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Originally Posted by Tim john
Here is a thought : Several kids are graduating from high school very soon and will be tinkering witht heir first rebuilds and a very detailed book on a complete aspect of a Pontiac spefic rebuild would be a wonderful gift, nothing fancy just good solid advice with side bars to add modifications if desired and how to obtain such. Does anybody know of such a good book already available out there. I understand Mr. Hand's book for serious performance and the correct parts but what about a general build ? I would like to have a few on hand to offer as gifts.
Tim
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Tim,
I'm afraid the book you have described just doesn't exist. However I'd think that the best one to start with would be the HO engine blueprint book, along with a Pontiac shop manual from the late '60s. Definitely get the Jim Hand book too, lots of good common-sense engine info in there.
It really doesn't make sense to stray too far from stock for a first time build, these engines run very hard with just stock high-performance components. One can easily build an engine (455 for best performance per dollar, a 400 is great too) that will power you deep into the 12s using all stock pieces.