I still have a lot of my old HP books on engine building. I did sell one a few years ago to some guy for 125 or so. a old book on getting the most horsepower out of a MGB engine. printed back in the 1970’s.
I still have a old Volvo training book on working on SU carbs from the early 1960’s
maybe I should put some of them on e-bay or something.
Absolutely tragic what happened to him and his wife.
Saw your comment. Didn’t know. Wow.
Magic. I know people like these and Peterson’s got my money.
Back before the internet David Vizard put our a couple of magazine “how-to” on how to make more power in a SBC, how to port a SBC head for maximum torque, and how to build a bullet proof bottom end on a SBC. Back in 1990 using his magazines as reference I took an anemic 1979 350 and built it to a 400 HP to drop in a 84 GMC truck that had a wore out 305.
I recently saw something on Vizard on You Boob. I gave my late 60’s to early 80’s collection of Car Craft and Hot Rod magazines to my nephew. He also bought my rear engine dragster but has been too busy to race the last several years.
Read the original, tried a few of his tricks on my 327 Camaro. Got me down the strip a little faster each time until I blew the engine up. I never knew he had been murdered in the ’80s, what a sad way to go. Glad the slimebag got life!
He was a legend,
I did not know that either, tragic.
Sadly the current crop of humanity will not produce magnificent men like him, McClaren, Enzo and of course Shelby but the cycles of history prove they will come again just not in our lifetime.
I envy you motor heads, wish I was more like you at times in the past but I do appreciate your skills. I guess I was meant for other things. I am a decent shade tree mechanic though, jack of all trades master of none.
Remember, if we were all alike this would be a boring place to live. Variety is the spice of life.
I still have a lot of my old HP books on engine building. I did sell one a few years ago to some guy for 125 or so. a old book on getting the most horsepower out of a MGB engine. printed back in the 1970’s.
I still have a old Volvo training book on working on SU carbs from the early 1960’s
maybe I should put some of them on e-bay or something.
Absolutely tragic what happened to him and his wife.
Saw your comment. Didn’t know. Wow.
Magic. I know people like these and Peterson’s got my money.
Back before the internet David Vizard put our a couple of magazine “how-to” on how to make more power in a SBC, how to port a SBC head for maximum torque, and how to build a bullet proof bottom end on a SBC. Back in 1990 using his magazines as reference I took an anemic 1979 350 and built it to a 400 HP to drop in a 84 GMC truck that had a wore out 305.
I recently saw something on Vizard on You Boob. I gave my late 60’s to early 80’s collection of Car Craft and Hot Rod magazines to my nephew. He also bought my rear engine dragster but has been too busy to race the last several years.
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Read the original, tried a few of his tricks on my 327 Camaro. Got me down the strip a little faster each time until I blew the engine up. I never knew he had been murdered in the ’80s, what a sad way to go. Glad the slimebag got life!
He was a legend,
I did not know that either, tragic.
Sadly the current crop of humanity will not produce magnificent men like him, McClaren, Enzo and of course Shelby but the cycles of history prove they will come again just not in our lifetime.
I envy you motor heads, wish I was more like you at times in the past but I do appreciate your skills. I guess I was meant for other things. I am a decent shade tree mechanic though, jack of all trades master of none.
Remember, if we were all alike this would be a boring place to live. Variety is the spice of life.