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Crank Grinding – The Myth of the .010”/.010” crankshaft
Regrinding the crankshaft is an important part of the engine rebuilding process. It was almost an art in the ‘40s,...
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Regrinding the crankshaft is an important part of the engine rebuilding process. It was almost an art in the ‘40s,...
Back in the early ’90s, when Chrysler realized that it would need a new truck motor to replace its 318/360...
Back in the early ’90s, when Chrysler realized that it would need a new truck motor to replace its 318/360...
Chrysler replaced its old SOHC four cylinders with an all-new family of SOHC and DOHC engines in 1995. There were...
Casting numbers, VIN codes, components and processes to rebuild/remanufacture these engines are compiled for Chrysler’s newly revised engine family including...
This engine was installed in many of the "A" bodied cars including the Buick Century, the Cutlass Ciera and the...
Ford 5.0L/302 "Cobra" Cams Problem: Ford made a limited number of the Mustang Cobras with a "super-high-output" 5.0L in ’93,...
Shortly after GM introduced the LS1 in the ’97 Corvette, they created a whole new family of small block truck...
(Download the illustrated pdf here) We’re going to take a look at two of these engines, including bothversions of the...
(Download the illustrated pdf here) We’re going to take a look at two of these engines, including both versions of...
Before we run through the changes, though, here’s a quick overview of the 3.3L and 3.8L engines: (download the...
Chrysler made the Hemi engine famous. They didn’t invent the hemispherical chamber, but they were the first to build an...
The Buick 3.8L has evolved from its humble beginnings as a cheap, easy to build, economy motor in 1962 into...
Chrysler replaced its old SOHC four cylinders with an all-new family of SOHC and DOHC engines in 1995. There were...
That’s good news for rebuilders, because most of them are in vehicles that are worth fixing when they need an...
The first generation small block was revised to create the second generation LT1/LT4 that was used for some applications from...
The 3.0L Ford pushrod motor has been around for nearly 20 years. It was originally introduced back in 1986 and...
It was rated at 200 HP and it was originally used as the base motor in the Intrepid and Concorde,...
The old 1.9L was modified and upgraded in the process of making it into the 2.0L. The new engine...
Doug Anderson is president of Grooms Engines, Parts, Machining, Inc., located in Nashville, TN. He has authored numerous technical articles...
