Its all about the numbers, when you talkin' cars that is...

Well, I'll tell ya, I am a bit of a bookworm. I love reading and love learning new things all the time. I will be running these posts on new books and some older books that I think would benefit any car guy out there. Here is the first, if you know anything about cars you know that they are all about numbers. Everything has a number and they tell you a lot about when and where they came from. What year, plant, day of production, even the line that it was ran on in some cases. Lots of numbers. Here is a good reference book for engines. Check it out.


American performance and the V-8 engine are inextricably linked. Ever since the first mass-produced automobile V-8 was introduced by Cadillac in 1914, the V-8 has been the engine of choice for America’s most powerful vehicles--race cars, luxury cruisers, pick-up trucks, and SUVs. And every V-8 ever produced in the U.S. is covered in this exhaustive guide, which presents complete listings of V-8 specifications through the 2009 model year. Each listing provides general specs for the engine, as well as part numbers for basic engine components--for vehicles from that first Cadillac to the latest star of NASCAR. The book includes details on displacement, horsepower, torque, carburetion and fuel injection, compression ratio, internal dimensions, and virtually every other specification of value to collectors, mechanics and builders, and enthusiasts.

Covering more than a half century of domestic passenger-car V-8’s, the Ultimate American V-8 Engine Data Book has been expanded and reorganized to include more information than ever before. All the major manufacturers – GM, Ford, Chrysler, and even independents such as AMC and Studebaker – are covered in detail. This is the one engine reference book no collector or enthusiast can be without.