WernerGMHTP

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Yes, of course, Todd Popper... the November 1998 issue is where it all began for me ("Homemade Hauler")!

As to the photos, thanks... just imagine me setting up every shot on a tripod and timer. Thousands and thousands of times. Glad you think it paid off!

The basic, wide-ranging "rebuild" premise of the book dictates that it should have a long shelf life, and yes, any significant future changes to the LS family would be treated with a "2nd edition, revised and updated". That wouldn't be for at least a few years though.

pcmcobra

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Got mine on Monday, up to page 80...good reading.
pg 79, top right, end of paragraph,
"information" was misspelled "infomration"
I am up too late reading this book, lol gotta go to bed.
Good so far!

WernerGMHTP

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Nice catch - and so is "familiarize" in that same line. I have already submitted that to be corrected on the next printing. Thanks, glad you're enjoying it!

WernerGMHTP

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Hey everyone,

Thanks so much for all the comments and interest in the book so far. Since it seems so many of you bought the book from amazon.com, I'd appreciate it if anyone who has 5 minutes could post a customer review on there, as there is only 1 so far.

Thanks again!

socmguy

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I caught the same thing last night while I was taking a dump!!!
Good bathroom reading btw.

frito1

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Yeah Amazon keeps sending me emails. I will get a review done eventually.

I thought I was the only one that read it on the toilet! LOL

WernerGMHTP

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Hey, that's where everyone's best thinking gets done, right??? Hope it helps you out in the garage too!

WernerGMHTP

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I know this thread is old, but I wanted to say that I'm happy to announce that my book has been listed in the 2009 GM Performance Parts catalog and can be had under GM Part Number 88958674.

Thanks to everyone for the comments!

frito1

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Chris, do you have a Gen IV specific (this one seems more gen III oriented) book out yet? Or working on one? I'd be interested in having one of them too.

Been meaning to mention, I think a step should be added to the torquing of the heads. I torque almost daily at work and we never go up to another torque value until the current torque has stabilized or quit moving. You have us torquing the OEM head bolts one time through, then jumping directly to the angle meter gauge. IMO (and I did it myself), you should have the torque sequence gone through again as the centerline bolts will move quite a bit more before ever going to the angle meter gauge. Otherwise, I loved it.

WernerGMHTP

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This book covers both Gen III and IV, it's just that most of the photos happen to be of Gen III LS engines. Gen IV-specific books (which apparently will cover various buildups and are not step-by-step like mine) are surely in the works... but they won't be by me, as I'm on temporary hiatus from the book writing business - this one about did me in!

I see your point on the head bolt tightening, but think about this:
(1) do the robots assembling these engines at the factory wait for the torque to stabilize / go through the sequence again before adding the angle? I doubt it, and I would imagine GM incorporated your concerns into the tightening methodology.
(2) your method probably ends up with the bolts slightly more stretched, and I'll bet still within design parameters... and remember, with-torque-to-yield bolts, you're yielding and therefore plastically deforming the bolt, and the force-to-stretch curve starts to flatten out in this area. I.e., more stretch usually will give more force to clamp with, but not as much as before the yield point was reached. And they will eventually snap when enough deformation occurs.

Thanks for the food for thought and compliments!

LS 60 APACHE

great book! i got mine in august.allmost worn out allready big help om my 370 project
thanks!
would like to see a how-to manual on tuning a ls specific modified fuel injected engines.

gmmusclecarman

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excellent book! im using it right now on my engine build and its been great. lots of pics, detailed explanations, and good info. keep up the good work!