COMPLETE CHEVY SMALL BLOCK ENGINE MAXIMUM-PERFORMANCE BUILDERS GUIDE

 

 

COMPLETE GUIDE TO BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCE

SMALL BLOCK CHEVYS ON A BUDGET

Build Max Performance Chevy Small Blocks On Budget

A MUST HAVE MANUAL BOOK FOR OWNER'S, RESTORER'S & PROFESSONAL & DO-IT-YOURSELF MECHANICS

For more than 50 years, the high-performance Chevy small-block has made history, both on streets and tracks all over the world.

In this revised, all-color edition of How To Build Max Performance Chevy Small-Blocks on a Budget, author and renowned engine builder David Vizard, reveals the latest techniques and the best equipment on how to get your Chevy small-block motor to produce the most horsepower, and within a limited budget.

The information in this book will allow you, the do-it-yourself engine builder, to build a 400 to 800 hp small-block Chevrolet engine for a fraction of the price a professional speed shop would charge.

TABLE of CONTENTS:

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Foreword by Roger Helgesen

CHAPTER 1: ENGINE BUILDING PRACTICES

The Importance of Good Parts and Engine

Building Practice

Inspection

Preparation

CHAPTER 2: THE PRODUCTION of POWER

Flow Bench Relevance

Heat Management

Dynamometer Results

Rating Standards

CHAPTER 3: CYLINDER BLOCKS

Block Logic

What to Look for

Block Selection

Casting Material

Locating the Right Block

Teardown and Cleaning

Block Strip

Pre-Machining Details

The Oil Return Holes

Professional Cleaning and Checking

Moving Bores

Machining Operations

Acquiring Your Performance Block the EasyWay

Post-Machining Detailing

CHAPTER 4: CRANKS, RODS and PISTONS

Stock Cranks

A Little Money, A Lot More Torque

Horsepower

Fast Mover

Clean Sheet

Other Applications

Buying a Forged or Billet Crank

Bearings

Strengthening Process

Crank Vibration Dampers

Connecting Rods

Lightening and Rod Balancing on the Cheap

Rod Upgrades

Rods: The Final Choice

Rod Lengths: What to Use

Pistons: Type to Use

Pistons: Aftermarket

Piston Selection

Rings

Balancing

CHAPTER 5: LUBRICATION SYSTEMS

Loosing ZDP

Power Versus Oil Type

Oil Temperature

Oil Filters

Oil Pumps

Internal Pump Clearances

Oil Pump Chatter

Pressure-Relief Valve

Oil Bypass

Alternative Oil Pumps

Oil Pan Design

Oil Pan Modifications

Top-End Restriction

Oil Movement

CHAPTER 6: CYLINDER HEADS

Factory Heads for Performace

Production Heads: Basic Overhaul Work Order

Machining Sumamry

Basic Small-Block Chevy Head Porting

Port Re-Shaping Techniques

Valves

Exhaust Ports

Compression: The Budget Racer’s Big-Power

Ticket

CR Increase Versus Cost

CC’ing Equipment

Cylinder Heads Detailing and Assembly

Porting 186/041-Style Head Castings

Porting L98 Corvette Heads

Porting L31 Vortec Heads

Aftermarket Heads

Port and Chamber Volume Selection

Basic Porting Results

Aluminum Heads

CHAPTER 7: CAMS & VALVETRAINS

Basic Five

Fuel Octane and Dynamic CR

Overlap

LCA Selection

Duration

Dual-Pattern Cams

Lift Versus Output

Lift Versus Wear

Making a Cam Selection

Springs

Retainers

Lifters

Stock Hydraulic Roller Lifters

Pushrods

Timing in the Cam

CONDITION: NEW

SIZE: 8 1/2 x 11

FORMAT: GLOSSY HEAVY PAPER STOCK COVER

NUMBER OF PAGES: 160

PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED WITH HUNDREDS OF ORIGINAL PHOTOS & DRAWINGS

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