Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder Power Manual by Leo Santucci

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Item # MB-28154  ISBN: 1931128154




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This manual covers 194, 215, 230, 250, 292 passenger car and truck engines. Everything the engine builder needs to rebuild the Chevy for power on the street, strip or other racing applications.

However you plan your modification, from mild to wild, you will find thought-provoking insider information that will help you achieve your horsepower goals.

• Use the inline six's inherent advantages to beat the competition.
• Discover modification secrets known only by a few engine builders.
• Determine the best ways to use supercharging, turbocharging or nitrous oxide.

Finally, learn about the team that made the 292 CID such a terror on the drag strip that the sanctioning body finally did away with the class!

Table of contents:

• Development history
• Planning your project
• Block identification and selection
• Machining operations
• Oiling system modifications
• Crankshaft and timing gears
• Rods, pistons, and bearings
• Gaskets, sealing, and hardware
• Camshaft design and recommendations
• The cylinder head: key element of a Super Six
• The hybrid cylinder head: a step beyond
• Fuel, exhaust and manifolding
• Ignition: lighting the fire of power
• Supercharging: when enough isn't enough
• Turbocharging: a different route
• What about nitrous oxide
• Resource guide

About the author:

Leo Santucci has been building and racing six-cylinder Chevrolets for the past 30 years. He has researched everything written on sixes during that time. You will benefit from his interviews with many six-cylinder stars including Glen Self, Cotton Perry and the late Kay Sissell, Jim Headrick and "California Bill" Fisher.

Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder Power Manual by Leo Santucci