Hot Rod Horsepower Handbook (Motorbooks Workshop) Review

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(More customer reviews)A beloved great uncle, pass away last summer and left me his automotive tools and almost rebuilt hot rod. My boys and I tinkered with it a little but really didn't have a clue. A teacher from the middle school sent the Hot Rod Horsepower Handbook home with my son and we dug in. The book is comprehensive and motivating. Great resource.

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How to Build Chevy Small-Block Circle-Track Racing Engines (Performance How-To) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this book for ideas for building an ultimate street big block. It provides a very thorough tour of professional engine building. Like any race engine build, you have to pay exceptional attention to the details. All the small details in this book made it a very informative read.

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When your pride is on the line at the track, it's good to know that you have the best engine possible in your racecar. Whether you're racing on dirt or pavement, whatever class you run, you know that it takes power and reliability to make it to victory circle. Tapping into the knowledge and expertise of some of racing's top engine builders, the author delivers the information you need to put your engine at the front of the field. This book is chock full of tips and tricks that will have your engine making more power--reliably--than the competition. It covers parts selection, block prep, short block assembly, advice on how to get the best results from your machine work, port work, camshaft and valvetrain parts and prep, oiling system recommendations, final assembly, and more. Readers will also benefit from the advice of top engine builder Keith Dorton, and will follow the builds ofan all-aluminum 800-hp dirt-track motor by Clements Racing Engines, a NASCAR Late Model Stock-style restricted motor from Charlie's Automotive, and a Street-Stock engine by KT Engines.

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How to Tune and Modify Your Camaro, 1982-1998 (Motorbooks Workshop) Review

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(More customer reviews)I've got both this book and Shelby's, and I like both a lot. Another reviewer mentioned they thought this book was too general, but I've found that to actually be helpful, and the author explained that the modifications you need to make depend on your specific needs, situation and budget.
Shelby's book may be more specific, but many of the items he recommends are way out of my price range.
Scott's book recommends some low-buck methods of making some really worthwhile improvements, especially to the suspension, brakes and engine. And there are plenty how-to tips that have probably saved me hours of mistakes.
If you can only afford one of these books, then this one will help more because it'll tell you how to save money on your build-up, too. Or you can do what I did: get both. Their both worth reading.

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Improve the power, performance and good looks of your Camaro in every way! Detailed chapters cover rebuilding the engine; induction system and cylinder heads; supercharging, turbocharging and nitrous oxide injection; camshaft and valvetrain; exhaust system; electronics and ignition; transmission and driveline; handling and suspension. Covers all F-body Camaros up to 1998.

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Hemi: The Ultimate American V-8 Review

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(More customer reviews)This is the latest in a long line of very good automotive-related books from author Genat. The photos are top-notch and the text informative, if a little simplistic. The overview of the early and late hemi's origins at the beginning of the book is top notch. The chapters on the many Mopar bodystyles that featured the hemi option are also quite good. My only quibble is that the book often does not show the featured cars' engines in the make and model chapters.
However, if you're a Mopar enthusiast or a hemi nut, this book will "light your fire." Despite the minor quibbles above, it's a great book and I can heartily recommend it.

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"Gentleman start your engines." Take a high octane tour through the evolution of this legendary engine. Robert Genat's vivid photographs bring these engines and the cars that housed them racing to life. Chock full of facts and fascinating details on this remarkable engine and the muscle cars it powered: Charger, Road Runner, Superbird, Challenger, Barracuda, Super Bee and the rest.

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Motion Performance: Tales of a Muscle Car Builder Review

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(More customer reviews)A great book and the writing is excellent. Top quality hard cover and paper stock- especially for the $. The book is basically broken down by year and model and the author goes thru what (if anything) was new from Motion for the year and then has pics and stories of certain cars. Lots of excellent high quality photographs and, as mentioned, many never before seen.
Constructive criticism: there is mention of the outrageous Motion ads (these were always in Hi Po Cars and Speed and Supercar magazine) but IIRC they only showed one. They should have included most or all of them in the book for the reader to see; the ads are the best evidence of what Motion Performance was all about. The brief history of the hi po car that was included was unnecessary: the book is about Motion Performance; we really don't need to read about the prior 60 yrs of performance cars- these were wasted pages. My biggest gripe is there are little to no production figures or even approximates; if the numbers don't exist that should've been stated; however, it appears Rosen kept his production records (although maybe not all?). They do mention the numbers for the rarest of the rare- but not, for example, how many 1969 427 camaros were produced. The lack of production figures is a glaring omission IMO. A few more paragraphs on the business itself would have been nice. It appears they ran a speed shop also but this was barely mentioned. As the business grew, approx how many employees did it have that yr? Little to no mention of the challenges/logistics of running it out of a 4? bay garage.
Overall, I loved the book.

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