Bolt-on Horsepower: Choosing an Induction System
Like a houseful of teenagers, today’s high performance engines are hungry and thirsty. Whether running on the street or the strip, our ravenous appetite for speed means their ravenous appetites must continue to be fed.
Carroll Shelby Engines to Offer Certified Performance Rebuild Services and Engine Tuning for Ford V8s
The company will do a complete overhaul, as well as offer long and short block rebuilds.
Tech Tip: Carburetor Cleaning Tips from Edelbrock
Never clean your EnduraShine or PermaStar parts with solvents or carburetor cleaners of any kind. Use of these cleaners will dull the luster and will remove the coating. Never use solvents or carburetor cleaners when rebuilding your EnduraShine carburetor. Do not use paper towels to wipe or clean your EnduraShine or PermaStar parts. Although Edelbrock tests its coated products with various fuel types, gasoline formulations may stain the EnduraShine or PermaStar coating. In all cases, take extra care to ….
Tech Feature: Servicing Jeep and Ford Feedback Carburetors
Lately, it seems, more people are "going retro" by rehabilitating older cars and trucks. Perhaps it’s the longing for the simplicity of a bygone era or perhaps it’s the sentimental attachment to a particular vehicle that’s driving the retro movement. Although in the Rustbelt East, the survival rate of these vehicles is probably very low, their survival rate is very high in the arid West ….
Diagnostic Dilemmas: Servicing Jeep and Ford Feedback Carburetors
Lately, it seems, more people are “going retro” by rehabilitating older cars and trucks. Perhaps it’s the longing for the simplicity of a bygone era or perhaps it’s the sentimental attachment to a particular vehicle that’s driving the retro movement. Although in the Rustbelt East, the survival rate of these vehicles is probably very low,
You Can Tune a Carburetor, but You Can’t Tuna Fish
I don’t know where the term “master engine tuner” originated, but I suspect it parallels that of “master piano tuner” because both disciplines transform apparent discord into apparent harmony. In this day of electronically managed engines, we forget that mechanically controlled spark advance curves and carburetor mixtures don’t compensate for changes in barometric pressure and
Carburetor Tuning Through the Years
The modern “square” design of Holley carburetors was popularly introduced during the late 1950s. Because this style of Holley carburetor featured a simple, modular design with interchangeable parts and a great degree of adjustability, it immediately found favor with performance enthusiasts. In this story, we’ll use the Holley 4150-series carburetors to illustrate how to select,
Puzzled by Carburetors
Although it’s hard to believe that nearly 20 years have passed since the last carburetor was installed on a mass-produced vehicle, carburetors are still the fuel system of choice for many off-road, street performance and track racing enthusiasts. In response to the performance market, aftermarket fuel system companies are now selling newly designed carburetors, updated
TechTravel: A Speedweek Racing Diary
Jim Linder “Fuel Injector Guru” needs no introduction to the readers of Underhood Service. His reputation as a technical writer and as a provider of quality technical training and electronic fuel injection service extends industry-wide. By now, many of Linder’s fans know that his record attempt was rained out by the third day of qualifying
Lunati Releases Internal Engine Components Catalog
Lunati’s catalog features the latest products, including the complete line of hydraulic, hydraulic roller, solid, and solid roller Voodoo Cams for Ford, Chevy and Chrysler engines.