Engine technology was advancing, but the new overhead valve engines required more metal to produce, thus upping costs. Harley introduced its 45 cubic inch Flathead engine in 1929, followed by a 74 ...
Sunbeam introduced overhead-valve engines in the mid-1920s having established its not inconsiderable sporting credentials with sidevalve machines. Introduced in the autumn of 1930, the all-new ...
General Motors' all-new 3.9L V6 has been honored with a Breakthrough Technology award by Popular Mechanics for its innovative use of variable valve timing in an overhead valve engine.
Fumes from the oil filler cap betray wear; remove the cap with the engine idling, and if the fumes are obvious a rebuild is due. • Overhead-valve engine: the overhead-valve 107E engine lasts ...
Continuously variable valve timing, which GM pioneered for overhead-valve engines, is refined to support the LT1 AFM and direct injection systems to further optimize performance, efficiency and ...
oversquare overhead-valve engines and monocoque construction – all firsts for the Blue Oval. As if that wasn’t enough, there were also 12-volt electrics and hydraulic brakes all round ...