Tech Notes 1
Who Blake Hughes, owner of 417 Motorsports What '66 Chevy Nova Wagon with 42,000 original miles Engine The smoker is a 6.6L V-8 Duramax from an '06 Chevy 1-ton truck. The long-block is stock, but the single turbo didn't fit under the flat hood. They pulled the single and Blake fabbed up the intake, core support, radiator, and intercooler and flipped the stock truck exhaust to add a pair of Buick Grand National turbos. The estimate is 550 hp and 850 Ib-ft. Electronics A company called PPE Diesel...
Injector School
Steve Telkes Saddle Brook, NJ What is . the difference between a pintle- and disc- j style fuel injector and which is better for performance use in a programmable aftermarket EFI system Jeff Smith We decided to go to school for an hour or so with our friend Joe Alameddine, who is one of the design engineers with ACCEL. There are actually three different designs that include the pintle, the disc, and the newest ball and seat style. Within the world of older injectors, we'll limit this discussion...
Tech Notes Mcg
Who Don Mehling What 69 Dodge Dart Swinger Where Glendora, CA Engine The engine was originally built for a guy at National Dragster magazine and passed around the Mopar ranks before ending up in Don's hands. It is a 0.060-over 440 with 11.0 1 compression, TRW forged pistons, and a mystery cam with about 0.550 lift and around 270 advertised. The rods are stock with an ARP upgrade, and the engine is shifted at 6,000. The heads are factory aluminum Stage Vis from Mopar. The valves are 2.20 1.81...
Part 2
Back in part one of our new GMPP LS3 testing Late Crate Update, Oct. '10 , we subjected a factory-fresh LS3 crate motor from GM Performance parts to a series of performance upgrades, including a new Comp cam and GMPP CNC-ported cylinder heads. Applied to the already impressive powerplant. the heads and cam package improved the power output of the LS3 from 492 hp at 5,900 rpm and 484 Ib-ft at 4,700 rpm to 569 hp at 6,500 rpm and 522 Ib-ft at 5,200 rpm. As impressed as we were with the results of...
Modified Gmpp Ls3 Vs 417 Stroker
The graph tells the tale, as the 417 stroker offered significant power and torque gains through the entire rev range, increasing the power output of the LS3 from 569 hp and 522 Ib-ft of torque to 608 hp and 570 Ib-ft of torque. The gains were as high as 50 hp and 60 Ib-ft of torque elsewhere in the curve, but the solid torque gain is something that can be enjoyed every time you even tickle the loud pedal. Not shown on the graph is the fact that the new combination improved the idle quality by...
Smoglegal Monte
Al Harris Pasadena, CA I need your advice on an engine rebuild I'm having done soon. In 1993,1 purchased a Chevy crate engine PN10067353 to put in my '85 Monte Carlo SS. What would be your suggestion for a camshaft I want to keep it smog-legal. What would be your horsepower and torque estimate for the current parts I have accumulated I have an Edelbrock intake PN 3701 , exhaust PN 68793 , and World Products S R Torquer heads PN 042670-1 . All I'm looking for is a slightly warmed-up daily driver...
Just In Time
Brockways were made from 1912 to 1977 in Cortland, New York, and were very popular on the East Coast. Around 1999, a group of people got together and decided to start an annual Brockway truck show. The show starts with a parade that begins in Homer, New York, and ends in downtown Cortland. They section off two full I blocks of Main Street for the day to park the trucks. The show has grown every year, and this past August they f had 140 Brockways in all. My goal was to get our truck ready to...
Fun Stuff
Krass amp We fully endorse making your parts chaser as fast as your race car. Fred Kappus' '67 Dodge Wow, Viper Red actually looks better on a Dart, especially a Dart built by this guy. Blake Hughes' '66 Chevrolet In this case, detonation is a good thing. Don Mehling's '69 Dodge Have we flipped our wigs Two Darts in the same month Mopar guys, you better buy this issue it's sure to be a collector's item. Real Street Eliminator All the action from our muscle car shootout in St. Paul.
HEADERS Pi
We'll stop printing them when you stop sending them don't stop sending them . I think we ran the last issue without an AMC. Sorry. I think we ran the last issue without an AMC. Sorry. Who Cody de Groot What 71 AMC Javelin Where Alberta. Canada Why It's no secret that CC guys love a good AMC. This Javelin has a fresh 304. an Edelbrock intake and 600-cfm carb, and some 2.73 gears in the M20. He Says You need to bring back On the Rack immediately. I like the T-shirts and plus, I'm single. It's...
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You've got this great shop with high ceilings. It's too hot in the summer sweat dripping on new leather is NOT good and too cool in the winter why do knuckle-busters hurt more in the cold . The solution is the all new ShopFan from Big Ass Fans , engineered with our patented airfoil technology to improve conditions in workshops up to 5000 square feet. The monthly operating cost of a ShopFan is less than a dollar per month yet it does the work of more than twenty standard ceiling fans. It's an...