Automotive Books

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Ok, here's one that I just found for Manual Transmissions.;

HOW TO BUILD AND MODIFY HIGH-PERFORMANCE MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.


PAUL CANGIALOSI

Nice little book.:thumbs_up:
Some clutch stuff in there too.

I'll post more books later.:drink:

[BlacknBoostn]

where was this found?

[BRUTAL64]

where was this found?

A new book here at CI.:drink:

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Pontiac Engine Books.

I used to build Pontiac engines and these two books are right on.

PONTIAC MUSCLCAR PERFORMANCE 1955 - 1979
PETE McCARTHY


HOW TO BUILD MAX-PERFOMANCE PONTIAC V-8s
JIM HAND
Just about anything from Jim Hand will be correct. The guy knows his Pontiac shit. I agree with MOST of what he says EXCEPT for cams. I think he is shy but safe about cams.
He does a test of exhaust and mufflers that EVERYONE should read.

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Here's a good one for you History buffs.

MUSCLE CAR CONFIDENTIAL

Confessions of a Muscle Car Test Driver.


By Joe Oldham.

Since I grew up during this time I know this guys work. VERY GOOD reading and good original pictures.


Starts in early Sixites and goes from there. He actually owned one of the first 69 Baldwin-Motion Camaros. He has test driven just about EVERY Hiperf car of that time and tells you about each one from his original notes and articles.

Here's a quote from his book about a 69 440 Barracuda: "This car was built for one thing--to satisfy NHRA Drag Racing rules. This was, simiply put, a STUPID car. IT was an evil handler, and could hardly steer or stop. No wonder Chrysler Corporation built only 360 of them in 69. But it was never really meant to be driven on the street. No, this monstrosity was designed and built for one very specific purpose--to win straight line NHRA drag races. AND if it took out some GM and FORD guys at a stoplight, all well and good."

According to him: "The 69 440 was one of the nastiest muscle cars ever to find its way onto the streets of America." "..............there weren't many other muscle cars around that could touch you ----as long as you were going in a straight line".

Great stuff!!!!!

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You people want more quotes from Joe's book?

[Vettezuki]

You people want more quotes from Joe's book?

Whatta ya mean "you people"? :smack:

Ya, what does he have to say about:
GTX
Forumula 400
L88 Vette
ZL1 Camaro

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Whatta ya mean "you people"? :smack:

Ya, what does he have to say about:
GTX
Forumula 400
L88 Vette
ZL1 Camaro


"You people"-People with the new fangled 'puter cars, that go fast and stop great. NOT to mention the good handling and gas (:sm_up_there:) milage.:smack:


My "current engine" is built to late 60s race specs. It does OK.:sm_laughing:




No Vettes in Joe's Book.

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69 Roadrunner/GTX Hemi;


"....I learned that a Street Hemi could run with the best high-performance muscle cars of the day in stock condition. Hey, a 13.32/107.65 pass with closed exhaust and street tires was running. No question about that. So I would have to stop complaining in print about 426 street Hemi Mopars."

".........and it does take tuning unlike some of the GM and FORD muscle cars of the day, which would just flat out run well right out of the box."

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69 Ram Air IV Firebird:

" It was a true multipurpose car that you could drive to work on Firday, street race on Saturday night and win the at the drags on Sunday. To this day, it's one of the fondest memories I have."

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His own personel Baldwin-Motion Car- 69 Camaro L72:
"My, Camaro was never beaten on the street while I owned it".


" I went up against anything that came along-............ My Camaro took them all.............."

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Here's one for you FORD guys. 69 Mustang Mach I with 428 CJ:

"The 428CJ Mach I demanded, received, and deserved respect".



"Unfortunately, up until that time the FORD Mustang did not have what it took to win untill the 68 1/2 CJ 428 showed up."---Brutal

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Here's what Joe wrote on a 70 Hemi Cuda (that sold for 2,000,000 dollars) that he tested 35 years before. The trans blew on that test in 70.


Here's a taste of what he wrote on this drive:

"...and I would be the first to admit that the lowliest Dodge Neon can run rings around any Morpar Muscle car of the sixies in terms of ride and handling and driving comfort. But as far as ambiance from the drivers seat, no amount of modern technology can match the sheer thrill of being the master of a 426 cubic inches of leashed fury".



This from the guy 35 years earlier wrote just how much he disliked Mopars--even the Hemi.:smack:

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Are "you people" interested in this stuff? If not, I'll quit posting this.


I (myself) find this shit VERY interesting. I know "you people" may find the old Muscle Car stuff boring.:rolleyes:



Man, am I whinning here or what.:censored:

[Vettezuki]

:cheese:


Just read'n what ur writing. Keep the books coming. I'm going to composite the list when it gets a little bigger.

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:cheese:


Just read'n what ur writing. Keep the books coming. I'm going to composite the list when it gets a little bigger.

I feel better now. SOMEBODY reads my stuff.:motorsmile:

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Powerpro Series
HOW TO BUILD & MODIFY
CHEVROLET SMALL-BLOCK V8
CYLINDER HEADS


By David Vizard

I'm sure some of you know of Vizard's writings. He is USUALLY right on. I don't always agree with his findings, but he is detailed. Good reading

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GODs Chevy building Book:



POWER SECRETS
By Smokey Yunick


What Smokey says to do, you do it.

No one has ANYTHING on Smokey.:hail:

It's a little dated now, but a MUST READ for any Chevy guy.

I once read an article by Smokey on modifying a small block for better exhaust valve and spark plug cooling almost 30 years ago. I STILL do that to MY small blocks. The current 400 block in the VETTE has this mod.

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1990's Chassis book;

CHASSIS ENGINEERING

BY HERB ADAMS

Good book.

Be good for the Snake -- if you wanted to road race.

[Vettezuki]

1990's Chassis book;

CHASSIS ENGINEERING

BY HERB ADAMS

Good book.

Be good for the Snake -- if you wanted to road race.


Have you read "How to Make Your Car Handle." That's a handy and easy to understand book for the layman, no engineering physics required. I don't know the Cassis Engineering book, but it's referred to a lot.

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Have you read "How to Make Your Car Handle (http://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Your-Car-Handle/dp/0912656468/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233609750&sr=8-1)." That's a handy and easy to understand book for the layman, no engineering physics required. I don't know the Cassis Engineering book, but it's referred to a lot.

Of course, how do think I almost ran over Adam so many times on Turnbull.:sm_laughing:

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JOHN LINKENFELTER
ON MODIFING SMALL BLOCK CHEVY ENGINES


It's sad that he is gone. Very good reading.

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Any request for books on ............. that you want me to check out or find let me know.

We have quite a number of books. Now this is GM only at this point. We will be going into Mopar in the near future.

[Vettezuki]

Any request for books on ............. that you want me to check out or find let me know.

We have quite a number of books. Now this is GM only at this point. We will be going into Mopar in the near future.

Anything on building ghetto turbo setups? It's easy to drop 20G on a Gucci turbo setup for an SBC, but dog-gone-it, you should be able to do something fun for peanuts using old diesel turbos and intercoolers, a little (ok, a lot) of fabbing and the like.

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Anything on building ghetto turbo setups? It's easy to drop 20G on a Gucci turbo setup for an SBC, but dog-gone-it, you should be able to do something fun for peanuts using old diesel turbos and intercoolers, a little (ok, a lot) of fabbing and the like.

I'm way ahead of you.

POWER PRO SERIES

SUPERCHARGING, TURBOCHARGING, & NITROUS OXIDE


PREFORMANCE HANDBOOK.


Earl and Diane Davis

Checking it out now.

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I'm way ahead of you.

POWER PRO SERIES

SUPERCHARGING, TURBOCHARGING, & NITROUS OXIDE


PREFORMANCE HANDBOOK.


Earl and Diane Davis

Checking it out now.

The fundamentals of forced induction systems and how they work.

Ok, a very detailed/tech book. BUT, it does not tell you how to build a system. It tells you the basics and gives you lots of graphs and pictures. Explains how a system should be built, but not how to do it. Good book. Nothing on getto building.

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I was going to keep this one to myself. What the hell:


HOW TO BUILD CHEVY SMALL BLOCK CIRCLE TRACK RACING ENGINES


By Jeff Huneycutt.


This is a GREAT book.


My 400 is Circle Track based- just like the stuff in this book.