When you are ready to reassemble the carburetor, all parts must be clean and free of any contaminant and gasket residue. Rather than guessing at fastener tightening, use a calibrated in-lb torque wrench and follow all torque … [Click here to read more...]
How to Tune Your Turbo Engine
While this book is primarily concerned with the mechanical world, today’s high performance engines have their mechanical and electronic functions fully integrated. In order to become successful with your project, you must become familiar with the … [Click here to read more...]
Carb to EFI Conversion: Tuning Basics
Tuning can be an intimidating topic and the verbiage tossed around difficult to comprehend. So, let’s get you familiar with it. You may ask, “Why should I learn any more than I need to know if I am converting to EFI anyway?” Quite simply, this is one … [Click here to read more...]
Ford Muscle Cars Handling and Performance Upgrades
Ford muscle cars have always been very popular. The Mustang, especially, is an American icon. When it comes to performance handling, drivers such as Parnelli Jones showed that the blue oval could be a force to be reckoned with on a road course too. … [Click here to read more...]
How to Calibrate Your Holley Carburetor for Mileage
So far I have discussed powerrelated calibrations of a Holley-style carb almost to the exclusion of all else. But in this day and age, I feel that we should only burn the minimum amount of fuel possible while achieving our goals in other quarters. … [Click here to read more...]
How to Build Racing Engines: Connecting Rods Guide
Stroke length aside, connecting rods are one of the basic tunable components in a competition engine. As rod length (center to center) varies, it affects piston motion such that it can be used as a primary tuning ingredient. By influencing piston … [Click here to read more...]
Introduction to Rebuilding GM/Muncie 4-Speed Transmissions
The Muncie 4-speed was GM’s answer to the T10, and by mid 1962 full working prototypes had been built. It replaced the T10 in General Motors’ cars, starting in February of 1963. Corvettes saw installation by May through June of 1963. It was based on … [Click here to read more...]
Holley Carburetor: Fuel and Fuel Supply Systems Guide
I realize that the fuel typically flows from the fuel tank to the carb. But I am going to handle the fuel system from the main jet back. I am starting with fuel slosh and attempts to control it. It is largely a case of out of sight, out of mind. In … [Click here to read more...]
Automotive Painting Guide: Commercial One Day Paint Jobs
You’ve got a car or truck that needs painting. But you can’t afford—or don’t want to pay—the two, three, or five thousand dollars it realistically costs to have a local body and paint shop do the work. Or maybe the vehicle in question really isn’t … [Click here to read more...]
How to Calibrate Holley Carburetors for Various Fuel Types
In most cases, a fuel’s octane value is the performance enthusiast’s primary focus. But I must be absolutely clear here: There is no performance value in a high-octane fuel unless the engine’s compression ratio and thermal-operating conditions … [Click here to read more...]