Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Fixing Rod & Cam Clearance Issues in a 383 Small Block Chevy Stroker
I’ve run into some clearance issues on my engine build. I have a 383ci small block Chevy with a 3.75 inch stroke crank and stock rods. I put the cam […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Cam, Piston & Ring Advice for a Supercharged 355 Chevy Small Block
I am building a new 355ci Gen. 1 small block Chevy for my Buick Skylark that also has a Procharger supercharger. I’m upping everything inside with a forged crank, rods, […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Preventing Premature Flat Tappet Camshaft Failure
I’m hearing all kinds of conflicting information about guys losing flat tappet camshafts in engines thousands of miles after the engine was built. It appears the favorite bad guy is […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Affordable, Durable DIY Ways to Coat or Paint Exhaust Manifolds
I’m restoring my 390 Ford Fairlane and the cast iron exhaust manifolds are just plain rusty ugly. I can blast them back to original but they will just rust again. […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Advice for Replacing or Upgrading an Opti-Spark Ignition on a GM LT1 Engine
I was wondering if there is anything that is out there to get rid of the Opti-Spark Distributor in my 1994 Z/28 LT1 engine? R.P. There are a couple of […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Compression Looks OK—So Why is My SBC 350 Engine Using So Much Oil?
I have a small block Chevy 350 that uses a terrible amount of oil. I did a compression test of all the cylinders with the results ranging from 155 psi […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Will LT1-Style Gen. 2 Aluminum Corvette Cylinder Heads Fit on an Earlier Gen. 1 Small Block Chevy?
Can I use a set of 1992 to 1996 aluminum cylinder heads from a Corvette on an earlier small block Chevy? I have a chance to pick up a set […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Advice on Putting a 4L60E Behind a Chevy Inline 6 Engine
I’m installing a 1995 4L60E into my 1965 Chevelle that has an inline Chevy 230ci six cylinder engine. I want the 4L60E for the overdrive and versatility. The car has […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Are There Power Gains with Switching to an Electric Water Pump on a 6.0L LS?
How much horsepower would I gain by converting my 6.0L LS engine over to an electric water pump? It seems to me that the water pump is the biggest demand […]
Ask Away! with Jeff Smith: Calculating Compression Ratio on an Unknown Engine with Domed Pistons
My dad built this 383 small block Chevy probably 20 years ago. The heads are off the engine and it has domed pistons but I don’t know any details—like the […]