Q: I have a 1970 Lotus Europa S2. It’s a mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive car. With a little cutting and welding, I managed to take a Ford 302 (bored .30 over) and nestle it snugly behind the firewall. The engine runs like a charm, but now I need to find a transmission that will match the Ford
Q: I’m finishing a build on a 1967 Ford Galaxie convertible. Here’s what I’ve got so far: a 1971 351W, bored .030 over, flat top pistons, stock 69cc heads and bottom end, Edelbrock Performer manifold, 600 cfm Holley vacuum secondary carb, and 1969 351W header-style OEM exhaust manifolds with dual 2½” glasspacks. I benched all
Q: I have a Chevy Caprice with a 350 4-bolt main, a 292 Lunati cam with .480” of lift, and a high-rise intake with a 750 Holley carb. My heads have been worked with 2.02” intake/1.50” exhaust valves, a spring set for .480” lift, ported heads, and headers. I also have a 350 transmission, fully
Q: I have a 1988 Mustang that will get a 1970 460 big block. So far, the engine has been bored .030 over, has TRW 10.5:1 forged pistons, ported and polished 1970 429 heads with 2.245/1.725 inch valves, and an Edelbrock Victor 460 intake port matched to the heads. The car has an 8.8-inch rear
Q: I have a 1970 El Camino that will be used as a daily driver performance car. I have a Chevy 350 small block that I want to assemble with the following parts: Summit Racing Engine Rebuild Kit (9.73:1 compression) Summit Racing Camshaft Kit (224° duration at 0.50″, 0.465″ lift) Stock heads with 1.94″/1.50″ inch
Q: I am in the process of rebuilding my 1967 Chevelle. I am looking for the formula to figure out the proper size carburetor. Do you know it? If so, would you please share that? A: We do, and we will. Carburetor CFM = (plannned rpm x cubic inches) / 3,456 For clarity, your carb
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 exploring why a 427 c.i.d. big block Chevy street rod engine would stop increasing power once it hits 4,000 rpm. Q: I recently built a 427-cubic-inch big block Chevy for my 1937 street rod
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 troubleshooting timing issues on a 400 c.i.d. engine swapped into a 1980 Firebird. Q: I have a 1980 Pontiac Firebird with a 400-cubic-inch engine out of a 1978 Trans Am. The engine was built
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,
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 aluminum vs. steel roller rockers and rocker ratio in daily-driven, high-mileage fleet vehicles. Q: I have some questions concerning the use of aluminum roller rockers on a street engine with a stock-type
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