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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Preventing Premature Flat Tappet Camshaft Failure

I’m hearing all kinds of conflicting information about guys losing flat tappet camshafts in engines thousands of miles after the engine was built. It appears the favorite bad guy is […]
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an exhaust manifold installed on a v8 Chevy engine

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Affordable, Durable DIY Ways to Coat or Paint Exhaust Manifolds

I’m restoring my 390 Ford Fairlane and the cast iron exhaust manifolds are just plain rusty ugly. I can blast them back to original but they will just rust again. […]
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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Will LT1-Style Gen. 2 Aluminum Corvette Cylinder Heads Fit on an Earlier Gen. 1 Small Block Chevy?

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 […]
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mezeire electric water pump installed on a big block chevy v8

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Are There Power Gains with Switching to an Electric Water Pump on a 6.0L LS?

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 […]
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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Calculating Compression Ratio on an Unknown Engine with Domed Pistons

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 […]
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Chevy inline 6 engine on a dyno test run

Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Can 10:1 Compression Work with 87 Octane in a Chevy Inline 6?

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 […]
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Ask Away with Jeff Smith: Can I Run Open Chamber Heads on a 396 Big Block Chevy?

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 […]
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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Is It OK to Use an Engine That was Rebuilt Years Ago but Never Installed or Run?

I have a small block Ford 302 engine that I had built about six years ago. For reasons I won’t get into, this engine has been sitting on a stand […]
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Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Backspacing & Wheel Fitment Concerns After a Spindle Swap on an Early Chevelle

I read your article about spindle swaps for the 1964-67 Chevelle. I’m using 1994 Impala spindles and CPP control arms. You suggest that I can use a larger aftermarket wheel? […]
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Ask Away: How to Figure Out Compression Ratio On an Engine with Unknown Dished Pistons

I have a 355ci small block Chevy that I bought that has dished pistons but I don’t know anything about them. The heads are off right now. I’d like to […]
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