V8 block with head removed showing carbon-caked pistons and one…

A V8 engine block with the cylinder head removed on one bank, showing four carbon-caked piston tops, one freshly cleaned to bare aluminum, plus the exposed valve lifters, head bolt holes and orange head gasket still in place. The removed cylinder head rests upside down above the block.

AI caption September 2004 · Photo 99 of 119