Can a Small-Block Chevy 350 Really Make 600 HP? | Ed Smith with Barry T | Ask Ed 24

Can a small-block Chevrolet 350 really make 600 horsepower? Longtime engine builder and racer Ed Smith explains what it would take, why a naturally aspirated street 350 is a different proposition, and what he learned after replacing the 305 short block in his 1982 short-bed Stepside pickup with a 350 while retaining the same cylinder heads and carburetor. Ed and Barry T also discuss seating main bearings by tapping the crankshaft, cylinder honing, Ford flathead modifications, engine harmonics, Ford’s SOHC 427 Cammer, 2-bolt versus 4-bolt and splayed main caps, Ford FE engines, stroker combinations and much more. One especially memorable story begins at 12:46, when Ed explains how wheel hop and driveline shock contributed to every center main cap in one of their dirt-track engines cracking into two pieces. What should Ed answer next? Leave your engine-building, machining or racing question in the comments. Join Barry T’s Garage:   / @barrytsgarage   Chapters: 0:00 Welcome to Ask Ed 24 0:48 Chevy 305 vs. 350: Crankshafts, Mileage and Horsepower 3:17 Seating Main Bearings by Tapping the Crankshaft 5:05 How Freely Should a Blueprinted Short Block Turn? 6:04 Honing the Cylinder Bore Larger at the Bottom 7:38 Twin Turbos on a Ford Flathead V8? 8:17 Moving the Studs in a 21-Stud Ford Flathead 9:43 Nylon Cam Gears and Engine Harmonics 11:24 Ford SOHC 427 Cammer Engines 12:46 2-Bolt, 4-Bolt and Splayed Main Caps 14:28 Building a 1962 Cadillac 390 15:21 Australian Cleveland Heads on a Ford 400 18:16 Heating Oil Rings to Reduce Tension 18:58 Machining Honda Cylinder Heads 20:08 Chrysler 440 Rods in a Ford 385-Series Stroker 21:56 Four-Cylinder Quarter-Mile Engine Modifications 23:43 Ford FE Engines: 390, 410 and 428 26:51 LS Engine Modifications 28:47 Chevrolet 377 vs. 383 Stroker Combinations 29:42 Modifying an EFI Engine Without Confusing the Computer 31:20 Ford 351M vs. 400M 31:58 Ford Godzilla Engine 32:10 Building a Chrysler 318 vs. Starting With a 360 33:37 Ford 390 With 428 Heads—and Building a 428 From a Truck 390 35:53 Closing ss to perks:    / @barrytsgarage