Chevy 348 409 Hi Po

Straight from the pages of Hot Rod magazine comes this report on Chevy's popular power mills. Covering modifying for horsepower, quarter mile techniques, racing Impala & SS performance, engineering the 348-409, specifications & history. Great tips and techniques help you get the most from your Chevy for street or strip.

Chevy's W-series 348 and later the 409 became legends on the street. Recently, the 348s and 409s have enjoyed a high-performance renaissance and many speed manufacturers are making heads, blocks, and virtually every part for these engines.

Hot Rod' reports on Chevrolet's revolutionary small-block V-8s Covering: bolt-on horsepower, engine rebuilding, specs., street mods, hotting up a 283, restoration '301' speed secrets.

Can you tell which water pump is for pre-1969 applications? Does the complete casting number always appear on all crankshafts? Answers to these questions and many more fill this complete guide to all 1955-93 Chevy V-8s. Coverage includes blocks, heads, crankshafts, intake and exhaust manifolds, carburetors, fuel pumps, water pumps, generator/alternators, and EGR valves.

'Hot Rod' reports on the Chevrolet 302 and 327 small block muscle engines. Covering: blueprinting the Z-28 engine, 572hp unblown 327, 467hp 327, 501hp from 302, best heads for the 327 & 302, supercharging the 327.

Hot Rod' reports on Chevrolet's powerful big- block V-8 combinations. Covering: 600 hp 454 street rat, build low compression and high torque, the Yenko 502, 1000 hp from 498, affordable 612 hp 496, Street heads.

Ever wanted to know how you can really build some big inches into your Chevy. Well here is the answer, many article explain in detail how it can be done. Reported on are the bow tie blocks, nitrous, merlin blocks and blowers with 468, 496, 510, 572, 604 & 705 CID. With 132 well illustrated pages.