If the cylinder heads are on the engine, you will need to add air pressure to the cylinder to hold the valves in place. Our example is the Craftsman 47089 compression test kit using the 14mm long ...

Worldwide, Honda enthusiasts invest hundreds, if not thousands of dollars on their powerplants to extract the utmost in power and reliability. Whether they opt to keep their Honda naturally aspirated, ...

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 ...

The valvespring is the curse of the overhead-valve, pushrod V-8. Racers and savvy enthusiasts have long been conscious of the effects of valvesprings going away. Take a cruise through the pits of any ...