Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 4
Introduction 4
Chapter 1: Building Basics 9
Organization 10
Compression Ratio 12
Power Physics 14
Building a Cleveland Stroker 15
Chapter 2: The Block 24
Cleveland Block Identification 25
Block Preparation 32
Fasteners and Threads 34
Chapter 3: Rotating Assembly 36
Crankshaft 36
Balancer and Flywheel 42
Pistons 45
Connecting Rods 47
Displacement 50
Cleveland Stroker Kits 51
Sweat the Details 52
Chapter 4: Lubrication 55
Pump Blueprinting 56
Oil Control 57
Chapter 5: Cylinder Heads 59
Factory Iron Heads 59
Head Prep 63
Cylinder Head Sources 67
Cylinder Head Innovations 67
Jon Kaase Racing Engines 69
Powerheads Performance Engineering 70
MPG Head Service/Cam Research Corporation 71
Scott Cook Motorsports 72
Edelbrock Corporation 73
Trick Flow Specialties 74
Pro Comp USA 75
Air Flow Dynamics 75
Chapter 6: Camshaft/Valvetrain 77
Street Cams 77
Race Cams 81
Lifters 82
Valvetrain 85
Chapter 7: Induction 90
Carburetion 90
Carburetor Sources 94
Holley Carburetors 94
Edelbrock Corporation 94
Demon Carburetion 95
Proform 95
Exotic Ford Carburetion 95
Weber Induction 96
Intake Manifold 96
Electronic Fuel Injection Sources 100
MSD Ignition 100
Holley Performance Products 101
Fuel Air Spark Technology 101
Nitrous Oxide 101
Supercharging and Turbocharging 104
Chapter 8: Ignition 106
Quick Fire 106
Ignition Timing 106
Spark Knock 108
Breaker-Point Ignition 108
Electronic Ignition 109
Ignition Coils 111
Distributor Sources 111
MSD Ignition 111
Mallory Ignition 112
Performance Distributors 113
Crane 114
Magnetos 114
Ignition Wires 114
Distributor Caps 115
Spark Plugs 115
Chapter 9: Exhaust 116
Header Selection 116
Calculating Primary Tube Size 117
Secondary Tubes and Collectors 118
Equal-Length, Step, and Tri-Y Headers 118
Exhaust System 119
Chapter 10: Break-In & Tuning 122
Getting Started 122
Break-In 125
Exhaust System 127
After the Break-In 127
Chapter 11: Power Builds 128
400 Horsepower 128
MCE Engines TMeyer, Inc. 500 Horsepower 132
Trick Flow Specialties Horsepower Monster 400 134
Jeff Huneycutt 600 Horsepower 136
JGM Performance Engineering 400 Proof Positive 139
Richard Holdener
Source Guide 144