Engine hoists — frequently referred to as cherry pickers — are supremely useful tools for motor swaps, rebuilds, and various other jobs. They allow us to connect a crane to a car's engine and, using a ...

An engine hoist isn’t a tool you’ll use every day, but it’s absolutely irreplaceable when your project car commands one. I mean, you can opt to try and lift the thing yourself but trust me, that’s no ...

From the archives: The beauty of hydraulic lifters is that they self-compensate for valvetrain clearances, doing away with the need for valvetrain adjustment. To celebrate HOT ROD's 75th anniversary, ...

In 20 years, the hydraulic roller lifter has gone from a hot rodding oddity, to plain vanilla common fare. In those 20 years, one aspect that's changed very little is the rpm capability of the basic ...