You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to tackle your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re talking about swapping a 350 crate engine into an ’85 IROC-Z Camaro currently powered by a 305 TPI engine. Q: I have a 1985 Camaro IROC-Z with a 305 Tuned Port Injection (TPI) engine,
While General Motors’ LS engines tend to be the popular choice today for engine-swap projects, there remain large numbers of Blue Oval loyalists who look for Ford-built crate engines for their particular brand of giddy-up. Ford Performance offers an array of crate motors for your engine-swapping pleasure, and they’re grouped into families, including Modular engines, Boss
General Motors’ LS (Gen. III/IV) series of engines is the engine swap king these days. In addition to the parade of factory LS-powered late-model cars, you’ll find LS engines in old-school street rods, resto-modded vintage muscle cars, classic trucks, and even asphalt-chewing race cars. There are three ways to make an LS swap happen. You can supply your own LS-equipped donor
Learn how to properly break in a newly purchased crate engine to ensure long engine life and that your warranty stays intact by watching this video. It will cover: 1. Pre-lubing the engine (which you should do on the engine stand). 2. Evaulating your radiator, cooling requirements, and which coolant to use. 3. Fuel usage
LAS VEGAS, NV. – BluePrint Engines gave us a good look at their new Short Block Plus crate engine—a GM 383-cubic-inch-displacement short block stroker—at the 2015 SEMA show. Three versions of this BluePrint engine are available: One with a cast crank and hypereutectic pistons. Another with a forged crank and hypereutectic pistons. And a fully forged
Whether you’re looking to replace a tired old Ford engine, swap in a more powerful mill, or modernize your classic muscle car or street rod with a mod motor, there are plenty of options available. Ford Racing Performance Parts, Edelbrock, BluePrint, ATK, and Roush Performance all offer crate motors to meet your performance and/or budgetary
We have to hand it to Mopar enthusiasts. The Mopar crowd is arguably the most vocal, most passionate group of people in the hot rodding community. So it wasn’t much of a surprise when this group responded to our recent Chevrolet crate engine guide with: “Where’s the crate engine guide for Mopars?” Ask and you shall receive. We’ve put together
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery—or so they say. As we continue to celebrate 60 years of the small block Chevy engine, we thought we’d take a look at some of the small block-based crate engines now available. And since the small block Chevy is arguably the most popular hot rodding engine of all
I was looking through all the different small block Chevy crate engines from Chevrolet the other day and noticed there’s now a ZZ5. I know there have been a whole slew of different versions and obviously this is the fifth one. What makes this one different than the rest? Wasn’t the original ZZ engine rated
From time to time, OnAllCylinders will provide a peek at some of the newest products and deals that can help get your next project on track for less. Check out what’s in our parts bin this week: U.S. Wheel Stealth Crawler Wheels in Camo Green and Desert Sand Who says off-road wheels have to be
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