Power Wagon- Installing a Weiand Supercharger
High horsepower has always been the hallmark of a hot rod. The horsepower wars are alive and well at the factory level and increasingly the OEMs are using [...]
Engine
Installing an Edelbrock Power Package on a Pontiac 455, Pt 2
Last article, we installed the lower half of an Edelbrock Performer RPM Power Package onto our 1969 GTO Judge convertible’s 400 cubic inch engine. The cam and heads bolted [...]
Installing an Edelbrock Power Package on a Pontiac 455, Pt 1
Performance modifications are typically a matter of trial and error, looking for that magic combination of what works for your engine in your situation. All of your buddies [...]
How to Install Pistons with Wire Locks
One of the great sources of frustration for the amateur engine builder is installing the pistons to the pins. There are three methods to keeping the pistons onto the rods- [...]
How to Restore an Exhaust Manifold
While headers may offer more performance, nothing fits a specific car like the stock cast iron exhaust manifolds, and when the car is restored or original, they are [...]
Port Authority
When the name Buick comes up in any bench-racing session, the conversation turns to 455 big-blocks, Stage 1s and the venerable GSX. What rarely gets mentioned is the [...]
You Cam Do It! Replacing Cam Bearings at Home
For some reason, cam bearings hold an air of mystery and voodoo mechanics for many at-home builders. Professional engine builders often leave the cam bearing installation to [...]
Street/Strip 383 Mopar Big Block Build-up
When it comes to putting together an engine, we need to consider design in addition to assembly. Anyone can pick parts out of a catalog and assemble a motor, but proper [...]
Before you junk it, read this!
Engine blocks are tough. They deal with thousands of pounds of force pulling in every which way thousands of times a minute for hundreds of thousands of miles. Add to [...]