WE BEGIN THE BUILD OF A BORED STROKED PONTIAC 455 TO OBTAIN 501 CID AND ABOUT 600 PONIES. THE GOAL:TO CREATE AN IDEAL “INDIAN” POWERPLANT FOR STREET, STRIP AND STREET RODDER APPLICATIONS Prior to block machining, the block exterior was smoothed and detailed. Not only will this ressurected Pontiac provide some ground-pounding thump, but it’ll [...]
Edelbrock is excited to announce the “Carb Cash” consumer promotion. Edelbrock will send consumers $25 cash-back with the proof of purchase on select Performer Series carburetors – July 1 through September 30, 2011.
Our flattie is almost finished. Compared to an original, she’s looking pretty snazzy. Build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian The Ford flathead was a popular platform for early rodders, and basically started the hot rod and performance engine movement. The engine production ran from 1937 through 1953, with one of the most popular versions [...]
Edelbrock is excited to announce the return of the “Big Carb Deal” consumer carburetor promotion. Consumers receive a free Edelbrock air-cleaner assembly with proof of purchase of any new Edelbrock carburetor.
The FE ready for it’s dyno visit. PROJECT FE PART 5 Text and photos by Mike Mavrigian INTAKE MANIFOLD With the heads installed, and before installing the rocker shaft systems, you must install the intake manifold. FE manifolds feature captive pushrod holes (the pushrods pass through the intake manifold). In order [...]
Stromberg Carburetor is proud to announce its all-new Superseat brass hose fitting—the first of its type with the correct seat angle for Stromberg 97 carburetors. Hose fittings previously sold for Stromberg carbs were usually 37 degree hydraulics fittings, but the Stromberg inlet has an 18 degree seat. As Stromberg owner Clive Prew explains, [...]
Englese now offers custom rebuilds of Weber induction systems – even if they’re not Inglese™ units. Every hot rod and muscle car enthusiast knows that the induction system is the most visible part of the engine and as such, it deserves more than just a little attention. While having a stock Weber induction system can [...]
The COMP Cams billet aluminum belt tensioner is adjustable for belt tension and offers rock-solid serpentine belt guidance.
Here’s our LS with our carburetor setup and coilpacks. This setup will utilize the MSD timing controller for ignition control/adjustment. No ECU is required for this approach, which makes it ideal for application in any street rod, muscle car, race car, etc. that is not wired for computer control. For our coilpack versions (for either [...]
Our coilpacks (to be used either with an EFI or distributorless carburetor setups) are MSD No. 8245 coils. Eight coils are used, with one coil dedicated to each spark plug. The MSD coils deliver up to three times the spark energy of the stock coils, as well as delivering multiple sparks. Maximum voltage is 44,000 [...]
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