What does OHV engine mean?

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OHV - Overhead Valve, Side Camshaft OHC - Overhead Valve, Overhead Camshaft DOHC - Overhead Valve, Dual Overhead Camshaft OHV. Below is an introduction about OHV: 1. Introduction: OHV is mostly used in American cars, especially high-power V-type engine cars. American cars prefer to use two valves per cylinder, but because it's a V-type engine, if overhead camshafts were used, there would definitely need to be two, one on each side. To use one camshaft to control the valves on both sides, two pushrods are connected to the camshaft. Since OHV also uses a single camshaft, most people also call it SOHC. 2. Function: The OHV engine controls valve opening through valve lifters, and this type of engine exhibits high torque output at low speeds in terms of power performance.