Q: I own a 1976 Ford F-150 two-wheel drive pickup with a 360 engine. The piston rings are worn and need to be changed. While the engine is out, I’m […]
I’m currently checking the gaps on a new set of first and second rings. I’m not building an all-out drag race motor, but have plans to be a weekend warrior. […]
Q: I’m working on building up the straight-six 250 engine in my old Squarebody Chevy pickup. It came with dual exhaust and a Rochester 2SE carburetor. I’d like to eventually […]
Q: A couple of questions. First, I have a 1984 Chevy S-10 pickup with a 2.8L V6 and a 5-speed manual transmission, and I want to change things up a […]
Jeff Smith: Instead of the usual question from a reader, I thought the following scenario that a friend and I recently suffered through might be of help to car guys working […]
Q: I am rebuilding a 350 Chevy V8 for my daily driven 1991 S-10 pickup. I want to purchase moly rings for the stock flat top pistons, Clevite 77 rod […]
Q: I would like to install a set of shorty headers on my 1997 Chevy C1500 pickup. It has a 4.3L V6 engine and a 4L60E transmission. Unfortunately, it seems […]
Q: Under the hood of my Ford Mustang II King Cobra II is the original 302 bored .030 over. It has flat top forged pistons, Sealed Power chromoly rings, a […]