Cylinder Head Bolts and Stud Kits
Chapter 3: Rotating Assemblies
Crank Prep
Rod Bearings
Pilot Bushings
Vibration Dampers
Flywheels and Flexplates
Starters
Connecting Rods
Rod Bolts
Piston Pins
Floating Versus Pressed-On Piston Pins
Rod Prep
Pistons
Piston Rings
Chapter 4: Lubrication Systems
Oil Pans
Windage Trays
Oil Filters and Block Adapters
Oil Coolers
Oil Gauges
Service Replacement Cast-Iron Heads
Cast-Iron Bowtie Heads
Aluminum Production Heads
Aluminum Racing Heads
Aftermarket Cylinder Heads
Timing Sets
Camshafts
Static Compression Versus Dynamic Compression and Cam Selection
Valve Lifters
Hydraulic Flat Tappets
Factory Production Hydraulic Roller Tappets
Aftermarket Roller Tappets
Vacuum Storage Tanks and Electric Vacuum Pumps
Pushrods
Roller Lifter Guideplates
Pushrod Guideplates
Rocker Arms
Rocker Arm Studs and Bolts, Balls, and Nuts
Valves
Valve Springs
Oil Seals
Retainers
Valve Stem Locks
Valve Covers
Plenums
Cast-Iron Intakes
Aluminum 4-Barrel Intakes
Intake Manifold Gaskets
Fuel Injection
Carb Spacers
Carb Sizes
Carb Tuning
Mechanical Fuel Pumps
Fuels
Nitrous Oxide, Superchargers, and Turbochargers
Air Filters
Distributor Advance
Stock HEI
Chevrolet Performance and the Aftermarket
Rev Limiters and Timing Controls
Alternators
Plug Wires
Spark Plugs
Distributor Drive Gears
Chapter 9: Exhaust, Cooling, and Engine Swaps
Tube Exhaust Headers
Starter Shield
Water Pumps and Brackets
Deep Pulleys
Underdrive Pulleys
Thermostats
Water Temperature Senders
Radiators, Fans, and Fan Shrouds
Emissions
Engine Swaps
Engine Break-In
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
I want to thank the following people who have graciously gone out of their way to help in the preparation of this book:
David Hakim at Federal-Mogul Corporation, Southfield, Michigan; Richard Rodriguez, Parts Manager at Crawford’s Santa Fe Chevrolet, who patiently looked up part numbers and took an active interest in the completion of this book; Ken Casey Jr., GM/ Performance Parts Specialist at Burt Chevrolet/GM Performance Parts,
Englewood, Colorado; Eric Townsley and Chris, John, Michael, and Caroline at Santa Fe Auto Machine, Santa Fe, New Mexico; the crew at Super Shops in Albuquerque, New Mexico; and the Rocky Mountain Rodent Research Council, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
— Ed Staffel
I would like to thank Greg Stafford at Car Parts Machine in El Paso for letting me go through their shop in search of parts to photograph for this revised edition. Also, Steve Brule at Westech Performance in Mira Loma, California, for years of help with different projects. Kudos as well to Warren Ekery at Scoggin Dickey Performance Center in Lubbock, for his assistance with part numbers, Bill Tichenor