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a chevy inline six engine

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Picking a Good EFI System for an Old Chevy Inline Six Engine
Hello, I am writing from Cuba. I am rebuilding a 230ci inline Chevy 6 cylinder. I have pistons from a 283 to that are 0.060-inch oversize, a Magnum street cam […]
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a v8 engine during a cylinder leakage leakdown test

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What Will a Compression or Leakdown Test Tell Me About My Oil Consumption Problem?
The 383 in my ‘68 Road Runner is lightly modified with a 750cfm Holley carburetor, headers, Edelbrock RPM dual plane intake, Mopar electronic ignition, and a mild hydraulic cam. I’ve […]
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measuring main clearance on a v8 engine with a dial bore gauge

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: How Much is Too Much Crankshaft Clearance?
I have a 350ci small block that I thought would be easy to rebuild. My brother ran it out of oil in his 1957 Chevy so we pulled the engine […]
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a dirty rag soaked with marvel mystery oil after wiping down a v8 engine's cylinder walls

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What’s the Best Way to Clean Cylinder Walls Before Engine Assembly?
What kind of cleaning solution works best for getting the cylinder walls clean before final engine assembly? I’ve heard lots of stories of different homemade solutions and I was interested […]
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a close up look at the lateral gas ports on an engine piston ring

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Are Gas Ported Piston Rings a Good Choice for a High Performance Street Engine?
I’ve heard that gas ports drilled into pistons for race engines could also be used for hot street engines but that they don’t work very well because eventually the ports […]
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Chevy Silverado Brake Updgrade

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Are Drum Brakes Good Enough for a Classic Car That’s Not Driven Hard?
My son and I just bought a ’66 Buick Skylark in pretty good condition. The front suspension needs a lot of work and the original drum brakes will also need […]
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a close up look at the throttle valve automatic transmission kickdown lever on a carburetor

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Fixes for a Poor-Shifting GM 700-R4 Automatic Transmission on a Carbureted 383 SBC
I’ve got a 700-R4 in my Chevy C10 pickup behind a typical 383ci small-block Chevy. The engine runs fine with a set of Edelbrock heads and Performer RPM intake and […]
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