Q:I have a 327 in my '31 Ford that features nearly the same cam and components as the one you referenced recently in Pit Stop (Nov. '12). Since a 1.6:1-ratio rocker arm will push the valve a little ...

Cam lift and timing can put the valves dangerously close to the piston. We show you how to check the clearance In all but most the mild engine builds, taking extra time to check piston to valve ...

The Xi3 Piston, not backed by Valve, apparently. Yesterday Valve said it wasn't involved with the Xi3 Piston, dubbed the unofficial Steambox, in any way. Now, amid growing confusion, the people behind ...

Back when the Xi3 Corporation revealed their Steam-optimized “Piston” modular PC/console hybrid, they also revealed that they had received an investment from Valve Corporation, the company that owns ...

Let’s say that you’re assembling your next street engine only to discover that the piston-to-valve clearance on the intake side is a little too close for your liking. You could add a thicker head ...

At CES 2013 this week, Xi3 and Valve have unveiled a new mini PC that supports Steam and has been created using investment from Valve, possibly hinting that this small factor high-powered mini ...

Hardware maker Xi3 is pushing back against Valve's attempts to distance itself from Xi3's $1,000 Piston PC-in-a-console, setting off a debate about what, precisely, is meant by the heavily ...

Valve’s TV console hardware may well be based upon little known system builder Xi3 Corporation’s Series 7 mini-PC system. The new grapefruit sized system is designed and optimised specifically to play ...

After an investment from Valve Software, modular PC maker Xi3 looks to have a long-rumored Steam Box under development. Rich was the editorial lead for CNET's Home and Wellness sections, based in ...