How
to Hop Up Chevrolet & GMC Engines
Roger Huntington
Speed tuning theory and practice, costs, horsepower
and torque for Chevrolet 6s from 1937 through 1954, plus the 228, 248
and 270 GMC engines. This classic handbook discusses the five paths to
power: cam, carburetion, compression, exhaust and ignition. Separate
chapters detail fitting the block, stock and special Wayne and Horning
cylinder heads, rocker arms, pushrods, cams, boring for larger pistons,
rings, drilled crankshafts, intake manifolds, exhaust headers, ignitions
and even superchargers.
Shows how to plan modifications, then estimate horsepower and torque. Roger explains
what this will cost back in 1951.
158 pages, 5 ½" x 8½"
ISBN: 1-931128-07-3
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Table of Contents
| Announcement | 3 | |
| Preface | 5 | |
| Chapter 1: | The Why and the Wherefore | 9 |
Chapter 2: |
The Chevy Power Family |
15 |
| Chapter 3: | The Paths to Power | 23 |
| Chapter 4: | Fitting Up the Block | 35 |
| Chapter 5: | The Cylinder Head | 57 |
| Chapter 6: | The Induction System | 71 |
| Chapter 7: | Ignition | 95 |
| Chapter 8: | Superchargers | 111 |
| Chapter 9: | What'll She Do | 123 |
| Chapter 10: | Planning the Job | 135 |
| Appendix I | Clearances & General Operating Data - Wayne Engine | 145 |
| Appendix II | Souping G.M.C. Engines for Chevrolet Cars | 149 |