Engine & Exhaust / Q&A / Tech
I’ve been looking at cam specs for the Summit Racing Pro LS Truck camshafts and I have a question. I’ve noticed that many of the specs now list the lobe […]
Engine & Exhaust / Product Profiles / Tech
by Jeff Smith × on December 10, 2021 at 10:33 am ×
There was a time when big block Chevy engines with solid lifter camshafts clattered their way down the boulevards and highways of America. It was a time of big block […]
Engine & Exhaust / Q&A
I have a small-block 350 street/strip engine that I continue to play around with. In my last session at the track, it seems like the engine doesn’t pull as hard […]
Engine & Exhaust / Q&A
I am building a mild street engine and researching my existing heads for air flow. The casting number on my cylinder heads reads 10147898: It appears these are 1995 through 1998 350ci […]
Engine & Exhaust / Tech Articles / Tech Projects
They say too much of a good thing can be bad, but does this apply to cam timing, more specifically stroker cam timing? Can you over-cam your LS stroker motor? […]
Engine & Exhaust / Q&A
I have a 5.7L LS6 engine out of a 2005 Caddy CTS-V that dropped an intake valve with just over 50K on the odometer. The damage was not too extensive (no […]
Engine & Exhaust / Tech Articles
by Jeff Smith × on February 24, 2021 at 10:03 am ×
The world of high performance engines can be a very confusing place, where terms and specifications seem to be full of obscure references that appear to make no sense. But […]
Engine & Exhaust / Tech / Tech Articles
by Jeff Smith × on December 21, 2020 at 10:37 am ×
The automotive world has totally embraced the notion of hydraulic roller lifers. Yes, rollers reduce friction and present the opportunity to employ a more aggressive lift profile compared to a […]
Engine & Exhaust / Tech / Tech Projects
I have a survivor ‘66 Corvette 427. I selected the Factory Muscle solid flat tappet cam as I was trying to stay as true to the original build as possible. […]
Parts
In today’s video, Mark Campbell at COMP Cams walks us through the four primary types of camshaft cores. Cam cores, or an unground lobe camshaft (UGL), are essentially unfinished camshafts, […]