Performance Automotive Engine Math: Fast Engine Math for Street & Race Applications Airstream The Chevrolet small-block V-8 made

The Chevrolet small-block V-8 made its debut in 1955

Drawing on his own extensive experience of both buying and building rods

including the all-aluminum ZL1 427

Peter Aitchison’s 1936 Ford Roadster

A nice byproduct of that was more comfortable cruising speeds

Performance Automotive Engine Math: Fast Engine Math for Street & Race Applications Airstream The Chevrolet small-block V-8 madeAll the parts within any engine are designed and engineered using the appropriate mathematics to function efficiently and be durable. When discussing high performance automotive engines, a specific set of math formulas are used to develop and design power plants to make more power at higher rpm levels and still survive. The various forms of motorsport and street use all have different requirements, but the math used to design engines to be competitive