Gilbert Smith is an automotive journalist with over five years of specialized research and writing experience. Before joining CarBuzz in 2024, he produced in-depth buyer’s guides and feature articles ...

You must be sick of your automobile consistently giving you mediocre performance. Even worse, your automobile could have caused you unending concern and embarrassment. You’ve undoubtedly been looking ...

We put both engines on the dyno to see which made more horsepower and torque. It didn’t go as planned. Over the past year, we assembled two very mild small-blocks aimed at the typical hot-rodder ...

There are many ways to determine timing without a scanner. Often, it may depend on where you are at and whether or not you have the correct tools for the job. Timing can mean everything when it comes ...

In part 1, we introduced the Homeless Hemi, this 5.7L Hemi. The origin of this particular engine was shrouded in mystery. Long ago, it had been cast aside and forgotten, and only recently did it ...

Back in Part 1 of our Cam the Ram series on the 5.7L Hemi, we subjected the bone-stock test motor to a simple cam swap. The wrecking yard motor was run on the engine dyno using a Fast XFI/XIM ...

When we left this fat ol' mutt last month, its motor was fixed with the foundation for a spicier camshaft. A Crane rocker-arm kit (1.8:1, dual valvesprings, stouter pushrods, etc.) and the beginnings ...