COMPLETE CHEVY SMALL BLOCK ENGINE MAXIMUM-PERFORMANCE BUILDERS GUIDE
COMPLETE GUIDE TO BUILDING HIGH-PERFORMANCESMALL 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 Racers Big-Power
Ticket
CR Increase Versus Cost
CCing 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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