The Ford 427 SOHC “Cammer” engine is one of the most legendary and controversial big-blocks ever developed during the height ...

When it comes to modern internal combustion engines, there are two types that dominate the industry: pushrod and overhead camshaft (OHC). While pushrod engines were the stars of the show for many ...

This is the best NOS example of the legendary Ford overhead camshaft V8 from the sixties; it has all the tags and labels ...

For automakers, the 1960s were a time of unbridled power and speed. Prior to the arrival and widespread implementation of emissions control devices in the 1970s, car manufacturers were pumping out a ...

The Ford 427 SOHC arrived as a weapon, not a commuter engine, built to win races and unsettle rivals who thought they had big-block dominance locked up. It shared displacement with other FE V8s, but ...

It means that the valves, which open and close to let the air-fuel mixture in and out of the cylinders, are above the camshaft, which is in the engine block. The camshaft activates pushrods that move ...

Developed during a crash, 90-day engineering program in 1964, the 427 SOHC engine was Ford's response to the Chrysler Hemi's dominance in NASCAR during the '64 racing season. Based on the successful ...

But, for many folks, it's the 427 FE that's at the top of the food chain when it comes to '60s-based hot rod engines. The Ford 427 was introduced in 1963 (as a top-oiler, while the side-oiler debuted ...

In 1964, Ford introduced this incredible powerplant as a response to Chrysler’s NASCAR-conquering 426 HEMI. While things didn’t go quite as planned, it remains one of the most impressive V8 engines ...

Honda’s single-overhead-cam engine just might be more revolutionary than you think. In 1984, Honda Motor Company launched NCE (New Concept Engine), a program that resulted in the modern-day single-cam ...

When Ford introduced the single overhead cam 5.4L 3V Modular V-8 in 2004 in the redesigned F-Series trucks and the 4.6L 3V in the all-new ’05 Mustang GT, it was viewed as an upscale compromise between ...

The abbreviations DOHC, SOHC, and OHV usually refer to different types of car engines. A particular setup mostly depends on the type and age of your vehicle − be it a vintage car dating back to the ...