Hotrod Bb Chevy Hp42 (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: HP Trade; Revised edition edition (January 1, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912656042
• ISBN-13: 978-0912656045
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #537,100 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This Book Is Outdated!, March 7, 2003

By	Mike Marvel (South East Kansas) - See all my reviews

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 This book is very old and outdated, and most of the points do not make any sense.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, October 1, 2006

By	Michael J. Falcone - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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 While full of technical info, the book is WAY OUTDATED.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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic motorhead must!!!, January 31, 2005

By	Mr. Holley "Neil" (Springfield, MO USA) - See all my reviews

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!