CPP’s Universal Fuel Tank Return Fitting Classic Performance Product’s (CPP) Universal Fuel Tank Return Fittings are the perfect solution for adding a bung into a tank, reservoir, or catch can where welding is not permitted. Designed to make adding a return line for an EFI install while using an original equipment fuel tank, these aluminum […]
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Hump Day Making Room in a ’67-72 C10 For More Gears When the time came to really start thinking about dropping the LS/T56 combo into my ’68, the only thing that really concerned me was the clearance issue that might arise due to the low hump pan on the cab’s floor. I didn’t want to
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Blowing the Build 383 SBC Build, Part V: A Prototype Never Produced- Chevrolet’s “Super-Fire V8” By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com Here’s the valve-in-head V8 as only the leader can build it and here are some wonderful things it brings you: 578 horsepower and 620 lb-ft. torque made possible by the employment of an extremely efficient
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Dressing up a modern engine with vintage amenities 383 SBC Build, Part IV By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com It’s pretty exciting when your engine project starts coming together and you’ve finally got an assembled long block on your engine stand. For me, it’s usually the culmination of months of planning and a few evening’s worth
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Installing the top end of our 383 blower build 383ci SBC Build, Part III By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com With the short block assembled for our 383 supercharged project motor, it’s time to shift our attention once again; this time to the heads and valve train. Like the rotating assembly, when it came to choosing
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Adding a vintage oil fill tube to a modern intake We machine our new Edlebrock intake to accept an oil fill tube and look the vintage part! Back before PCV valves were standard lexicon among hot rodders, venting a motor was oftentimes a simple matter of letting the crankcase vent to the atmosphere via either
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Building a Bullet Proof Rotating Assembly 383ci SBC Build, Part II By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com With the foundation of our 383ci Chevy build in place thanks to the installation of the forged Eagle 3 ¾-inch stroked crankshaft, it’s time to move onto the rotating assembly. That means it’s time to file the rings, unwrap
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Bottom end basics for a blown small block Chevy engine build 383ci SBC Build, Part I By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com When it comes to powering that project that you’ve been working on, there are basically three options; buying a crate engine, buying a junkyard motor, or building an engine from scratch. The first option
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Installing a 1952 Pontiac dash in a 1952 Ford F1 pickup truck Dashing Debonair By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com It’s not uncommon in our hobby to see a car that has been customized to such an extent that it makes it quite hard for not only the newcomer but even the seasoned hot rodding veteran
We cover the basics of setting up a 2×4 Holley Terminator Stealth EFI System By Ryan Manson * clampdowncomp@gmail.com Sources: Holley (866) 464-6553 www.holley.com
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