Precision meets speed as a brand‑new hydraulic cylinder head is machined in record time. What tools and techniques make this process so satisfying to watch?

Back in the dark ages—known to some as the '80s—it took twice as much effort to make half as much horsepower. The payoff for turning down the journals on a 400 Chevy crank, dropping it in a 350 block, ...

At a Tier One automotive engine plant, cylinder heads are marked immediately after casting with a dot-peen 2D matrix-style barcode for traceability. Locating those codes on each casting in a ...

Alabama governor Kay Ivey and other elected officials joined Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama management and staff to celebrate the 'grand opening' of HMMA's new cylinder head machining plant. The ...

At the core of every high-caliber race engine are mega-cfm heads that make the power and a rugged block that holds it all together. These are arguably the two most critical components in terms of ...

We are documenting the diagnosis and repair of a poorly running Ford 351 Cleveland stroker engine in Don Hicks' 1973 Mustang, and this is part two of our three-part series. In the first installment, ...

Aluminum cylinder heads sometimes get a bad reputation for warping issues. Here's the truth behind these rumors and why aluminum can be more prone to warping.