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Title: Big-Block Chevy Marine Performance: Engine Modifications for Maximum Boating Performance by Dennis Moore ISBN: 1-55788-297-5 Publisher: HP Books Pub. Date: December, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Basic Book of Big-Block Marine Performance
Comment: 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.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent technical detail pertaining to marine applications
Comment: 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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