Best Book to learn more about our cars/ modding cars in general
12-23-2006, 12:54 PM
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Best Book to learn more about our cars/ modding cars in general Hey, If I wanted a gret book to read that would give a great general breakdown on automobiles, performance parts and modding engines....what are some of your favorite books you've read? Sort of the "Building a Peformance Car for Dummies"
Ls1 Tech is a great resource, and I know you can't replace hands on experience, but what is a good start to a better understanding of our cars and learning more about how it all goes together to produce that ever so addicting horsepower we all crave?
Ls1 Tech is a great resource, and I know you can't replace hands on experience, but what is a good start to a better understanding of our cars and learning more about how it all goes together to produce that ever so addicting horsepower we all crave?
12-23-2006, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by caddobass
How to Build High - Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s Modifying and Tuning Gen 111 Engines for GM Cars & Pickups by Will Handzel is pretty damn good
12-23-2006, 10:33 PM
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I got a book at o'rileys and i changed my plugs,optil,WP, everything ont he front of the engine with that little 20 dollar book got get a shop book they have them on ebay for 50 bucks or go to duteau chevy and get a shop book for 100 bucks and u can get everything u want!
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12-24-2006, 09:53 PM
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Another good book that will give you a good general understanding of modding and engines would be the Hot Rod Magazine: Horsepower Handbook. This helped me out quite a bit.
12-25-2006, 01:10 AM
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Originally Posted by caddobass
How to Build High - Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s Modifying and Tuning Gen 111 Engines for GM Cars & Pickups by Will Handzel is pretty damn good
Just bought it. ROCKS!
12-26-2006, 01:27 AM
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go to a dealer and ask. i have one for my dad's 02 silverado from them.
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Yea mine is 
Wouldnt mind picking up some GM Shop Manuals tho
Wouldnt mind picking up some GM Shop Manuals tho
12-26-2006, 07:28 PM
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Chiltons are nice.
I reccommend John Lingenfelter(SP?)'s book. I forget the name and can't find it, at the moment, but it gives great advice on how to set up a car. How to make power, the whys of it, so on so fourth.
Of course, those books are purely supplemental to actually doing the work.
I reccommend John Lingenfelter(SP?)'s book. I forget the name and can't find it, at the moment, but it gives great advice on how to set up a car. How to make power, the whys of it, so on so fourth.
Of course, those books are purely supplemental to actually doing the work.
12-26-2006, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by caddobass
How to Build High - Performance Chevy LS1/LS6 V-8s Modifying and Tuning Gen 111 Engines for GM Cars & Pickups by Will Handzel is pretty damn good
