I’m hearing all kinds of conflicting information about guys losing flat tappet camshafts in engines thousands of miles after the engine was built. It appears the favorite bad guy is […]

I’m restoring my 390 Ford Fairlane and the cast iron exhaust manifolds are just plain rusty ugly. I can blast them back to original but they will just rust again. […]

I was wondering if there is anything that is out there to get rid of the Opti-Spark Distributor in my 1994 Z/28 LT1 engine? R.P. There are a couple of […]

I have a small block Chevy 350 that uses a terrible amount of oil. I did a compression test of all the cylinders with the results ranging from 155 psi […]

Can I use a set of 1992 to 1996 aluminum cylinder heads from a Corvette on an earlier small block Chevy? I have a chance to pick up a set […]

If you work on cars and build engines, then you probably have an engine stand. If you’re like us, it might be one you inherited from a friend or bought […]

I’m installing a 1995 4L60E into my 1965 Chevelle that has an inline Chevy 230ci six cylinder engine. I want the 4L60E for the overdrive and versatility. The car has […]

Engine building is pretty close to an art form. And like any other performance art, it can be learned through experience. Also like an artist, the best tools just make […]

How much horsepower would I gain by converting my 6.0L LS engine over to an electric water pump? It seems to me that the water pump is the biggest demand […]

My dad built this 383 small block Chevy probably 20 years ago. The heads are off the engine and it has domed pistons but I don’t know any details—like the […]