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High Performance Chevy Small Block Cams & Valvetrains

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High Performance Chevy Small Block Cams & Valvetrains

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The photos in this edition are black and white.

Graham Hansen, author of the best-selling SA Design title How To Build Big-Inch Chevy Small Blocks, takes the mystery out of camshaft and valvetrain function, selection, and design. He covers camshaft basics, including a thorough explanation of how a cam operates in conjunction with the rest of the engine and valvetrain. He discusses technical terms like overlap, lobe centerline, duration, lift, and cam profiling. Comparisons between roller and flat-tappet cams are addressed and analyzed.

This book covers rocker arms, lifters, valves, valvesprings, retainers, guideplates, pushrods, and cam drives, as well as detailed information on how to degree a cam and choose the proper cam for your application. Finally, matching cams to cylinder heads, analyzing port flow, and proving it all through dyno tests round out this informative volume.

Chapter 1: Introduction to Small-Block Chevy Cams and Valvetrains

Basics

Where We’re Headed

Chapter 2: Camshaft Basics

Camshaft Types

Lobe Prospecting – Duration

Lobe Centerlines

Advance or Retard

Overlap

Overlap Specialties

Exhaust Closing

Lobe Profiling

Conclusion 

Chapter 3: Roller Cams

Mechanical vs. Hydraulic Rollers

Pluses and Minuses 

Mechanical Rollers

Street Rollers

Converting From Flat to Roller

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Valvetrain Overview

Evolution

Chapter 5: Valves, Springs, Retainers, and Keepers

Valves 

Springs 1

Retainers and Keepers 

Seals

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Rocker Arms, Studs, Pushrods, and Lifters

Rocker Arms

It’s All in the Ratio

Studs and Guideplates

Pushrods 

Lifters 

Chapter 7: Cam Drives 

Practical Applications 

Conclusion

Chapter 8: Shaft Rocker Systems

Fulcrum Length 

Offset Rockers

Practical Applications

Chapter 9: How To Install and Degree a Cam

Bolt It In

Tools to Get Your Degree

Degree Program

Converting to a Roller Cam

Power Tuning

Lash Loops 

Conclusion

Chapter 10: How to Choose a Cam

The Saga of Ricky Racer

Street Compromises

Duration Facts

Chapter 11: Supercharger, Nitrous, and Turbo Cams

Nitrous 

Supercharging

Turbocharging

Power Adder Cams

Nitrous Cams

Chapter 12: Valvetrain Dynamics 

Valve Float 

Valve Toss

Lobe Design

Mass Attack

Conclusion 

Chapter 13: Matching Cams and Cylinder Heads

Port Flow

Cams and Cylinder Heads

Conclusion

Chapter 14: Dyno Tests

Engine 1

Engine 2

Engine 3

Engine 4

Engine 5

Engine 6

Engine 7 

Engine 8

Source Guide

The photos in this edition are black and white.

Graham Hansen, author of the best-selling SA Design title How To Build Big-Inch Chevy Small Blocks, takes the mystery out of camshaft and valvetrain function, selection, and design. He covers camshaft basics, including a thorough explanation of how a cam operates in conjunction with the rest of the engine and valvetrain. He discusses technical terms like overlap, lobe centerline, duration, lift, and cam profiling. Comparisons between roller and flat-tappet cams are addressed and analyzed.

This book covers rocker arms, lifters, valves, valvesprings, retainers, guideplates, pushrods, and cam drives, as well as detailed information on how to degree a cam and choose the proper cam for your application. Finally, matching cams to cylinder heads, analyzing port flow, and proving it all through dyno tests round out this informative volume.

Pages : 144
Size : 8.5 X 11 (inches)
Format : Paperback / softback
Illustrations : 300 b/w
Publisher : CarTech
ISBN : 9781613250563
Product Code : SA105P

Chapter 1: Introduction to Small-Block Chevy Cams and Valvetrains

Basics

Where We’re Headed

Chapter 2: Camshaft Basics

Camshaft Types

Lobe Prospecting – Duration

Lobe Centerlines

Advance or Retard

Overlap

Overlap Specialties

Exhaust Closing

Lobe Profiling

Conclusion 

Chapter 3: Roller Cams

Mechanical vs. Hydraulic Rollers

Pluses and Minuses 

Mechanical Rollers

Street Rollers

Converting From Flat to Roller

Conclusion

Chapter 4: Valvetrain Overview

Evolution

Chapter 5: Valves, Springs, Retainers, and Keepers

Valves 

Springs 1

Retainers and Keepers 

Seals

Conclusion

Chapter 6: Rocker Arms, Studs, Pushrods, and Lifters

Rocker Arms

It’s All in the Ratio

Studs and Guideplates

Pushrods 

Lifters 

Chapter 7: Cam Drives 

Practical Applications 

Conclusion

Chapter 8: Shaft Rocker Systems

Fulcrum Length 

Offset Rockers

Practical Applications

Chapter 9: How To Install and Degree a Cam

Bolt It In

Tools to Get Your Degree

Degree Program

Converting to a Roller Cam

Power Tuning

Lash Loops 

Conclusion

Chapter 10: How to Choose a Cam

The Saga of Ricky Racer

Street Compromises

Duration Facts

Chapter 11: Supercharger, Nitrous, and Turbo Cams

Nitrous 

Supercharging

Turbocharging

Power Adder Cams

Nitrous Cams

Chapter 12: Valvetrain Dynamics 

Valve Float 

Valve Toss

Lobe Design

Mass Attack

Conclusion 

Chapter 13: Matching Cams and Cylinder Heads

Port Flow

Cams and Cylinder Heads

Conclusion

Chapter 14: Dyno Tests

Engine 1

Engine 2

Engine 3

Engine 4

Engine 5

Engine 6

Engine 7 

Engine 8

Source Guide

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