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24 of 24 found the following review helpful:
 Best printed material on the subject... Oct 18, 2001
By Rob Wehrli
This book provides the necessary information to get you going toward developing or improving your serious engine building skills. What it doesn't and shouldn't have are the figures for your particular combination. For example: If you are building a small block Ford, it doesn't tell you that your pin height should be XYZ with ABC stroke. What it does do is tell you how use the precision tools required to assemble cylinder heads, short block (including degreeing your cam) and all of the computational formulas needed for compression ratio, CID, etc..etc.The material is presented well and is full of lots of good information without the common bias for a particular brand engine . Even though Small Block Chevy parts are pictorialized throughout the book, the text and information apply to any motor. An example describing how to check pushrod length and rocker arm geometry alone is worth $.... Impressive, fact-filled read of Engine Blueprinting without forcing you to go step-by-step, but giving them to you in logical order. Take Care. Rob!
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
 By Far the Best Book on the Subject May 29, 2001
By davepl
"davepl"
I purchased and read several engine blueprinting books before undertaking my 396 LT1 stroker project. Voeglin's book is not a step by step guide, unless its been revised since I read it, but it does flow in logical order. What it does have is some of the best and most complete advise on what to check and why. This book is not for the plastigauge set: you'll need a set of micrometers and preferably a dial bore guage, etc. It will definately teach you how to use them. Like most such books, it centers around the small block Chevrolet, but is not specific to them: he provides information in numerous places where Mopars and Fords deviate from the Chevrolet.
13 of 13 found the following review helpful:
This book has to be on your workbench!! Jan 01, 2004
By Charles Rutherford
We just bought the updated version of this book to go with our almost worn-out original copy. Hands down, the best book on learning the correct procedures for blueprinting an engine, not just rebuilding it. Anyone who desires to understand the how's and why's of setting up their engine correctly will want to have this book on their workbench. The material is easy to read, pictures are descriptive, and the author makes the understanding of complicated procedures easy to understand.
Even if you cannot perform the machine work, at least you will understand what you need to ask for, the reasons why, and understand if it was done correctly.
In our opinion, a 5-Star rating does not do this book justice. 10-Star would be more like it and it's our hope that Rick Voegelin will consider writing additional technical guides in the near future.
17 of 19 found the following review helpful:
If you are interested in advanced engine assembly, read this Mar 16, 1998
This one book has all advanced assembly methods known to all racing shops. Although a few of the methods listed are out dated, if still is one of the best books I have read on Engine Rebuilding. Blueprinting an engine, is an involved process and this book outlines this process in grate detail.
10 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Excellent Book May 17, 2000
After 25 years out of the grease, this book is bringing it all back for me. Great detail and easy understanding. A must have for the serious rebuilder.
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