Big-Block Chevy Marine Performance | 
 enlarge | Author: Dennis Moore
Publisher: HP Trade
Category: Book
Buy Used: $148.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 1071030
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.5
ISBN: 1557882975
Dewey Decimal Number: 623.8723
EAN: 9781557882974
ASIN: 1557882975
Publication Date: December 1, 1998
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: excellent lightly viewed paperback with no markings and clean!!! For this price I will ship PRIORITY USPS to you!!!
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Product Description
Dennis Moore, details the differences between automotive and marine performance components and design. Topics covered include: The differences between auto and marine engines Starters, flywheels, ignition systems, exhaust and coolingParts combinations and recommendations for performance applications Also included are photo/how-to sequences and instructions on build-up and installation as well as tuning and repair.
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 Excellent Reference for BBC November 25, 2007
This book pulls together detailed information about the General Motors big block engine for the performance boating enthusiast. With the compatibility information, the weekend mechanic can plan an engine build with parts interchangeability across years of production.
A reference must for someone who appreciates the technology of the internal combustion engine - the GM 454.
 Basic Book of Big-Block Marine Performance March 8, 2001
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book attempts to explain the basics of big-block Chevrolet high-performance modifications in somewhat non-technical terms. This is a great book for those readers who are new to the world of big-block marine high-performance, but is of little value to professional high-performance marine engine-builders and riggers. If you are expecting to buy this book to find out all of the secrets of the great offshore engine builders, then save your money. This book does go through a number of camshafts that have worked well in big-block marine engines, but for the most part, only scratches the surface in this area. The author also advises the reader on some of the different exhaust systems available, but anyone who is interested in this topic usually already has a good idea about what's on the market. There are also chapters on basic high-performance engine building techniques, but this is the same information that you can find in countless big-block Chevrolet automotive performance books that are currently on the shelf at any book store. What I would look for in a book like this, is information on different combinations that the top performance marine-engine builders use as it relates to intake manifold design, available combustion chamber types, compression ratio, valve timing, ignition curves, exhaust primaries, etc., and how all that relates to the power curve necessary for propelling a performance boat - big, small, heavy, or light. Also missing is information on performance marine-engine internal-clearances vs. lubrication and cooling requirements and longevity. All that being said, I would still buy this book again; however, I think that there is a need for a advanced version of this book - either by Dennis Moore or someone else.
Excellent technical detail pertaining to marine applications December 6, 1998
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
Finally, someone has written a technical manual for those of us who like to fiddle with modern gasoline marine inboard and I/O engines. This book has been long overdue! There exists a plethora of books on building up hot-rod automobile engines, but the marine hot-rod has been mostly untouched. Dennis Moore does an excellent job presenting the subtle differences between a car engine and a marine engine, from the carburetor, intake manifold, heads, cam, to the critical exhaust manifolds and marine headers. Though this book is based on Chevy big blocks, the principles are easily adaptable to all makes of marine engines.I am currently building up a Chevy SB 350 to a 383 "stroker" and have found this book indispensable. I highly recommend it for anyone who tinkers with marine inboards! Nice job Dennis!
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