This week in our Mailbag, the Summit Racing tech department is troubleshooting bearing-clearance measurement and engine-cranking issues in a small block Chevy. Q: I’m building a 350 Chevy engine and have a problem. When I torque the main bearings down, the crank is very hard to turn over. When I install the connecting rods, the starter
Steel or aluminum? H-beam or I-beam? And don’t even get us started on rod length and rod ratios! Yes, there are a lot of factors that go into choosing the right connecting rods for your engine. Proper rod selection is undoubtedly one of the most important decisions you can make when building an engine. Connecting rods not only affect
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week in our Mailbag, we’re focusing on connecting rod length and piston wristpin height. Q: I have a 1972 Ford 302, bored .060-inch over. I took a 351W crank and had its main journals machined to 2.2486 inches to fit the 302 block
You’ve got questions. We’ve got the answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re prepping an engine for optimal supercharger performance. A.C. Barranquitas, PR Q: I have a 1977 Chevy Nova. It is primarily for drag racing, though I do run it on the street occasionally. I want to build a 383 small block
After you build a serious 347 cubic inch Ford 5.0—like we did in our first installment of Project Strokers Wild—what do you do for an encore? You build it a bigger, badder brother. In this second installment of our Stroker’s Wild engine series, we’ll show you how we built a 393 cubic inch 351 Windsor.
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