American Performance V-8 Specs: 1963-1974 (Second Edition)

American Performance V-8 Specs: 1963-1974 (Second Edition)
Author: Rick O. Rittenberg
Publisher: Rick O. Rittenberg
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2020-06-15
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0986445940

American Performance V-8 Specs: 1963-1974 (Second Edition) provides extensive information on all the performance V-8 engines in Muscle Cars, Pony Cars, and Supercars. Also included are sports cars such as Corvette, Cobra, GT40, and Pantera. Numerous tables and charts display engine information in a clear and concise style. This data-packed book is a valuable resource for automotive enthusiasts. Says automotive writer Diego Rosenberg: “This book is laid out in a manner that embraces your interest and keeps you entertained with historical takes on the era. It’s a seminal piece of automotive history that should be a mandatory reference for every enthusiast.” Each chapter is dedicated to a manufacturer and contains five sections: (1) Engine specs including bore, stroke, horsepower, torque, compression ratio, carburetion, rod length, bore spacing, block height, valve size, journal diameters, and firing order, (2) Engine application charts for American muscle car and sports car models, (3) Road test results from automotive magazines of the 1960s and 1970s (over 1,000 total tests), (4) Additional engine details and historical background, and (5) Gallery of color photographs (over 400 total photographs).

Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data

Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data
Author: Peter Sessler
Publisher: Motorbooks International
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1998-10-31
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780760304891

Arm yourself with this ultimate guide to V-8 engines containing complete listings of V-8 specifications from 1949 to the mid 1970s. Each engine listing shows general specs of the engine, plus part numbers for basic engine components. Comprehensive listings reveal bore, stroke, horsepower, torque, displacement, valve sizes, VIN letter codes, body application, and part numbers for manifolds, cylinder heads, and other basic items. Applicable to Chevrolet, Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Buick, Cadillac, GMC, Packard, Studebaker, AMC, Chrysler, DeSoto, Imperial, Dodge, Plymouth, Ford, Mercury, Edsel, Lincoln and International.

How to Build Max Performance Pontiac V-8s

How to Build Max Performance Pontiac V-8s
Author: Rocky Rotella
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2012
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1934709948

This book includes in-depth reviews of factory performance components, and gives advice on the proper way to modify them for optimal power and durability. It also give an assessment of the many aftermarket accessories offered for these great engines.

How to Build High-Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s

How to Build High-Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s
Author: Will Handzel
Publisher: CarTech Inc
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2008
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 193249488X

This new color edition 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.

Mustang Race Cars

Mustang Race Cars
Author: John Albert Craft
Publisher: Motorbooks
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2002
Genre: Automobile racing
ISBN: 0760311080

The unmistakable influence of the Mustang on the racing world is seen here in endurance and drag, Trans Am, and GT racing. This major volume draws on the history of factory and privately sponsored efforts to lavishly chronicle the history of factory-produced models that have been put to the test as racing machines. Vivid historical and contemporary images reveal Mustang's 35+ years of competitive racing history.

Lemon-Aid New and Used Cars and Trucks 2007–2017

Lemon-Aid New and Used Cars and Trucks 2007–2017
Author: Phil Edmonston
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 657
Release: 2017-03-11
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1459736982

Steers buyers through the the confusion and anxiety of new and used vehicle purchases like no other car-and-truck book on the market. “Dr. Phil,” along with George Iny and the Editors of the Automobile Protection Association, pull no punches.

Lemon-Aid New and Used Cars and Trucks 2007–2018

Lemon-Aid New and Used Cars and Trucks 2007–2018
Author: Phil Edmonston
Publisher: Dundurn
Total Pages: 673
Release: 2018-02-03
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1459741161

Steers buyers through the the confusion and anxiety of new and used vehicle purchases like no other car-and-truck book on the market. “Dr. Phil,” along with George Iny and the Editors of the Automobile Protection Association, pull no punches.

Popular Science

Popular Science
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Total Pages: 162
Release: 1981-10
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Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world. The core belief that Popular Science and our readers share: The future is going to be better, and science and technology are the driving forces that will help make it better.