Ford used pushrod V8 designs for many years before phasing them out in favor of Modular engines. Here are the differences between the two engine types.
Ford fans do not argue about much more fiercely than they do about pushrod versus modular V8s, because that split defines not just different engines but different eras of Mustang and truck performance ...
Pushrods convert the vertical motion of the lifter from the camshaft lobe into valve movement. A V8 engine takes advantage of that by centrally locating a single camshaft in the middle of the engine ...
Less than 70k miles in, a Ford Godzilla V8 shows rust, scored bores, and a ruined cam, highlighting known issues with the modern pushrod design. Yet reports of spark plug and lifter failures have ...
General Motors has filed a new patent that offers a look at how the company may be rethinking cylinder deactivation for its ...