Ever wonder about the science of cylinder head, engine block and intake manifold design and manufacturing; then check out this article as we ask Jeff Brotherton of Brodix his insight in this area ...

Big-block (Mark IV) engines originally configured for low and medium performance were fitted with cylinder heads having oval-shaped intake ports; high-performance big-blocks derived increased ...

Before leaving the engine block, use a thick motor oil, such as a 50W rating, and with your hands or a new, clean paint brush, coat the cylinder walls and deck of the block to prevent corrosion.

We'll be performing our testing on the Superflow flow bench at Auto Performance Engines, so the numbers you see are real-world flow numbers for popular Mopar big-block cylinder heads.

What Makes Chevy Double Hump Heads Special? Chevrolet began using the double hump cylinder head design on its small block engines in 1962. While they weren't included on every Chevy with a small ...

In Tonawanda, N.Y., General Motors ‘ factory temporarily installs a bolt with an embedded passive RFID tag on every cylinder head and engine block that GM uses to make its Gen 5 six- and ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 104, Section 3: JOURNAL OF ENGINES (1995), pp. 2430-2436 (7 pages) A single-cylinder, two-valve engine was operated with independent cooling circuits for the engine block and ...

Head gaskets are thin wafers of material that seal engine blocks to cylinder heads. They contain pressure from combustion, oil and coolant to keep each in its own lane.

Chevrolet began using the double hump cylinder head design on its small block engines in 1962. While they weren't included on every Chevy with a small block V8, they were common enough to ensure a ...