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Can I use a set of 1992 to 1996 aluminum cylinder heads from a Corvette on an earlier small block Chevy? I have a chance to pick up a set […]

I’m installing a 1995 4L60E into my 1965 Chevelle that has an inline Chevy 230ci six cylinder engine. I want the 4L60E for the overdrive and versatility. The car has […]

How much horsepower would I gain by converting my 6.0L LS engine over to an electric water pump? It seems to me that the water pump is the biggest demand […]

My dad built this 383 small block Chevy probably 20 years ago. The heads are off the engine and it has domed pistons but I don’t know any details—like the […]

I’m a bit of a rookie when it comes to engines and would like to ask about internal versus external balance. Isn’t engine balancing all the same?  I don’t understand […]

I am going to build a Chevy 292 inline 6 next year. I was wondering if a 10:1 compression ratio would be too high for 87 octane? Could the timing […]

Can I put a set of open chamber iron heads on my 396ci big block Chevy? The engine originally used a set of closed chamber oval heads but instead I’d […]

I’ve read a story you wrote concerning mixing E85 with gasoline to create a blended fuel with a higher octane. This sounds like an interesting change that might be worth […]

I hear numbers thrown all over the place about the horsepower loss from flywheel power to rear wheel power. I’ve heard 10 percent up to 25 percent—which is a huge […]

I was going to buy a stock replacement proportioning valve for my 1969 Nova but a friend said that because I’ve changed so many other parts in my car that […]