The Walk-around Inspection
You’ll find the oil filler cap somewhere on the valve cover. If the engine is a longitudinally-installed V6 or V8 the cap could be on either valve cover, if the engine is a transverse installation, the...
View Article1986 Ford Taurus/Mercury Sable
Back in 1982, Ford brought out its first soft-form car, the Thunderbird, and unlocked the door to aerodynamic shapes in the 1980s- “membrane cars,” as Art Center College of Design prof Strother MacMinn...
View Article1970-1971 Plymouth/Dodge Intermediate: 425 hp
For the last two years of its production life, the Street Hemi had hydraulic lifters, but the cam retained approximately the same valve events as before. Street Hemis ran best with their valve lash...
View Article1966-1967 Chevy II SS327: 350 hp
Muscle cars were mostly intermediates with big-block engines. Customers thought big was better. Engineers knew otherwise, knew that a high power-to-weight ratio was the key. In 1966, Chevy was the only...
View Article1968-1969 Plymouth/Dodge Intermediate: 425 hp
For 1968, Chrysler helped the Hemi a bit with a better cam, different valve springs, and a windage tray in the oil pan to hold the oil away from the crank, thereby reducing parasitic power losses....
View Article1966-1969 Chevrolet Chevelle SS396: 375 hp
Chevrolet was always in the fast-car business, so there were plenty of SS396 Chevelles. Most of them were nice, docile cars with torquey big blocks that could put your license in points trouble in just...
View Article1968-1969 Chevy II Nova SS396: 375 hp
In late spring of 1968, I eased out of the GM Tech Center in a sweetheart of a Chevy II: a four-speed, bright red with a black vinyl top. Except for the chrome 396 badge on the front fenders, it could...
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