What Was The First Engine To Feature Variable Valve Timing & Why Was It Such A Game Changer?

Variable valve timing has been available in cars for almost half a century, first appearing in the Alfa Romeo Spider as far ...
Hot Rod

Beltdriven Timing Set - Belt Up

For years, beltdriven timing drives have been the accepted standard in NASCAR Nextel Cup racing. The same holds true in the Busch Series and Truck Series as well as other top touring racing series.
SlashGear

The Only Surefire Way To Tell If Your Engine's Timing Belt Is Bad

Every engine has a means of coordinating the timing between the valve train and the rest of the engine. Some engines use a timing chain and some a timing belt. A timing belt has the relatively ...
Jalopnik

What Is Variable Valve Timing, And How Does It Work?

There is so much going on with internal combustion engines (ICEs) these days, it can give you a headache just reading about them. That's why we do the research for you and then cram it into bite-size ...
jdpower

Timing Chain Vs. Timing Belt

We must first understand what each of these two systems does for a car. They both serve the same purpose, which is to coordinate the movement of the crankshaft as well as the camshaft(s) so that the ...
Hot Rod

Advance or Retard: Olds Quad 4 Engine Ignition Timing with ZEX Nitrous Kit

Duvernay has the highest stock output production Quad 4: the 190-hp 1991 to 1992 RPO W41. The 1993 W41 lost 10 hp due to smaller exhaust ports. I have a 1992 Olds Achieva SCX with a W41 Quad 4 engine ...
The Drive

Best Timing Belts: An Essential Maintenance Item

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The Drive

Timing Belt Replacement Cost: Do You Really Need To Replace It

Unless you own a Yugo, you probably already realize that your car’s engine is a meticulously designed and engineered hunk of metal. Even so, you may not know that if one part of the engine fails, it ...
Cars

Timing Belt Vs. Timing Chain

What Does the Timing Belt or Timing Chain Do? On a conventional piston engine — which is found in virtually all modern passenger cars — the up-and-down motion of the pistons turn the crankshaft, and ...