The Serpentine Solution: Installing a Summit Racing Small Block Chevy Serpentine Conversion Kit

If you’ve got a pre-1988 small block Chevy and are tired of that massive, ugly looking factory accessory drive—the one with the heavy air conditioning compressor, unattractive alternator, power steering pump, and rusting iron water pump—then it’s time to step up to a serpentine drive system. Summit Racing has a whole line of polished aluminum serpentine conversion

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Quick Tech: How to Use a Leakdown Tester

Using a leakdown tester is one of the best ways to assess the health of your engine. Easy to use, a leakdown tester measures how much cylinder pressure is escaping from your cylinders, showing how efficiently your piston rings and valves are sealing the combustion chamber, along with your head gasket. With street engines, ten to twenty

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