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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 recommending a camshaft, torque converter, and rear-axle gear ratio for a race-only ’86 Ford Mustang. Q: I have a 1986 Mustang project car with a 351 Cleveland engine. The four-bolt main block has been

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers—the Summit Racing tech department tackles your automotive-related conundrums. This week, we’re helping a reader troubleshoot a misfiring Mopar 440 in a ’69 Dodge Charger. Q: I have a 1969 Dodge Charger that is giving me fits. It has a 440 high performance engine that is basically stock except for stainless valves,

Q: I have a 1973 Chevy El Camino with a 350 engine, a TH-350 transmission, and a 10-bolt rear axle with 2.73 gears. All of the parts inside the engine, trans, and axle are stock. The car is a daily driver. I have made some modifications that I hope will not only increase horsepower, but

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re troubleshooting problems with a fuel-injected 2.5-liter Iron Duke Camaro engine that’s experiencing fuel starvation in cooler temperatures. Q: I have a 1982 Camaro with a 2.5L four-cylinder with throttle body fuel injection.

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re discussing mating an electric speedometer to a cable-driven Turbo 350 transmission. Q: I have a 1990 Chevy S-10 pickup with a 350 engine, a Turbo 350 transmission, a 9-inch ford rear axle

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re discussing removal of emissions controls on, and rebuilding a carburetor for, an ’85 Monte Carlo SS. Q: Two questions: I have a stock 1985 Monte Carlo SS with a 305. I have

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re troubleshooting detonation problems that appeared after a new carburetor was installed on a stock Chevy 350. Q: I just bought a 1979 GMC Jimmy with a bone-stock Chevy 350. The first thing

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re recommending a parts combo to get 400+ horsepower from a Pontiac 400 engine in a 1968 Firebird. Q: I want to build a Pontiac 400 engine for my 1968 Firebird. What parts

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re helping a reader troubleshoot spark plug, carb-jetting, and timing issues in a small block Chevy 350. Q: I have a .030 overbored, balanced and blueprinted Chevy 350. It has a 9.5:1 TRW

You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers. We work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we’re helping a reader sort out trouble with the 350 small block Chevy in his 1978 Corvette. Q. I have a 1978 Chevy Corvette Pace Car with an L-82 350 and a four-speed