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Wed May 16, 2007
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One of the all-time favorite engines of the hot rodder, drag racer, and car enthusiast, the big-block Chevrolet engine has been in existence for over 30 years. During this period, literally millions of these engines have been modified, resulting in an extensive body of knowledge—both good and bad—regarding the best ways of building a high performance version of the power plant.
Author Ed Staffel is a full-time race engine builder specializing in preparation of high performance Chevy big-block engines. He provides the reader with the very latest theories, techniques, and supplier information, ensuring the preparation of an up-to-date high performance engine.
Publisher: SA Design
Author: Ed Staffel
Binding: Paperback — 8¼ x 10½ inches
Pages: 144 — Over 300 b&w photos
ISBN: 1884089208
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Hib Halverson
Technical Writer for Internet & Print Media
Registered: January 2001
Location: Southern California
Posts: 1846
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Review Date: Wed May 16, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: None indicated
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In general, I give this book high marks for explaining the current state-of-the-art in building high-performance Big-Blocks for Corvettes.
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This book suffers a little in the proofreading department.
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If you’re looking for a good book on basic Big-Block performance modifications, Ed Staffel’s, Chevy Rat Motors is a pretty decent source of information.
It covers all the basics and some of the advanced techniques in rebuilding most Big-Block Chevrolet engines into street high performance or drag racing engines. It covers all Big-Blocks from 1965-1996 which leaves out only the very latest light truck, Vortec 8100 engine, which is of little interest to Corvetters, anyway.
Staffel, the owner of a New Mexico engine rebuilding business and a hard core, bracket drag racer takes the reader though the whole gambit of Big-Block hot rodding from selecting bare blocks to tuning the engine for best performance once you’ve got it finished.
While this book suffers a little in the proofreading department, the term “RPMs” is used chronically but the correct abbreviation is “RPM” for “revolutions per minute” not, “revolutions per minutes” and there is the consistent misuse of the word “motor” when the proper term is engine, but that’s mostly small stuff. In general, I give this book high marks for explaining the current state-of-the-art in building high-performance Big-Blocks for Corvettes.
For more information on Max Performance Chevy Rat Motors, contact CarTech, Inc., 39966 Grand Av., North Branch MN 55056 USA Tel:800-551-4754 toll free within the US or local at 651-277-1200. Web: http://www.cartechbooks.com/
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Hib Halverson
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