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How to build Chevy small-block circle-track racing engines / Jeff Huneycutt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huneycutt, Jeff, author.
- Series:
- S-A design ; SA121.
- S-A design ; SA121
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Automobiles, Racing--Motors.
- Automobiles, Racing.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (399 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- North Branch, Minnesota : CarTech, [2007]
- Summary:
- The photos in this edition are black and white.When your pride is on the line at the track, it's good to know that you have the best engine possible in your racecar.Whether you're racing on dirt or pavement, whatever class you run, you know that it takes power and reliability to make it to victory circle.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter 1: Getting Started
- Setting Up Shop
- Tools
- Measurement Tools
- Chapter 2: Block Preparation and Machining
- The Engine
- Block Choices
- Identifying Core Shift
- Installing Freeze Plugs
- Boring the Cam Tunnel
- Decking the Block
- Boring the Cylinders
- Boring the Lifter Bores
- Stress Relieving the Block
- Final Honing
- Cleaning
- Polish the Oil Galleries
- Final Checks
- Chapter 3: Short Block Assembly
- Crankshaft Considerations
- Connecting Rods
- Working with Rod/Stroke Ratios
- Rod Prep
- Rod Bolt Stretch
- Pistons
- Balancing
- Balance Versus Overbalance
- Piston Rings
- Installing the Crank
- Rod and Piston Assembly
- Chapter 4: Cylinder Heads and the Valvetrain
- Cylinder Head Machine Work
- Decking
- Valveguides
- Spring Seats
- Screw-In Rocker Studs
- Valve Seats
- Valvespring Seat Versus Nose Pressures
- Adjusting Spring Pressures
- Valvespring Coil Bind
- Installing the Cam Bearings
- Installing the Cam
- Determining Pushrod Length
- Camshaft Timing
- Intake Centerline Method
- Finding Piston TDC
- Measuring Valve Movement
- Piston-to-Valve Clearance
- Chapter 5: Street Stock Engine Build
- The Block
- Rotating Assembly
- Cylinder Heads and Valvetrain
- Ignition
- The Spec Sheet
- Chapter 6: NASCAR Late Model Stock Engine Build
- Oiling
- Chapter 7: Dirt Late Model Engine Build
- Valvetrain
- Chapter 8: Break-in, Regular Maintenance and Teardown
- Break-In
- Regular Maintenance
- Teardown and Rebuild
- Engine Build Sheet
- Source Guide.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-61325-649-3
- OCLC:
- 1182026276
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