From the archives: The beauty of hydraulic lifters is that they self-compensate for valvetrain clearances, doing away with the need for valvetrain adjustment. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, ...

The engines of yesteryear were pretty simple, with tappets clackity-clacking away on cam lobes, opening valves, and making a ruckus while doing it. Mechanical lifters were adequate for valve operation ...

Editor's note: I met Jack Rhoads in 1967 when his father, James, conceived of a then-revolutionary way to vary valve timing as a function of engine speed. Today the concept is as valid as it was back ...

This test had all the makings of a legendary tech story, the kind people talk about for years to come. You know how we do it here at MM&FF-it's balls to the wall or nothing at all. If others run a ...

Once upon a time, most car engines used solid or mechanical lifters. But unlike most fairy tales that begin that way, there was no lasting happy ending for them. Hydraulic lifters first appeared in ...