Having a cylinder head rebuilt in a shop environment will fix it but likely will not bring the head back to as-new condition. Craig Wood, Vice President of Business Development and Marketing for ...

It’s no secret anymore. Even the most basic street runner knows that if you want to make more power, invest your cash in a better cylinder head. The aftermarket knows this too. Catalogs and mail-order ...

Whether you're spinning your very first set of wrenches or tuning engines for a Pro Stock team, there's no denying that the beginning of any engine buildup is the cylinder block. Let's review its ...

Without question, cylinder-head porting is a science. The act of removing metal from the intake and exhaust ports to increase airflow has been used for decades, and in most cases, a skilled head ...

In the previous issue, we spoke with a number of well-respected companies that market high-flow Pontiac cylinder head packages, and each shared with us the detailed specifications of those aimed at ...

Last week, the car internet was lit ablaze by a patent from Porsche that depicted a design for a W-shaped, turbocharged, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The cylinder head gasket of the past was built up on the basis of asbestos, which exhibits extraordinary properties for this special ...

Specialized shop tools get expensive, and fast. If you want to buy a machine to resurface cylinder heads, you’ll likely sink at least $3,000 into it, and depending on how snazzy you want it to be, you ...

The Ford Flathead V8 wasn't the first V8, but when it debuted in the 1932 Model 18, it brought this brilliant engine configuration to the American masses. With a simple design featuring a flat ...

Chrysler Group dealers are replacing malfunctioning cylinder heads on a small percentage of 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 engines. And a recent shortage of replacement heads means some customers have been ...