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How to Swap GM LS Engines into Camaros & Firebirds provides excellent instruction and guidance for selecting the best engine for a budget, choosing the adapter plates and engine mounts, dropping the engine in the car, selecting the ideal transmission and drivelines, and completing all facets of the swap. This is a must-have book for this swap.
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Details each crucial step for assembling a modern Cobra replica, profiling the assembly of the most popular Cobra kit car – the Factory Five Cobra Mk4. Includes an informative guide to buying a pre-owned Cobra replica that covers how to inspect, evaluate, and test drive used Cobra kit cars for those who prefer to purchase one already assembled.
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A complete and thorough guide to designing and assembling high-performance Pontiac V-8 engines, including information on the very latest aftermarket components for the Pontiac, including the new cast-iron D-port heads and aluminum blocks. If you're considering building a traditional Pontiac V-8 engine for increased power/ performance or competitive racing, this book is a critical component to achieving your goals.
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Restore your Pontiac V-8 engine to original factory performance and specifications in this revised edition of a Pontiac best seller.
Under the guidance of Semon "Bunkie" Knutson, John DeLorean, and a host of creative and innovative people, Pontiac established its own identity and distinct V-8 engine platform under the GM banner. In 1955, Pontiac's V-8 started out at a meager 287 ci, but it was an auspicious beginning to an illustrious line of engines....
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The New Hemi engine has an aggressive persona and outstanding performance. Powering the Challenger, Charger, Ram trucks, and other vehicles in the Chrysler lineup, this engine produces at least one horsepower per cubic inch. Unleashed in 2003, it has been offered in 5.7-, 6.1-, 6.2-, and now 6.4-liter displacements. With each successive engine introduction, Chrysler has extracted more performance. And with the launch of the Hellcat and Demon 6.2-liter...
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Learn how to get the most horsepower out of the tried-and-true small-block Chevy platform in this all-new full-color guide.
Whether you are a hot rodder, a custom car owner, or a muscle car guy, you are always going to be looking for the latest and greatest Chevy small-block performance information. This book is a valuable resource on all the latest for the Chevy small-block owner.
How to Build Killer Chevy Small-Block Engines covers all the major...
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Renewed enthusiasm in the 351 Cleveland and Ford's related engines, the 351M and 400M, has spawned an influx of top-quality new components that make building or modifying these engines affordable. Read about dimensions and specifications for each engine as well as areas of concern when building a great street or competition engine based on the Cleveland 351.
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Introduced in 2006, the 6L80 has become the most popular General Motors transmission in production today. Millions are on roads around the world, and the 6L series of transmissions has overtaken the 4L60E as the most popular rebuild in the majority of transmission shops and dealerships today.
Automatic transmissions are often seen as mysterious and overly complicated, but much of the guesswork has been simplified to its basic elements in this easy-to-follow...
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Whether you're new to welding or a veteran welder looking to work with special materials or involved in a special project, you will find indispensible information within the pages of this book. Now you can confidently weld with steel, cast iron, aluminum, anodized steel, titanium, magnesium, and other specialty metals.
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The new Dodge Charger, Challenger, and other LX-platform cars bring modern V-8 performance to unparalleled heights, and the new Challenger and Charger Hellcats are the most powerful American production cars today. The outrageous performance and audacious styling has earned a large and dedicated following. However, you can tune and modify the Chrysler 300, Dodge Magnum, Charger, and Challenger for more performance, and for many owners, fast is not...
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A well-installed and -tuned EFI system greatly improves the performance of a classic V-8 or any engine because the system delivers the correct fuel mixture for every operating condition. Get faster starts, better fuel economy, and crisp efficient performance. In EFI Conversions: How to Swap Your Carb for Electronic Fuel Injection, achieving all these benefits is easily within your reach.
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Ian Brady and Myra Hindley's spree of torture, sexual abuse, and murder of children in the 1960s was one of the most appalling series of crimes ever committed in England, and remains almost daily fixated upon by the tabloid press. In The Gates of Janus, Ian Brady himself allows us a glimpse into the mind of a murderer as he analyzes a dozen other serial crimes and killers. Criminal profiling by a criminal was not invented by the dramatists of Dexter....
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The A-904 and A-727, debuting in 1960 and 1962, respectively, are 3-speed automatic Chrysler TorqueFlite Transmissions. In Mopar circles, they have become synonymous with strength, durability, and performance. In fact, 43 years after its first application, A-904s were still found in the Jeep lineup!TorqueFlites are known for their dependability, but many have endured a tremendous amount of abuse over 50-plus years when hooked up to V-8 Mopar powerplants....
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Save time and hundreds of dollars by learning how to repair and overhaul your car's brakes.
There are many automotive tasks that are best left to qualified and certified professionals when considering repairing your automobile. There are also many tasks that can be tackled by the weekend do-it-yourselfer with a decent level of instruction. While just about any system repair or overhaul on more modern cars has gotten more complex over time, brake diagnosis...
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Build and modify your Volkswagen Beetle using today's greatest aftermarket parts, while implementing historic and modern modifications!
If ever a car rolled off the factory floor in the form of a blank slate, the VW Beetle is it. In fact, after taking delivery of their beloved Bug, many owners began modifications and customizations to personalize their favorite German compact.
Perhaps the most charismatic automobile ever, the Volkswagen Beetle was...
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Drawing upon profiles of established artisans and the helpful insights of small-business entrepreneurs, this unique guide not only gives tactics for promoting and marketing crafts, but also provides the necessary forms for getting a business up and running. The book details how to network effectively and build a customer base, listing organizations, business associations, and crafts publications that offer further sources of information. Filled with...
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Master engine builder David Vizard takes big-block Chevy engine building to the next level and shows how to build these extreme high-performance engines without breaking the bank. This book goes well beyond the basic performance techniques and delves into exceptional detail on each component group of the engine.
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Rebuild and modify your Ford Inline Six with help from the leading performance builders of these engines, Vintage Inlines!
Covering Ford's small six-cylinder engine made famous in Falcons, Comets, Mustangs, and many other models from the 1960s and 1970s, this book has everything you need to know from step-by-step rebuilding instructions to performance parts that will set you apart from the rest of the crowd. If this is your first engine build, you'll...
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Jeepers rejoice! Bring new life to your classic Jeep YJ with this new guide to off-road performance.
More than 685,000 YJs were built from 1986 to 1995. They featured heavier wider leaf springs, track bars, and sway bars for improved handling. A massive range of parts are offered for these vehicles, which include lift kits, wheels up to 37 inches, larger brake rotors, high-performance aluminum remote reservoir shocks, stronger drive shafts and U-joints,...
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Authors Thacker and Herman take you through the entire process of a Ford flathead rebuild, including teardown, parts inspection, machine shop processes, replacement part selection, re-assembly, start up, and break-in. It all adds up to more than 500 color photos and insider tips on building what could be called the most iconic engine ever built, the Ford flathead V-8.
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