OHV?
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RE: OHV?
ORIGINAL: NewMexMustang
Ok, I know it stands for overhead valve, but is it still SOHC too? What's the difference w/ OHV's?
Ok, I know it stands for overhead valve, but is it still SOHC too? What's the difference w/ OHV's?
#3
RE: OHV?
You can have a single over head cam (SOHC) or a dual over head cam (DOHC). OHV refers to the placement of the valve, ie not a flat head type engine. So an OHV motor could be SOHC or DOHC or a pushrod like a 5.0
#8
RE: OHV?
ORIGINAL: 2000Si
good = creates more torque
bad = not as breathable in the top end of the power band.
ORIGINAL: NewMexMustang
Are pushrods good...disadvantages?
Are pushrods good...disadvantages?
bad = not as breathable in the top end of the power band.
Bottom line an cam-in-block or cam-in-head engine is gonna behave pretty much the same way. But the advantage of cam-in-head is there is less complexity, and less pieces. So they can rev much higher without risk of valve float.
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RE: OHV?
ORIGINAL: JD1969
So an OHV motor could be SOHC or DOHC or a pushrod like a 5.0
So an OHV motor could be SOHC or DOHC or a pushrod like a 5.0
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RE: OHV?
ORIGINAL: GreyStang
Why would the existence of pushrods create more torque?
Bottom line an cam-in-block or cam-in-head engine is gonna behave pretty much the same way. But the advantage of cam-in-head is there is less complexity, and less pieces. So they can rev much higher without risk of valve float.
ORIGINAL: 2000Si
good = creates more torque
bad = not as breathable in the top end of the power band.
ORIGINAL: NewMexMustang
Are pushrods good...disadvantages?
Are pushrods good...disadvantages?
bad = not as breathable in the top end of the power band.
Bottom line an cam-in-block or cam-in-head engine is gonna behave pretty much the same way. But the advantage of cam-in-head is there is less complexity, and less pieces. So they can rev much higher without risk of valve float.
Low velocity air creates more torque. Pushrods have a horrible top end, usually redling around 5500ish. That puts their torque band from near idle to a few thousand RPMs. Look up the specs on the Viper engines. the SRT10 makes 525 ft lbs somewhere around 1700 rpm.
magiarn: ALL DOHC/SOHC engines are OHV. OHV simply means that the valves are overhead of the engine block. But since SOHC/DOHC are named accordingly, pushrods have been known to be called OHVs since there's only one cam and it sits inside the engine block and not in the head(s) itself/themselves.