How to Build and Modify Chevrolet Small-Block V-8 Cylinder Heads

How to Build and Modify Chevrolet Small-Block V-8 Cylinder Heads

Author: David Vizard

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9781610609814

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Turn your mouse engine into a hi-performance power factory with tips and secrets from David Vizard. In this volume you'll learn port mods, compression ratios, head preparation, offsetting and more head-work to get the most from your mouse.


How to Build High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams/Valvetrains

How to Build High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams/Valvetrains

Author: Graham Hansen

Publisher: CarTech Inc

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1932494081

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Graham Hansen, author of the best-selling SA Design title How To Build Big-Inch Chevy Small Blocks, takes the mystery out of camshaft and valvetrain function, selection, and design. He covers camshaft basics, including a thorough explanation of how a cam operates in conjunction with the rest of the engine and valvetrain. He discusses technical terms like overlap, lobe centerline, duration, lift, and cam profiling. Comparisons between roller and flat-tappet cams are addressed and analyzed. This book covers rocker arms, lifters, valves, valvesprings, retainers, guideplates, pushrods, and cam drives, as well as detailed information on how to degree a cam and choose the proper cam for your application. Finally, matching cams to cylinder heads, analyzing port flow, and proving it all through dyno tests round out this informative volume.


John Lingenfelter on Modifying Small-Block Chevy Engines

John Lingenfelter on Modifying Small-Block Chevy Engines

Author: John Lingenfelter

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 9781557882387

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John Lingenfelter has been building, racing, and winning with small-block Chevy engines since 1972, when he arrived on the drag racing scene. This book offers many of his trademark power-producing techniques that have led to victory on the drag strip as well as on the Bonneville salt flats, where he set top speed records in his class.


How to Build Max-Performance Chevy Small Blocks on a Budjet

How to Build Max-Performance Chevy Small Blocks on a Budjet

Author: David Vizard

Publisher: CarTech Inc

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 162

ISBN-13: 1932494847

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Renowned engine builder and technical writer David Vizard turns his attention to extracting serious horsepower from small-block Chevy engines while doing it on a budget. Included are details of the desirable factory part numbers, easy do-it-yourself cylinder head modifications, inexpensive but effective aftermarket parts, the best blocks, rotating assembly (cranks, rods, and pistons), camshaft selection, lubrication, induction, ignition, exhaust systems, and more.


High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams and Valvetrains

High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams and Valvetrains

Author: Graham Hansen

Publisher: Cartech

Published: 2005-09

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781613250563

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The photos in this edition are black and white. Graham Hansen, author of the best-selling SA Design title How To Build Big-Inch Chevy Small Blocks, takes the mystery out of camshaft and valvetrain function, selection, and design. He covers camshaft basics, including a thorough explanation of how a cam operates in conjunction with the rest of the engine and valvetrain. He discusses technical terms like overlap, lobe centerline, duration, lift, and cam profiling. Comparisons between roller and flat-tappet cams are addressed and analyzed. This book covers rocker arms, lifters, valves, valvesprings, retainers, guideplates, pushrods, and cam drives, as well as detailed information on how to degree a cam and choose the proper cam for your application. Finally, matching cams to cylinder heads, analyzing port flow, and proving it all through dyno tests round out this informative volume.


How to Build Killer Chevy Small-Block Engines

How to Build Killer Chevy Small-Block Engines

Author: Mike Mavrigian

Publisher: CarTech Inc

Published: 2019-12-15

Total Pages: 147

ISBN-13: 161325489X

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Learn how to get the most horsepower out of the tried-and-true small-block Chevy platform in this all-new full-color guide. Whether you are a hot rodder, a custom car owner, or a muscle car guy, you are always going to be looking for the latest and greatest Chevy small-block performance information. This book is a valuable resource on all the latest for the Chevy small-block owner. How to Build Killer Chevy Small-Block Engines covers all the major components, such as blocks, crankshafts, rods and pistons, camshafts, valvetrain, oiling systems, heads, intake and carburetor, and ignition systems. In addition, this book contains a large section on stroker packages. Also featured are the latest street heads from AFR, Dart, RHS, World Products, and other prominent manufacturers. While the design is more than 60 years old, the aftermarket for this powerplant is still developing. An in-depth, highly detailed example of a popular build format is featured, offering a complete road map to duplicate this sample build. This build achieved over 700hp from 422 cubic inches! While the GM LS engine family has earned a strong following and is currently the hottest small-block in the enthusiast market, the Gen I Chevy small-block engine retains a strong following with the massive number of these engines still in use throughout the hobby. They are durable, affordable, and a very well-supported platform.


How to Build & Modify Cylinder Heads, Camshafts & Valvetrains

How to Build & Modify Cylinder Heads, Camshafts & Valvetrains

Author: Ben Watson

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9780879387907

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In an automobile, the cylinder head is an integral component that can determine the engine's performance. This book thoroughly examines and explains your engine's top end so you understand the design and function of the components and how they work together. It shows you what to look for in head design, how to assemble the best valve trains, and how to select and install the proper camshafts. Over 200 photos, diagrams, and technical illustrations.


How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines

How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines

Author: Joseph Potak

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2009-10-01

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1616730935

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For gearheads who want to build or modify popular LS engines, How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines provides the most detailed and extensive instructions ever offered for those modding LS engines through the Gen IV models. The LS1 engine shook the performance world when introduced in the 1997 Corvette. Today the LS9 version far eclipses even the mightiest big-blocks from the muscle car era, and it does so while meeting modern emissions requirements and delivering respectable fuel economy. Premier LS engine technician Joseph Potak addresses every question that might come up: Block selection and modifications Crankshaft and piston assemblies Cylinder heads, camshafts, and valvetrain Intake manifolds and fuel system Header selection Setting up ring and bearing clearances for specific uses Potak also guides readers through forced induction and nitrous oxide applications. In addition, the book is fully illustrated with color photography and detailed captions to further guide readers through the mods described, from initial steps to final assembly. Whatever the reader’s performance goals,How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines will guide readers through the necessary modifications and how to make them. It’s the ultimate resource for building the ultimate LS-series engine! The Motorbooks Workshop series covers topics that engage and interest car and motorcycle enthusiasts. Written by subject-matter experts and illustrated with step-by-step and how-it’s-done reference images, Motorbooks Workshop is the ultimate resource for how-to know-how.


High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cylinder Heads

High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cylinder Heads

Author: Graham Hansen

Publisher: CarTech Inc

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1932494316

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This book shows you how to choose the best cylinder head for your application. It covers both Gen I and Gen II small-block Chevy versions, occasionally touching on the Gen III and Gen IV production versions. This book taps into some of the best small-block Chevy cylinder head resources this country has to offer with a combination of insight and best guesstimates, because much of what we know about port design and airflow management falls under the category of art rather than science.