And although you can still find many cars with pushrod engines, including General Motors' notorious LS engine line, most modern vehicles feature SOHC or DOHC engines. But what does that mean ...

Pushrod engines are mostly known for putting out heaps of torque at lower engine speeds, but they're not really able to run at high engine speeds like SOHC or DOHC motors. Here's how an overhead ...

The abbreviations DOHC, SOHC, and OHV usually refer to different types of car engines. A particular setup mostly depends on the type and age of your vehicle − be it a vintage car dating back to the ...

The DOHC's first aluminum Modular block weighed just 86 pounds compared with the 175-pound SOHC iron block. Teksid of Italy, a world-class aluminum casting operation, provided Ford with DOHC block ...

As vintage Ford enthusiasts, many of us have been slow to embrace Ford's newest engine technology--the 4.6 and 5.4 SOHC and DOHC Modular V-8 engines. We like the familiarity of the small-block ...

No SOHC engines were going to be allowed to run, so the DOHC was no longer needed, effectively killing the program for good. Two engines are known to have been produced, and single head popped up ...

Now in its latest incarnation the engine bay is packed with a Vortech-supercharged 4.6L, DOHC '97 Mustang Cobra ... as well as their SOHC brethren, into any '78-'93 Ford Fox-body.

Whether you have an SOHC or a DOHC engine, you have nothing to be concerned about. But if your answer is no, watch out! In addition to many other problems that can result from neglecting your ...

Terms like DOHC, SOHC and OHV can sound confusing and downright intimidating to folks who aren't completely familiar with the mechanical workings of a car. Don't worry, though. I'm here to help.

Automakers often toss around terms that look like alphabet soup to some, including engine descriptors such as DOHC, SOHC and OHV. These engine acronyms can be confusing. Here is what they stand ...