Tech - Engine, Transmission, & Rearend - ACP
Hey Buddy, Got a Jump?
Personal-Sized Battery Jump Boxes Serve a Purpose
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
From the day of the first dead car battery 100 years ago,...
Old Rat, New Tricks
Refreshing the Appearance of an Outdated Big-Block Chevy
By Tommy Lee Byrd - Photography by the Author
Making horsepower requires a special skill set, which includes attention...
Under Pressure
Building a More-Durable Street 700-R4 Overdrive Automatic Transmission
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
The world is full of compromises. What we’d really like to...
Jettin’ Up
Installing Holley Sniper Quadrajet Fuel injection on a 1972 Nova
By Evan Perkins - Photography by the Author
Cars were meant to be driven. David Whitmer’s 1972...
Accessory Solution
Vintage Air’s Latest Front Runner for LS and LT1 Engines
By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author
One challenge that everyone faces when making the move...
A Flair for Flaring
How to Make Tubing Flares the Right Way
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
There are certain skills that every car guy worth his 9/16-inch...
Bang For Your LS Buck
10 Smart Spending Strategies for Building Your Next LS Engine
By Barry Kluczyk - Photography by the Author
A few years ago, a colleague of ours spent...
Tested, Tuned & Torque for Days
Our 377ci Small-Block Build Concludes With the Accessory Drive System and Dyno Results
By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author
Building an engine from scratch isn't...
Homebuilt Old-School Small-Block
Part 2: Top-End Revival
By Jason Lubken - Photography by the Author
If you have been following along, in last month’s issue we gave you the rundown...
21st Century ZL1
A Tribute Build of the Legendary All-Aluminum Big-Block Delivers Big Torque and Greater Street Performance
By Barry Kluczyk - Photography by the Author
It’s been said that...
Homebuilt, Old-School Small-Block Chevy
Part 1: Bottom-End Assembly
By Jason Lubken - Photography by the Author
We all deserve the best bang for our buck, and that goes for anything we...
CLASSIC NOT PLASTIC
TURN THAT CRATE LS ENGINE INTO A VINTAGE WORK OF ART WITH LS CLASSIC SERIES BY LOKAR
By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author
It's not...
Better Boost
We Test Whipple’s New 3.0L Supercharger to See if it Can Make Power on a Big-Inch LS Build
By Jeff Huneycutt - Photography by the Author
Whipple...
Crankcase Ventilation – Yes, it’s Important
An Optimized PCV System for Street Engines Can Minimize Oil Leaks and Might Improve Driveabilty
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
Positive Crankcase Ventilation (PCV)...
One-of-a-Kind Chevy Six
Automotive Specialists and Johnson’s Hot Rod Shop Turn a Run-of-the-Mill Straight-Six into Something No One has Ever Seen Before
By Jeff Huneycutt - Photography by the...
LS Chevelle Swap – Part 2
Part II: The Finishing Touches
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
In Part I of our story, Eric Rosendahl wanted a 5.7L LS engine in...
Continuing With Carbs
Keeping Things Simple With the New AVS 2 Carburetor From Edelbrock
By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author
Modern technology has certainly crept into our world...
LS Chevelle Swap
Part I: Details on Replacing a Small-Block Chevy With an LS and 4L60E
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
An LS swap into a Chevelle...
Critical Camshaft Criterion
Degreeing a Camshaft and Deciphering Static Compression Ratio
By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author
When it comes to installing a camshaft, the operation is...
Horsepower From Nothing
We Test to See How Much Power You Can Make Simply by Creating a Vacuum in an Engine’s Crankcase
By Jeff Huneycutt - Photography by the...
Stepping Up Stingray Power
Nitrous and Other Tricks to Juice up the C8 Corvette
By Cam Benty - Photography by the Author
For most performance fans, the 2020 Corvette is...
LS1 to L79
How to Look SBC With a Gen III
By Todd Ryden - Photography by the Author
About the only downfall of the GM LS engine platform is...
Blueprint Your Driveline
A Quick-and-Easy Way to Measure Driveline Alignment
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
Engine and driveline swapping has long been a staple of building performance...
HOW TO SET LASH
A Simple Technique for Setting Mechanical Clearance or Hydraulic Lifter Preload
By Jeff Smith - Photography by the Author
With all modern engines either net lash or...
Short-Block Wrap-up
Rounding Out the Rotating Assembly
By Ryan Manson - Photography by the Author
With the crankshaft installed in our Summit Racing small-block Chevy short-block, we've hit...
