The engine everyone wants to know about. This book contains everything you need to know about these engines, including the difficult engine removal and installation, simple engine bolt-ons, electronic controls for the Gen III engine, and detailed engine builds at four different power levels. Provides step-by-step instructions and details not found anywhere else.
Rebuilding and performance modifications for the Chevy LS engine, featuring a buildup of an LS2. Includes added information on LS3, LS7, and LS9. This rebuilding and modification guide includes sections on history, engine specs, disassembly, cylinder block and bottom end reconditioning, cylinder heads and valvetrain reconditioning, balancing, step-by-step engine assembly, torque values, and OEM part numbers for the popular Chevy LS series of engines.
Shows how to fit these powerhouse engines into GM F-Body cars, such as the Camaro and Firebird, and also non-GM muscle cars, sports cars, trucks, and of course, hot rods. This book includes a historical review, complete specs, and detailed information so you can select and fit the best LS engine for a particular vehicle and application. A section on mounting kits explains how to install these engines into a variety of cars using readily available motor mount kits, universal engine mounts, or fabricated mounts.
Covers all big block Chevy engines 366 to 454, from 1965 to 1991. Tells how to do a complete overhaul or a simple parts swap with sections on inspection, engine removal, parts I.D., interchange, disassembly, troubleshooting, parts reconditioning, engine assembly, installation, and tune-up.
Master engine builder and veteran author David Vizard imparts his 50 years of engine building experience and unique insight, so the reader can invest wisely and build a maximum-performance Chevy big block. Includes eight affordable and powerful engine builds.
Guides the reader through the entire rebuild process. Drawing on the vast experience, long time Pontiac expert and magazine writer Rocky Rotella uses detailed captions and explanatory photos to show how each crucial step of disassembly, inspection, machine work, parts selection, assembly, and break-in process.
Walks you step by step through a rebuild, including: planning your rebuild, disassembly and inspection, choosing the right parts, machine work, assembling your engine, and first firing and break-in. Also gives you helpful hints and tips on performance upgrades. It also points out problem areas to watch for, professional builder tips, jobs that need special care or special tools, and more.
This completely revised and updated edition of HP’s bestselling book on how to build high performance 5.0/5.8L Ford small-block engines—the second most popular engine modified in the aftermarket—contains five new chapters on the latest technology for modifying the cylinder block, heads, camshafts, valvetrain, exhaust system, and more.
This book will walk you through how to build a great street or competition engine based on the 351 Cleveland platform. This book delivers in-depth details, critical reference information, and the inside story on the latest new parts.
The FE engines are an excellent platform for stroking, and this book provides an insightful, easy to follow approach for selecting the right crank, connecting rods, pistons, and making the necessary block modifications.
All the aspects of porting stock as well as aftermarket heads in aluminum and cast iron constructions are covered. David Vizard goes into great depth and detail on porting aftermarket heads. Starting with the basic techniques up to more advanced techniques, you are shown how to port iron and aluminum heads as well as the benefits of hand and CNC porting. Crucial instruction is provided to help prevent major mistakes that could ruin the heads.
This informative guide to the science of engine airflow includes basic discussion on the chemistry of air and fuel, testing individual components such as cylinder heads, carbs, and throttle bodies, how to test an engine on a flowbench, how to analyze the numbers, and how to apply to performance modifications.
