High-Performance Chevy Small-Block Cams and Valvetrains

IF YOUR INTO REBUILDING SBC ENGINES THEN YOU NEED THIS BOOK THOUGHT I KNOW VALVETRAINS TILL I GOT THIS BOOK

I have purchased over a handful of chevy small block related tech books over the past few years. This book is very good... for the price. It restates a lot of information you ought to be easily able to pick up on from magazine articles (like chevy hi-performance or gmhtp) and even for free of the web from credible sources, but the whole purpose of buying such a book is to have all that information in one place for reference. So for a fair price, it's a very good book and a good read. I doubt I will buy another head/cam/valvetrain type book for a while; book would be very good for those who know little to nothing on the subject because it's written rather simple and straight forward, and also not a bad book for those who know a lot already because the book does cover a lot and by going over ALL the fundamentals you still learn stuff.Only things I were disappointed with were errors, like statements such as VE is at the peak horsepower rpm point(page 100) when pages earlier the statement of VE is highest at the rpm point of peak torque (page 13). And I wasn't too thrilled with their chart on LSA narrow vs wide, that seemed to contradict previous and later information that goes into detail and describes how & why the change in LSA has an affect (which then doesn't agree with their chart). The book doesn't have all the answers and there may not even be a correct answer for some questions but it does a good job of at least bringing them to your attention and helps you to think about them. Only other thing I was disappointed with was the lack of math and science on certain subjects like cylinder head flow and port shape/sizing, they always give you the beyond the scope of this book excuse and dumb down the topic. Dumbing down only keeps people dumb! Next time add the hardcore math/science/physics stuff !

A bit dated but worth the money

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I built a 383 stroker for my 68 ElCamino runs good. It did help me with setting up the roller rockers and choosing the correct ones. But it's actually cheaper to buy a crate motor with a warranty and you have tech support unless your a diehard.