TAPERED ROD PIN BUSHINGS Pin Bushings require about the same amount of interference fit as a piston pin. The same rod heater you use to fit pins can be useful with certain pin bushings. Tapered rods can be very difficult to remove and install bushings in and usually...
SMALL DIAMETER DAMPERS It is a common practice to use the early Chevrolet V8 6-1/8” diameter harmonic damper as a light weight performance upgrade to the 6-3/4” and the 8” dampers that come on the later, longer stroke engines. Though no horsepower is to be had by...
REMOVING DRY SLEEVES Removing dry cylinder liners by pressing them out can require a lot of setup time. Using your boring bar, offset the centering with a .030 feeler gauge on one finger. Line up the offset so you can view your cut. Set the bit by letting it slide out...
GROWING ALUMINUM We live in a time where aluminum blocks with cast-in sleeves are common. We build several dozen Gen III and Gen IV GM LS type motors per year. We finish our cylinders .001” tighter on the aluminum block engines to compensate for the additional growth...
DIAL BORE GAUGE HOLDER Boring Bar Stands don’t have any place for holding your dial bore gauge. I bought a magnetic spay gun holder from a paint and body shop supply store. I stuck it on my stand as you can see in the picture and now that gauge is right where I want...
CLEANING KEEPERS When cleaning valve train parts it is so easy to lose the tiny keepers. We always keep any extra keepers we have in case of losing one, but there’s always that one head that you don’t have extra keepers for. We purchased a very inexpensive item on...