pushrod
Real automotive engineering term with insider shop culture
Used to refer to an overhead valve (OHV) engine. Often used as a term of derision by ricers for domestic V8 engines that are "overhead valve" designs with the cam inside the engine block as opposed to the cylinder heads.
Despite being a pushrod engine, the 5.0 has been modified to rev as high as 7000RPM and still pull strong at that speed.
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- pushrod in mechanical engineering