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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Troubleshooting Stripped Cylinder Head Bolts

by × on July 31, 2020 at 3:02 pm × 4 comments

I’ve got an old, 327 c.i.d. small-block Chevy that I started to replace the heads with a better set. My problem is I’ve stripped the threads on two head bolts […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Bearing Clearance, Cam & Oil Pump Advice for SBC Build

by × on July 24, 2020 at 10:47 am × 5 comments

I have a 350 c.i.d. small-block Chevy that I’m rebuilding. It has Wiseco forged pistons with a 1/16-inch ring package and 10:1 compression, good I-beam rods, and a good steel […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Figuring Piston-to-Deck with Protruding Pistons

by × on July 17, 2020 at 4:45 pm × 3 comments

I’m building a Chevy 350 engine for my son’s circle track race car. I started out with a 0.040-over block that I think has been severely decked but I’m not […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Solving SBC Ignition Timing Problems

by × on July 1, 2020 at 5:17 pm × 5 comments

I have a weird thing happening with my small-block Chevy crate engine that has me scratching my head. The engine is a 290-horsepower Chevy crate engine with a set of […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Getting 400+ HP From an Old Small Block Chevy

by × on June 5, 2020 at 4:02 pm × 19 comments

I want to build the cheapest, least expensive small-block 350 Chevy that can make around 400 to 450 horsepower. How would I do that? I have a 350 Chevy truck […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Troubleshooting Small Block Chevy Compression Loss

by × on May 28, 2020 at 5:37 pm × 4 comments

I recently stripped down my 350 small-block Chevy because of loss of compression over the last three years. In 5,000 miles and three different checks of the cranking compression, it […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Explaining Violent Pop Sounds in Turbo Drag Cars

by × on May 8, 2020 at 10:11 am × 1 comment

I was at the local drag races last weekend and we watched an LS-powered Nova with twin turbochargers run. It was very quick. My friends and I began talking about […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Camshaft and EFI Advice for 540 Big Block Chevy

by × on May 1, 2020 at 2:36 pm × 4 comments

I’m building a street 540 big block Chevy with a mild hydraulic COMP Thumpr cam, rectangle-port heads, and 9.5:1 compression ratio that looks like a stock L88 to go in […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Building an L83 vs. LS Swapping an ’84 Corvette

by × on April 24, 2020 at 4:23 pm × 4 comments

I have an 1984 Corvette 350 that’s a real dog. What is the best way to get more out of it? I’d like to get 300 horsepower or more. — […]

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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: No Power, No Secondaries

by × on April 10, 2020 at 9:42 am × 1 comment

I have a Chevy 350 Indmar boat engine with a 600 cfm Holley four-barrel carb. It has a marine electronic choke and vacuum secondaries. When opening the throttle, it will […]

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