It may not be pleasant, but setting the valve lash on a high-performance engine is a skill that must be learned. The reality is that even the most savvy engine masters had to learn about lash at one ...

A properly tuned engine is an incredible mix of components all moving in harmony. Air, fuel, and metal all working together to produce that precious magic we gearheads call torque. But engines aren’t ...

In this video, a valve lash adjustment is performed on a 1995 GMC Suburban's 5.7L engine while the motor is running to address a persistent ticking noise. The ticking sound is suspected to be caused ...

If we were all die-hard gearheads, we'd all run solid cams. A solid coupling between each cam lobe and pushrod makes the valves move directly in response to the lobe profile. That means the lobes can ...