Camshaft selection has always confounded a lot of us. What does it all mean, and which cam is the right cam for your Mustang? The most basic question with cam selection is flat tappet (old school) ...

The global automotive tappets market exhibited moderate growth during 2015-2020. An automotive tappet, also known as valve lifter or cam follower, is a small automotive component inserted between the ...

Time was when a valve job was done with some valve-grinding compound and a vacuum cup on a stick. But no more. Today's high performance engines require the same machining precision in the valves that ...

An epidemic of cam failures has plagued owners of older cars recently. That part of the story is well established. The controversial part concerns the causes for the rash of prematurely worn camshaft ...

When it comes to upgrading small-block engines, camshafts are a popular choice for enhancing performance. Different camshaft types can significantly alter how an engine breathes and performs, offering ...

Flat tappets place a unique demand on the engine and engine oil, as this is a high heat, high pressure, high shear stress location of the engine. Without an oil film, you’d have the quickly moving ...

We begin our discussion with the most common cam type offered: the hydraulic flat tappet. Used in literally millions of production Chevy big- and small-blocks, to say nothing of the many V-6 ...

Dublin, Jan. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The "Automotive Tappets Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2022-2027" report has been added to ...