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* Publisher: CarTech Books - 2005
* Author: Graham Hansen
* Binding: Paperback - 8 x 11 inches
* Pages: 144 - Over 275 b&w photos
* ISBN: 1932494081
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small-block cams valvetrains
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Hib Halverson
Technical Writer for Internet & Print Media
Registered: January 2001
Location: Southern California
Posts: 5273
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Review Date: Mon May 14, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $18.95
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Without a doubt, this book, High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams & Valvetrains, was best - by a freakin' country mile.
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In 20 years as an automotive writer, I've read, probably, a dozen books on valvetrain subjects. Of those, I've probably written reviews on four or five. Without a doubt, this book, High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams & Valvetrains, was best - by a freakin' country mile. This title's most attractive feature is a killer mix of Author, Hansen's, choice of Chevrolet SBV8 valvtrain subjects, the clear, understandable and detailed way he explains each those subjects and his comfortable-to-read style.
Camshafts and the valvetrains are at the top of the list of most misunderstood aspects of Chevrolet engine technology. Misinformation and urban legend abound on these subjects. This book corrects the misinformation and explodes the myths about cams, cam drives lifters, rocker arms, valves, springs, retainers, guideplates, pushrods, and a multitude of other valvetrain parts.
With this new book, Graham Hansen, who also wrote CarTech's popular How to Build Big-Inch Chevy Small Blocks (http://forums.corvetteforum.com/reviewpost/showproduct.php?product=1070) has done gearhead Corvetters a great service. In fact, forget it has "Chevy Small-Block" in the title. It's a standout just for its coverage of cams and valve gear in general. Whether you have a Small-Block, Big-Block, LS1, heck&mdasheven if you come from the darkside and with Ford five-oh&mdashif you're looking to really learn about cams; read this book.
Basics? You want basics? Author, Hansen, takes the mystery out of: camshaft and valvetrain function, selection, and design. He covers how a camshaft works with the rest of the valvetrain and other engine parts. He discusses technical terms like: "overlap", "lobe centerline", "duration", "lift", and "profiling". Differences between roller and flat-tappet cams are explained. More advanced subjects, such as: matching camshaft profiles to cylinder heads and analyzing port flow with respect to camshaft profiles. The book finishes with a chapter on dyno-tested engine build-ups, each having detailed information on the camshaft used in the engine.
Chevy Small-Block Cams & Valvetrains is a great read because of it's detail, Mr. Hansen's clear and concise writing, the wide-ranging choice of valvetrain subjects and it's unquestioned accuracy. From this day on, it's the number one reference for cam and valvetrain information on my car book shelf.
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Hib Halverson
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Registered: September 2000
Location: NH