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PanelDeland · 12-29-2008, 05:54 PM

For good info on the inliners,look for a book called

"Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder Power Manual" It's by Leo Santucci who is supposed to be the guru of Chevy 6 cyl.The ISBN is 1-931128-15-4
A lot of it is for very high performance motors but some is useful for street motors also.There is tons of info on what pistons and which cam to run and if you really want to blow the doors off of a V-8 it describes the process to convert a pair of SBC heads to a crossflow 6 Cyl head.I got it thru Motor Books.com and paid $19.95 for it.

For those wanting to do the HEI swap look in the FAQ's for member "shifty"s write up.He provides part #'s for the little terminal ends in the electrical block on the firewall and detailed instructions on how to do the swap.Took me about 2 hours to gather parts(15 min to pull dist at JY,1 hour to find and get terminals and 1/2 hour to get wires,plugs and new cap/rotor)and about 20-30 min to do the swap.You will need a timing light and a feeler guage for the plugs.

12-29-2008, 05:54 PM	#46
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,993	Re: Post Your Straight Six Pics! For good info on the inliners,look for a book called "Chevrolet Inline Six-Cylinder Power Manual" It's by Leo Santucci who is supposed to be the guru of Chevy 6 cyl.The ISBN is 1-931128-15-4 A lot of it is for very high performance motors but some is useful for street motors also.There is tons of info on what pistons and which cam to run and if you really want to blow the doors off of a V-8 it describes the process to convert a pair of SBC heads to a crossflow 6 Cyl head.I got it thru Motor Books.com and paid $19.95 for it. For those wanting to do the HEI swap look in the FAQ's for member "shifty"s write up.He provides part #'s for the little terminal ends in the electrical block on the firewall and detailed instructions on how to do the swap.Took me about 2 hours to gather parts(15 min to pull dist at JY,1 hour to find and get terminals and 1/2 hour to get wires,plugs and new cap/rotor)and about 20-30 min to do the swap.You will need a timing light and a feeler guage for the plugs. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil" Last edited by PanelDeland; 12-29-2008 at 06:00 PM.