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Will Handzel. In 1997 Chevrolet did the unthinkable: they re-designed the most popular and most modified engine in American history. The Chevrolet small-block V-8 made its debut in 1955, and with its arrival, Chevrolet instantly leaped to the forefront in the minds of hot rodders and performance enthusiasts alike. While the engine grew in displacement and technology over the next 30 years, its basic design remained unchanged . . . until 1997, when the Generation III LS1/LS6 engine design was introduced. The LS1 engine first appeared in the 1997 Corvette, and soon followed in the Camaro Firebird and thousands of full-size Chevy trucks and SUVs. It also powers the hot new Pontiac GTO! This book is essential for the enthusiast who wants to get the most performance out of this new engine design but is only familiar with the older Chevy small-blocks. Covered is everything you need to know about these engines, including the difficult engine removal and installation, simple engine bolt-ons, electronic controls for the Generation III engine, and detailed engine builds at four different power levels.
Paperback - 8-1/2"x 11" - 144 pp - 600 b/w
Format: Softbound
Pages: 128
Length: 8.5w x 11h
ISBN: 1884089844
Catalog ID: 139051AE
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hanzdel chevy ls1 ls6 engines
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Technical Writer for Internet & Print Media
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Hib Halverson
Technical Writer for Internet & Print Media
Registered: January 2001
Location: Southern California
Posts: 2217
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Review Date: Thu May 17, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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In the genre of automotive enthusiast technical books, Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s is destined to be a classic.
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In the genre of automotive enthusiast technical books, Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s is destined to be a classic. The book’s subtitle, “Modifying and Tuning Gen III Engines for GM Cars and Pickups” says it all. That is exactly what this book covers in outstanding detail and with a high level of accuracy. This is not the first book written about hot rodding the General Motors Generation III Small-Block V8s, but it is, clearly, the best one so far.
One reason for this is the Author, Will Handzel, is a former automotive magazine technical writer and currently the Manager for General Motors’ Performance Parts Program. Not only is he very experienced at writing the type of material in this book, as a GM employee, Mr. Handzel had unprecedented access to the people and information necessary for him to cover the subject with the depth you’ll find in Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s. Finally, Handzel’s accessible, easy-going style makes the book as enjoyable as it is interesting and informative.
Another reason this book is a bang-up success is publisher, CarTech’s decision to use more pictures than it has in the past with books like this and to upgrade its printing processes such that those pictures are printed with higher resolution. As a result, this title as good to look at as it is to read.
A technique Handzel used to illustrate the points he makes elsewhere in the book about various Gen III performance modifications, is a series of four, “demo” engine build-ups. The first one, “100 Horsepower Anybody Can Install”, by itself, is worth the price of the book. The other three are: a 500+ horsepower street engine, a 600-hp supercharged truck engine and an exotic, 1200-hp twin-turbo. Each build-up is a successive step in performance, complexity and cost and is explained with good detail.
A really useful part of this book is the chapter devoted to tips and tricks experienced techs use to get Gen III engines in and out of Corvettes, Camaros and light trucks. This isn’t just a condensed version of factory service manual procedures, rather it is a collection of techniques professionals use to reduce the time and frustration of getting engines in and out of those vehicles.
In 1976, Bill Fisher wrote How to Hot Rod Small Block Chevys. By standards of the automotive book trade, it was a runaway best seller. A generation of Chevrolet enthusiasts became DIY engine builders because of that book. Today, nearly 30 years later, FisherÕs book is still in print and continues provides Chevy DIYs with useful, practical knowledge on the Gen I SBV8s. Will Handzel’s Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s will do the same thing for the new crop of Generation III Small-Block DIY engine builders and will do it with a similar level of success.
If you are intent on modifying an LS1, LS6 or any of the Gen IIIs used in full-sized GM trucks and SUVs or mid-sized SUVs, add this book to your reference shelf.
For more information, contact CarTech, Inc., 39966 Grand Av.,
North Branch, MN 55056 USA. 1-800-551-4754 toll free within the US www.cartechbooks.com
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Hib Halverson
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Chemdawg99
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Registered: August 2007
Location: Copperas Cove, TX
Posts: 71
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Review Date: Tue August 14, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
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Informative, clear photos
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After reading this book, I have clear, unclouded understanding of what it REALLY takes to add HP to my Corvette.
Bottom Line: read and follow this book and don't believe the hype that most of the aftermarket vendor and Corvette forum motorheads put out about HP gains!
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Registered: January 2001
Location: Southern California