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The Chevrolet small block is one of the best automotive engines ever created. The venerable V 8 has powered everything from Chevrolet's own factory creations, to thousands of hot rods and customs, to race cars of all forms. How To Build a Small Block Chevy for the Street is essential for every builder or admirer of this incredible piece of automotive engineering. Expert Jim Richardson will help you find the engine you need and teach you how to remove it, disassemble it, rebuild it, improve it, get it back in your car, and fire it up. Richardson also covers subjects such as porting, shot peening, turbos, supercharging, and dynamometer testing. Detailed appendices provide critical specifications for the various versions of the small block, the recommended clearances and torque specs that you'll need as you start bolting things together, and a list of resources for small block related parts and services. Covers 262 1974 1976, 265 1956 1957, 267 1979 1982, 283 1857 1967, 302 1967 1969, 305 1978 1984, 307 1968 1973, 327 1962 1969, 350 1968 1984, and 400 1970 1976 CID engines. Table of Contents Acknowledgements Finding an engine Removal Systematic disassembly Measuring tools Measuring Choosing a machine shop What machine shops do Heads Porting Camshafts Shot peening Crankshafts Hygiene Preparing for assembly Final measurements Bottom end assembly Top end assembly Carburetors Headers and exhaust Ignition Recommendations Start up Dynamometer testing Turbos and superchargers Full color photography and helpful diagrams make this book easy to follow, even for the first timer. This is the most complete guide to the small block Chevy!
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