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Chevrolet Small Block Parts Interchange Manual (S-A Design)

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This is more of a listing of chevy part numbers and a brief description of each generation small block chevy. If you want to know which Vortec heads will fit on a Gen I block this book will not tell you. It's not really an "interchange manual" in that regard. It doesn't give you a head casting number for example and tell you which blocks it's compatible with, or which intake manifolds it's compatible with. This was what I was looking for and I figured an "interchange manual" would have that in it.

When I purchased this book, I was looking for an updated building book for a person that has most of the basic information and experience to build a small block, but needs updated and preferred parts and newer methods for assembly. This book is fine for the totally "brand new to the job", type builders. It includes all the basic things needed, though the author seemed to be pushing certain brands of tools to do the work on the motors. It's just way to basic for my needs. Chevrolet has improved their blocks and I needed some concentration on the newer parts and blocks, while there was very little about the improvements made or the differences. I have since purchased another book that I thought would better fit my needs, but this book too, was a letdown. "Chevrolet small block parts interchange manual" by Ed Staffel, didn't meet many of my expectations, but maybe I'm too fussy.