The Piston Engine has been with us for a long time and it would be hard to expect its present stage of development, that it is going to be supplanted over-night by the gas turbine. However, the inherent advantages of the turbine are great enough to have warranted the millions of dollars in...
OUR FIRST acquaintance with a hot rodded Slant Six came at a Chrysler test track, when we had a chance to tool around in one of their dream cars, the XNR,
BIGGEST and newest of the Ford engine lineup is a 406 cubic inch mill which puts out 405 horses at 5,800 rpm breathing through three two's. It also delivers a very respectable 448 lb/ft of torque at 3,500 rpm, which would prompt most people to think in terms of matching the 406 to Ford's new...
Ford's Objective in designing its latest V8 way to provide more power for the compact and intermediate line.
RUSS Wainscott and Joy Fair are co-owners of a busy repair shop in Pontiac, Michigan, which specializes in tuneup and dynamometer work. However, their main hobby and lifetime interest is in racing modifieds, and they do this with characteristic thoroughness.
Bigger Valves=Better Breathing=Power BIG VALUES are a gateway to power. The bigger the valves, the better on engine can breathe (improved volumetric efficiency) and the more torque you can count on at high rpm.
DICK DI BIASI, of De Bi's Enterprises, Madison, New Jersey, has tackLed the difficulty of increasing cylinder bores with a refreshingly new approach.
BUICK, which last year introduced an aluminum V8, is again at the forefront with an engine all-new for '62; this time it's a 198 cubic inch V6 that delivers 135 horsepower at 4,600 rpm. Why a V6? General Motors Corporation says it is much less costly than the aluminum V8 and much easier to produce.
CREDIT must go to Buick for designing the first American Aluminum V8 to be produced on a mass production basis.
Chevy Goes Big with its new 409 VS Having been stung. by those big Pontiacs during the last couple of years, Chevy has come out with something to blow competition off the strip.
SMALL ENGINES WITH BIG PUNCH STROKE YOUR CORVAIR FOR MORE CUBES, TORQUE A stroker crank will make the Corvair' s performance commensurate with its sporty looks, especially with the mill coupled to a/our-speed box.
THE CHRYSLER 300 series does not need any introduction in hot rodding circles. This year, the 300H makes its appearance on a shorter wheelbase that has trimmed several hundred pounds ol needless weight, making it HOT competition
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A CONNECTING rod seems like a very simple forging which would not require more than casual inspection before you reinstall it in an engine.
The difference between a winning and losing car may be just poor planning. Here's a what and why checklist that should be consulted be/ore commencing actual work.