Monday Mailbag: Troubleshooting Distributor Cap Meltdowns
Q: I have a 1976 Chevy Blazer with a 320 hp small block. It has a 600 cfm carburetor, MSD 6A ignition with an HEI adapter kit, and a heavy duty […]
Mailbag: Setting Performance Goals for a Chevy 283 V8 Engine
Q: I have a small block Chevy engine. Unfortunately, I don’t know what size it is! The bore is 3.87-inch so I assume it is a 283 or a 307. There […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What Causes Distributor Cap Corrosion and Deposits (and How Can You Avoid Them)?
I was working on my engine the other day when I pulled the distributor cap and noticed what looked like grease around the inside of the cap. But what really […]
Monday Mailbag: Setting Up a Brand New Carburetor for Optimum Performance
Q: I was shopping around for a new carburetor recently, and I noticed some carburetors being described as calibrated and ready-to-run out of the box. Is there really such thing as a “ready-to-run” […]
Mailbag: How to Adapt Braided AN Line to an Aftermarket Transmission Cooler
Q: My ’72 C10 has a TH-700-R4 transmission. I want to run braided AN line to an aftermarket transmission cooler with -6 AN ports. What fittings will I need to adapt […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: How to Make the Kickdown Work on a TH400 Transmission Swap
I have an ’85 C-10 pickup that we’ve installed a factory fuel-injected 5.3L truck engine. We bolted a TH400 transmission to the LS engine but I now realize that I […]
Mailbag: Return vs. Non-Return Style Fuel Pressure Regulators
Q: I’m building a fuel system for my 1969 Chevelle. I plan on running an electric fuel pump that puts out a maximum pressure of 14 psi. What type of fuel […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Tips for Choosing and Installing an Electric Fan
I don’t know if this is the right spot for a question but will a 16-inch electric fan cool a 1993 C1500 in the summer? J.P. Jeff Smith: The easy […]
Mailbag: Building a Potent, Pump-Gas Pontiac on a Budget
Q: : I have a 1967 Pontiac GTO with a 400-cubic-inch engine that originally came from a 1968 Grand Prix. The 10.75:1 compression engine is rated at 340 horsepower. The […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Revisiting Common Causes and Cures for Vapor Lock
What exactly is vapor lock? The weather is warming up now and last summer I had trouble with my small block Nova dying a various times when he engine ran […]