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. […]
A Slippery Slope: Conventional vs. Synthetic Oil & Viscosity Performance Tests
What happens when enthusiasts looking for greater performance either can’t afford the things that make big power changes, like heads, cam, intake and boost, or have already exhausted use of […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Choosing the Best LS Motor Oil for a 427 LS7 Engine
I have an LS7 427ci LS engine that came out of a wrecked, low mileage 2008 Corvette that is now in my ’69 Camaro Pro Touring car. We will soon […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: A Possible Cause (& Solution) for Excessive Tailpipe Smoke from a Recently-Revived Engine
My question regards a 1964 Chevy 327/300 HP engine in a 1957 Chevy. I was asked to get the engine running—it had been sitting since 1973 but was only supposed […]
Parts Bin: Clear View Filtration Oil Filters
Many engine builders will cut into a used oil filter to inspect what the filter has trapped—looking for things like bits of metal or sludge that could indicate an internal […]