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Cylinder number 1 is often the front-most cylinder in an engine, although the presence of exceptions means that one should ...
In this article, our focus will be on how to remove the cylinder head in that engine. There are several reasons why you may want to do that. The main one is replacing the gasket. More complicated ...
More power was derived from the roto-cast cylinder heads and a 2.3L Roots-type supercharger. Like the LS7, it was a dry-sump engine and was hand built at the Wixom Performance Build Center.
Ford has issued so many recalls this year that it’s somewhat hard to keep up. The company has been pumping out so many ...
Ford dealers are to replace all suspect cylinder heads with properly manufactured ones at no charge to affected customers ...
Let’s get into it! 🔧 In this video, I’m pulling the cylinder heads off my C5 Corvette LS1 engine — whether for a rebuild, ...
Designing swirl and tumble into a cylinder head equalizes variations in cycle-to-cycle and cylinder-to-cylinder flow. Swirl in IC engines is the rotational motion of the incoming air charge about ...
The head gasket manages the oil and coolant flow by sealing the engine block and cylinder head, ensuring that both fluids are not entering or dripping into the combustion chamber as the engine ...
This engine paired a cast aluminum engine block and aluminum cylinder heads utilizing dual chain-driven overhead camshafts.
Ferrari was so proud of its five-valve cylinder heads, it changed a naming convention that ran back over 25 years. For its previous mid-engine two-seaters, the three-digit name was derived from ...
A head gasket is a part between your cylinder heads and the block. It preserves compression and stops coolant and oil leaks into the engine's cylinders, ensuring proper engine functioning. However, ...
Across the engine block are all kinds of different seals: The head gasket sandwiches between the block and cylinder head (where the valves live), the output shaft seal (or, rear crank seal) prevents ...