Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: How Much is Too Much Crankshaft Clearance?
I have a 350ci small block that I thought would be easy to rebuild. My brother ran it out of oil in his 1957 Chevy so we pulled the engine […]
Build Your Own Budget 355ci Small Block Chevy, Part 1
The cost of even mild high performance engines is escalating—along with everything else in this post-Covid world. Even the traditional small block Chevy crate engines are no longer as kind […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What’s the Best Way to Clean Cylinder Walls Before Engine Assembly?
What kind of cleaning solution works best for getting the cylinder walls clean before final engine assembly? I’ve heard lots of stories of different homemade solutions and I was interested […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Are Gas Ported Piston Rings a Good Choice for a High Performance Street Engine?
I’ve heard that gas ports drilled into pistons for race engines could also be used for hot street engines but that they don’t work very well because eventually the ports […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Are Drum Brakes Good Enough for a Classic Car That’s Not Driven Hard?
My son and I just bought a ’66 Buick Skylark in pretty good condition. The front suspension needs a lot of work and the original drum brakes will also need […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Fixes for a Poor-Shifting GM 700-R4 Automatic Transmission on a Carbureted 383 SBC
I’ve got a 700-R4 in my Chevy C10 pickup behind a typical 383ci small-block Chevy. The engine runs fine with a set of Edelbrock heads and Performer RPM intake and […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: What’s a Good Way to Clean Engine Internals Without a Complete Teardown?
I have an older small block 350 Chevy pulled out of a 1990 Chevy pickup that ran before we yanked it out. I plan on using it in a 1950 […]
10 Parts, 10 Years: A Decade of Product Evolution in the Automotive Performance Aftermarket
In honor of the 10th anniversary of OnAllCylinders, we’re asking some of our regular contributors to write a few stories on the automotive industry. Next up, Jeff Smith gives us his […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Lobe Separation Angle (LSA) Specs—What Does a Plus Sign (+) Mean?
I’ve been looking at cam specs for the Summit Racing Pro LS Truck camshafts and I have a question. I’ve noticed that many of the specs now list the lobe […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Advice on Swapping a 4.8L LR4 LS Engine & 4L60E Trans into a 1969 Firebird
I have a 1969 Firebird that I’m swapping in a 2002 LR4 4.8L LS engine from a GMC Sierra pickup. I have the mechanical swap parts for mounting the engine […]