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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Classic motorhead must!!!,
By Mr. Holley "Neil" (Springfield, MO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Hotrod Big-Block Chevys HP42 (Paperback)
This book is the best engine building bible to live by for early big block Chevy fans. You must understand and appreciate how people built up engines in the "early days" to really see why people do it the way they do today. The information might be outdated to some, but truely valuable to others (pertaining mostly to classic engines). If you have a sixties or early seventies big block Chevy, then this would be the book for you. This book today might be called "How to Build Durable Big Block Performance". It really goes in depth with early big block engine specs., cylinder head upgrading, a great section on carbs., and wonderful photos of these early motors with awesome tips. If you are building a Ram Jet ZL1 454 fuel injected big block, then this book would be too outdated for you. But if like me you have a 1969 original Chevy C20 with a stock 396 and are looking for durable street performance, (not racing performance) this book is for you!
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
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This Book Is Outdated!,
By Mike Marvel (South East Kansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Hotrod Big-Block Chevys HP42 (Paperback)
I purchased this book to use as a guide for my first big block hot rod build up. What I have is a huge disappointment. This book is very old and outdated, and most of the points do not make any sense. It continually says that aftermarket parts are inferior to GM parts. Plain and simply put, a lot of steps have been taken in the automotive aftermarket world that this book does not talk about nor should it, since it was written so long ago that Jegs, and Summit did not even exist. Save your money instead of buying this book, unless you are a very unskilled, and you plan on using junk yard parts to build your engine.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A BIG (BLOCK) DISAPPOINTMENT,
This review is from: How to Hotrod Big-Block Chevys HP42 (Paperback)
Well one of the other reviewers is 100percent right. While full of technical info, the book is WAY OUTDATED. Many of the GM parts listed are no longer available, there is no mention of GM Perforamnce Parts engines, or the GEN V and GEN VI big blocks since this book was written in the 70's, and as mentioned by someone else here, claims aftermarket parts are usually inferior. Not true today. The book should be updated at a minimum. A nice read if you are restoring an old Vette or Chevy. But if you are looking to build a modern big block, look elsewhere.
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The 396/427/454 Chevrolet utilizes the most up-to-date design concepts and capitalizes on Chevrolet's past experience in producing highly successful V8 engines. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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The 396/427/454 Chevrolet utilizes the most up-to-date design concepts and capitalizes on Chevrolet's past experience in producing highly successful V8 engines. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
sanding sleeves, rear cam bearing, exhaust clearance, deck clearance, moly rings, intake lift, cam grinders, crank centerline, dome volume, metering rods, forged pistons, rocker ratio, exhaust lift, hydraulic camshaft, quench area, pin bosses, crank sprocket, harmonic balancer, cam sprocket, degree wheel, stock rockers, align boring, compression height, gasket kit, valve lash Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Racer Brown, Bob Joehnck, Bill Jenkins, Popular Hotrodding, Bill King, Kay Sissell, Holley Carburetors, Pro Stock, Turbo Hydra-matic, Weaver Brothers, Core Plug, Distributor Assembly, Module Kit, Piston-Ring Unit, Bearing Kit, Con-Rod Bolt, Jere Stahl, Pump-and-Screen Assembly, United Motors New!
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