Is this the correct book for small blocks?

You should be able to pick up some performance "tweaks" from this book also. It's an old school book that gets into some heavy duty race stuff, but there are several pointers on honing, valve jobs and such that are beneficial to stock-type rebuilds as well. I don't know if it's still available or if it may have a different cover on it now.

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Excellent book. Had that exact early edition copy in 1983 after buying my first Mopar. The book disappeared long ago and when it was time to get back into Mopars that was the first book I re-bought. Still relevant. Good info in that one. iMO, one book is not enough though. It takes a combination, some are a little vague or not as in depth as needed. Great here, lacking there. The more the better I say