A class action lawsuit filed against GM over alleged faulty lifters in certain V8 engines has still not received class action ...

Things just keep stalling, making plaintiffs and lawyers give up after years of waiting. General Motors isn't complaining.

The engines of yesteryear were pretty simple, with tappets clackity-clacking away on cam lobes, opening valves, and making a ruckus while doing it. Mechanical lifters were adequate for valve operation ...

Engines are incredibly complex. They are made out of thousands of different parts, exposed to high temperatures, and have lots of moving parts. This leaves many potential pain points an engine can ...

If all the passenger-side lifters on a traditional Pontiac V8 engine are clattering but the driver-side lifters are quiet, the block is likely missing a critical oil galley plug. Pontiac V8s have an ...

There are very few sounds sweeter to a gearhead than a small-block spinning past 8,000 rpm. For anyone who appreciates internal-combustion engines and horsepower, a race engine spinning at high rpm is ...