This overlooked engine part controls everything, and most drivers never think about it.

Thumb through the pages of any performance magazine and you'll find it all over the place--camshaft lingo. Lift, duration, base circle, dual-pattern, overlap, rocker-arm ratio; whether you're new to ...

I had an engine shop rebuild my 327 small-block Chevy. Everything was brand-new, including the rods, pistons, crank, cam, and heads. After fire-up and with 100 miles on it, it washed a ring and ...

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 ...