How To Dress Up Your Engine!
It’s somewhat by accident that I ‘dressed up’ my engine. I was really just trying to fit my AC compressor and solve the vent problem with my valve covers. However…
Checking Valve Spring Install Height & Seat Diameter
I needed to get this information so that I could pass it along to Comp Cams. They needed it to help set me up with the proper valve springs and…
Cylinder Head Modifications For Larger Rocker Studs #DarkMatterPikachu #FairmontProject
Check out Kalvinator Engines: http://www.kalvinatorengines.com I purchased larger diameter rocker studs for my engine. These new studs are stronger, but we needed to make the threaded holes larger to accommodate…
How To Resurface Cylinder Heads
Check out Kalvinator Engines: http://www.kalvinatorengines.com This is not something you do in your garage at home. As you can see in the video, to do this ‘properly’, you need specialized…
Roller Lifter Retainer Modifications #DarkMatterPikachu #FairmontProject
Check out Kalvinator Engines: http://www.kalvinatorengines.com While doing a pre assembly on my engine, #DarkMatterPikachu, we ran into some fitment issues with the lifter retainers. The reason for this is because…
How To Assemble Pistons & Rings
Check out Kalvinator Engines: http://www.kalvinatorengines.com Properly assembling your pistons before installation is critical to the life of your engine. If you don’t get it right, the results can be catastrophic.…
How To Properly Gap Piston Rings
Check out Kalvinator Engines: http://www.kalvinatorengines.com Piston ring gap is critical to the operation of your engine. Especially if it’s a performance, or boosted application like mine. In this video, Kevin…
383 Stroker Top End Assembly #ETCGDadsTruck
This is (Episode 25) of the #ETCGDadsTruck Series. Link to (Episode 26): https://youtu.be/rnKof4v0Zts Link to (Episode 24): https://youtu.be/g_dPAptfxnY This video covers the top end assembly of a small block Chevy…