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 drivetrain combo to breathe more energy and efficiency into a tired old 350 small block V8 engine. Q: I have a 1972 Impala with a tired 350 engine, Turbo Hydra-Matic
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 ignition problems on an uncooperative small block Chevy swapped into a Monte Carlo. Q: I own a 1984 Monte Carlo SS with a stock 350 out of a 1974 4×4 pickup
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 a backfiring problem on a 427 big block Chevy. Q: I have a 1974 Olds Omega with a 427 cubic-inch big block Chevy. The engine has an Erson cam (292-degree duration,
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 an engine that’s running too hot. Q: I have a 1955 Chevy two-door sedan. I have switched engines in the car a number of times, and it currently has a 327
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 two-chamber vs. three-chamber mufflers, and which produces the loudest exhaust notes. Q: I have a 1989 Ford Mustang GT. The car has some upgrades like underdrive pulleys, ignition and coil, and
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 answering several questions about an Olds 350 engine build. Q: I am building a 1977 Olds 350 that I will be installing in a 1976 Nova. The engine has 9.5:1 compression pistons,
Q: I recently replaced the 305 engine and TH-200 transmission in my 1985 Monte Carlo for a 350 with a mild cam and a TH-350 transmission. My question is about the tranny. It was in a friend’s strip car, and had about 15 passes on it before I got it. The transmission has some kind
Q: I have a Holley 800 cfm double pumper carburetor on the 454 in my 1971 Corvette. The carburetor worked fine when I first installed it. But after the car spent six months in the garage, the engine dies when I go around a corner or when under normal to hard braking. At regular and
Q: I have a 1976 Toyota FJ-40 with a 350 small block from a 1973 Camaro. The engine has been rebuilt and is stock internally. The heads have a fresh valve job, and the engine features a Holley 650 cfm carburetor on an Edelbrock Torker II intake. I am using the stock four-speed transmission and
You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers — when we work with the Summit Racing tech department to help you tackle your auto-related conundrums. In this week’s Mailbag, we help a reader troubleshoot sluggish engine performance he’s experiencing when his Holley carburetor’s vacuum secondaries are activated. Q: I have a Chevy 383 stroker with a Holley 600 cfm vacuum
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