The following chart gives comprehensive information on
what each book contains
along with number of pages, dimensions, and author info and chapter contents.
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Book Part Number: |
B-93 |
Title: |
How to built Chevy Small Blocks On a Budget | ||||
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Author: |
David Vizard | ||||||
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Book Dimensions: |
8.5"x 11" |
# Pages: |
160 |
Cover: |
Soft |
Text/Pictures: |
B/W |
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| Intro/Foreword |
Understanding Torque and Horsepower, Builders and Assemblers, About the Author - (p4-9) |
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Chapter 1: |
Engine Building Practices - (p10-13) | ||||||
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Chapter 2: |
Basic Tools & Equipment - (p14-15) | ||||||
| Chapter 3: |
Sourcing Good Parts - (p16-20) |
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| Chapter 4: | The
Production of Power - (p20-27) Heat management, Dynamometer & Results, Rating standards |
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| Chapter 5: | Inspection & Preparation - (p28-29) | ||||||
| Chapter 6: | Cylinder
Blocks - (p30-41) What to look for, Selection & Material, Cleaning & Teardown, Pre-machining operations, Post-machining details, Block prep for high output motors |
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Chapter 7: |
Cranks,
Rods & Pistons - (p42-57) Stock cranks, Cast or forged?, Buying a forged or billed crank, Bearings, Crank power mods, Strengthening processes, Vibration dampers, Connecting rods, Rod upgrades, Pistons, Selecting stock rods, Rod length & Stroker 350's, Piston selection, rings & balancing |
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Chapter 8: |
Lubrication
Systems - (p58-65) Oil temperature, Nitrous piston cooling, Oil pumps, Pump mods, Alternative pumps, Oil pans & pan modifications, Oil filters, Top-end oil restrictions, Rear main caps |
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| Chapter 9: | Cylinder
Heads - (p66-93) Production heads, Valve shrouding, Basic overhaul work, 30-degree valve seats, Basic head porting, Porting supplies, Valves, Exhaust ports, Compression ratios, CC equipment, Detailing & Assembly, Porting 186/041 heads, Porting Corvette heads, Porting L31 Vortec heads, Porting World Products heads, Porting Sportsman II heads, Head gaskets |
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| Chapter 10: | Cams
& Valve Trains - (p94-109) Fuel octane and dynamic compression ratio, Overlap & LCA selection, Cams for nitrous, Duration & dual pattern cams, Lift versus output, Retainers, Lifters, Pushrods & timing the cam, Lobe centerline angle selection |
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| Chapter 11: | Induction
Systems - (p110-119) Air & filtration, Carburetors, The Q-jet, Holley carbs, Square bore carbs, Calibrating Holley carbs, Booster signal and airflow, Intake manifolds |
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| Chapter 12: | Exhaust
Systems - (p120-131) Exhaust Initiates induction, Pipe diameters, Pipe lengths, Headers & quality, Muffled systems, Exhaust flow requirements, Pressure waves, Noise Abatement & balance pipes |
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Chapter 13: |
Ignition
Systems - (p132-137) Coil tests, Module test, Spark test & plug cables, Timing controls |
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Chapter 14: |
Nitrous
Oxide Injection - (p138-145) Effective systems, System optimization, Nitrous cams, High-output systems |
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| Chapter 15: | Ten
Hot Engine Builds - (p146-160) $644 350,$1334 350, $1888 350, $2653 383, $2747 406, $2966 Nitrous 350, $2958 350 Race Motors, $2978 383, $2997 383 Race Motors, $2820 406 Race Motors |
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| Author details: | As
the author of over 30 books on tuning different engines David Vizard is
without doubt the best known motoring writer around the world. In addition to books he is also author of over 3000 magazine articles that have been written for more than 30 different publications. He presently lives in California with his family, and is still involved with writing books and magazine articles. In addition, his research work takes him into the world of space age materials and design with work involving special multi-composite, polymer and carbon fibre materials. |
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| Publisher details: | Brookland Books Ltd. 1999 | ||||||