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How to Modify Your Mopar Magnum V-8HP1473: A Step-by-Step Guide to Modifying Magnum Series Engines for High PerformanceStreet and Racing Applications

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Book is detailed for the do it yourselfer with little or no prior experience. If your looking for more, such as performance applications, this book does not have much. I am an ASE certified mechanic, and I am disappointed in this book. Nice general information, but not much more. For example, almost no info on improving Magnum RT cylinder head port flow.

This book is virtually identical (same diagrams and pics) as the mopar magnum manual. About 90+% of the book entails taking a magnum apart and putting it back together. The next 5-8% or so covers the bolt on performance products for the magnum. The only "modifying" I could find in this book was the small section on cylinder head porting (of course with no pics/diagrams) and an oil pan baffle. I know Larry is smarter than this. He has put out some very good information in the past. I dont know if this a contract conflict with Mopar that he doesnt put out this sort of information or what, but this book wasn't very helpful. I would suggest a website forum over this book any/every day.

This book is like the other Larry Shepard mopar small block book. It's okay, but needs more detail. Since Larry was an engineer at Chrysler, he only explores building the engine with Chrysler parts. I wish there was more detail on porting heads, oiling system mods, rocker arm selection and more. It is good to have it to use with other books for building a small block Chrysler, but I would not use it as a sole guidebook.

I bought this book for my husband. He loves it. He said it's the best Mopar book he has. He has been pouring over it since he got it. He says it's one of his favorite shop manuals.

i grow up around the dodges from the time i can remember. i was looking for something to tell me more about other people veiws. it didn't tell me anything that i didn't already know. for someone with less experance it get be very helpful. but larry does right another book on mopars "how to rebuild mopar magnum" and should buy that one first to fully understand the basics.

Even though this book is not a direct sale from Amazon, the second party seller got this book to me in good time. I have not had a chance to go through it, one of these days I will be able to use the book to plan how to get more mopar ponies.