Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Gearing, Engine & EFI Advice for a 350 SBC in a Pro Street Opel GT
My project is a 1973 Opel GT Pro Street car. The engine is a SBC 350 with 4 bolt mains and the heads will be replaced with older 2.02/1.60 style […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: My Freshly Rebuilt Small Block Chevy Doesn’t Build Oil Pressure During the Pre-Lube Process
I just assembled my small-block Chevy 350 engine and also used a drill motor and an old distributor to pressure lube the engine before I fired it up. Unfortunately, it […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Engine Rebuild Options After Damage from a Broken Piston
I screwed up and over-revved my LS6 motor in my 2000 Camaro and I think I broke a piston. I was lucky and there was only minor damage to the […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Best Overdrive Transmission Options for a 1978 Chevy 4×4 Truck with a Gen. VII 8.1L Big Block
I installed a 2004 8.1L big block Chevy into my 1978 3/4 ton 4wd pickup. It has the original TH400 three-speed trans. I’m not racing this truck, just a daily […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What’s the Best Location, Position & Orientation for an Electric Inline Fuel Pump
I have a 1957 Chevy with a mechanical fuel pump. I would like to change to an electric inline pump but all of the pumps are supposed to be mounted […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Is the Wrong Oil to Blame for My Premature Lifter Failures?
From 1995 to early 2012, I had a 406 SBC with a Lunati solid roller setup that ran flawlessly. The main bearings finally gave up so I built a 434. […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Curing a Random Electrical Power Loss Problem in a Mid-60s GM A-Body
I have this weird situation with the electrical system on my 1965 Old F-85. I can be driving along on the highway or a local city street and the entire […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: How to Fix a Bogging Quadrajet Carburetor?
I have a small block 350 in my 1972 Nova and I recently picked up a Q-jet to bolt on, along with a new four barrel manifold. The engine runs […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Troubleshooting an Engine Starter Motor with a Terrible Whine Noise
I recently bought a Powermaster PowerMax starter motor that uses a big aluminum adapter bock for my 400ci small block. I bolted it on and it cranks the engine but […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Does Changing Valve Lash Improve Power
I have a question about my 496ci big block Chevy with a Comp mechanical roller cam. The card tells me that the lash (hot) is supposed to be 0.020 inch […]