs OHC instead, I often hear reference to OHV instead so I thought OHV vs OHC was a better fit. Most muscle cars use … Continue reading
After writing about Carburetors last week, I thought I would write about electronic fuel injection today. Electronic fuel injection is not new, in fact it has been around since the 1950’s. AMC had a prototype car with EFI in 1957, … Continue reading
After writing yesterday about how car engines work, I would be good to write about how carburetors work. I did go over the basics of how carburetors work yesterday, but I thought it would be good to go over it … Continue reading
Since I have been writing about some of the internal parts of an engine, I thought I would take a step back and write about how car engines work, in this case muscle car engines. Although the parts and intentions … Continue reading
After Wednesdays post about cast vs forged pistons, I thought I would write about forged vs cast crankshafts today. Unlike with pistons, there are more materials to work with when talking about cranks. Starting with cast cranks, there are three … Continue reading