a 1939 BMW used the across the head push rod to operate the exhaust valve on their cross flow head. chevy's new for 2007 NASCAR engine uses a raised cam like the top cam in the 2 cams in the block engine to get shorter stiffer push rods
i was kustom header dealer back then and i thought they were in standish mich. of course that was a long time ago and a lot of brain cells have died. :D
always wear protective gloves. i rebuild engines and carbs for close to 50 years and i always used protective gloves when there was any contact the the liquids. this stuff is absorbed thru the skin and is accumulative. most of the new parts washer solvents are safer than the stuff we used years...
the 454 will need a special front balancer and a special flywheel,both have a offset weight built into them to balance the rotating assy. because of the longer stroke there is not enought room inside the engine to get large enought counter weights on the crankshaft so the extra weight is added...
some fool with too much to drink and too much money will bid her up. i buy mine to drive and in my younger days race. when i take my dirt nap i want to go with a smile on my face saying i did with corvettes what you are suppost to do "drive the s--t of them." not put them in storage till the...
they did not want to show all the tricks the restorers used to fool the NCRS judges like using steel wool on the door jams to dull them to look like unbuffed lacquer
the fuel pump only runs for a few seconds to pressureize the fuel rail when you turn on the ignition and then shuts off till the engine oil pressure comes up
according to GM the LS series engines were designed to meet the emission std for 20 years. that is unless the libs now in charge in washington change them.
i do not think 650 HP corvettes are going to go over well with the enviromental libs in congress when GM tries to get help with its health care and pension problems
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