Mailbag: Leaning-Out a Holley 650 Double Pumper’s Rich Idle Fuel Mix
Q. I have a Chevy 350 engine with a Holley 650 double pumper and a COMP Cams Xtreme Energy camshaft in my street rod. I’m unable to get the idle […]
Flat Tappet Rat Muscle: Summit Racing Muscle Car Camshafts for Big Block Chevy Engines
There was a time when big block Chevy engines with solid lifter camshafts clattered their way down the boulevards and highways of America. It was a time of big block […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Should I Start My Vehicle’s Engine Periodically During Winter Storage?
Now that the cold weather is here, I’ve always been told that starting the engine in my stored car, truck, or SUV periodically, like once a month, and letting it […]
How to Check the Calibration of a Clicker-Style Torque Wrench
It should come as no surprise to anyone reading this that torque wrenches are calibrated and that calibration should be checked, at least occasionally. According to some experts, torque wrench […]
Ford’s Game-Changing 351 Cleveland Part 2: Tech and Specifications
In Part One of our deep-dive into Ford’s 351 Cleveland and its 351M and 400 cousins, we explored the origins of the 335-Series engine family and separated the truths from […]
Mailbag: Picking the Right Size Air Line Hose for a Shop’s Compressed Air System
Q. I just built a 40 ft. x 60 ft. shop for automotive restoration and repair. I installed a new two-stage 5 HP air compressor that produces 19 cfm @ […]
How to Use Torque Angle Gauges & Adapters
It should come as no surprise that Torque Angle is the measurement of choice for some engine components (the main example being connecting rods). When tightening fasteners by way of […]
Crimp it Right! How to Use the Moroso Impact Wire Crimping Tool to Assemble Battery Cables
As with most things in life, there’s a right way and a wrong way to do things. That idea extends even to crimping battery cables. This story will illustrate how […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Tuning Out a Rich Mixture on a 455 Oldsmobile with a Quick Fuel Carburetor
I’m having a hard time with the 750 vacuum secondary Quick Fuel Slayer carburetor on my low compression 455 Olds. The engine has a mild 218/218 cam and good manifold vacuum at […]
Adaptive Driving Beam Headlamp Systems May Be Coming to U.S. Roads…So, What Are They?
Nestled deep into the recently-passed Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was a pretty interesting section that may have a big impact to the way we drive at night. We’re talking […]