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pushrod

or push rod

[ poosh-rod ]

noun

Automotive.
  1. a rod in an overhead-valve engine that is part of the linkage used to open and close the valves.


pushrod

/ ˈʊʃˌɒ /

noun

  1. a metal rod transmitting the reciprocating motion that operates the valves of an internal-combustion engine having the camshaft in the crankcase
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of pushrod1

First recorded in 1905–10; push + rod
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The new car, for now, will continue to use internal combustion, pushrod V8 engines produced by each of the three manufacturers.

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The Stingray is powered by GM’s latest 6.2-liter pushrod V8.

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The iron-block, pushrod motor debuted on the 2020 F-Series Super Duty with 430 hp and 475 lb-ft of torque, making it the highest horsepower motor in the segment.

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It sounds more like the kind of high-revving flat-plane crank overhead cam V8 found in exotics from Ferrari and McLaren than the Stingray’s traditional cross-plane crank pushrod V8.

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Despite the radical redesign, the Corvette is powered by a good old American 6.2-liter pushrod V8 and has enough room in the trunk behind it for two golf bags.

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