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Gearhead vocabulary is a colorful collection of terms that’s nearly impossible to understand for the flatheads out there who don’t talk the talk. But how many of us are fluent […]

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 […]

I have a 302-cubic-inch small block Ford engine that I’ve inherited from a friend. It’s an older carbureted engine that I think is stock – it still has a 2-barrel carburetor. […]

Quick, name the three most effective components for improving power (not including power adders)? What did you come up with? Who said displacement? How about carburetion, compression or even headers? […]

Classic 1965-70 Mustang underpinnings were carryovers from the compact Falcon from which the Mustang’s platform was derived. The Mustang’s suspension system was rather crude even by 1960s standards because development […]

I purchased a 1959 Apache Truck four years ago with a supercharged small block Chevy 350 engine and a Weiand blower. The block is a 1969 model and heads are […]

There’s perhaps no worse sound for a mechanic to hear than that dreadful “skrrriiink!” of a socket wrench as it spins off a busted bolt head or stud. That’s because […]

For a good but not expensive small block Chevy street engine running normal pump gas compression and with some mild performance upgrades, what would be the best piston rings to […]

I’m new to the car scene and one thing I have always been told is to check the automatic transmission fluid with the engine running, but to check the engine […]

I’ve got a ’66 Chevelle with an inline six cylinder and a Powerglide and I want to swap in an LS engine. I’ve been reading about LS swaps but there […]