It's definitely out. I picked up a copy at Barnes and Noble last night!
Sweet! I was unaware that it would show up at regular book stores. I will have to check out the B+N locally, hmm is it weird to buy your own book from a book store?
Sweet! I was unaware that it would show up at regular book stores. I will have to check out the B+N locally, hmm is it weird to buy your own book from a book store?
What? you don't have a copy of your own book already? you gotta go buy it from a bookstore?
What? you don't have a copy of your own book already? you gotta go buy it from a bookstore?
gonna order me a new bathroom book as well!
Yep I do have a few copies already. The local B+N doesn't have any in stock according to their website. I'd like to see it on the shelf, and I'd buy it if they had one just to say I did.
bought! 25 bucks is worth it for that info. Alot easier than search and searching and searching the forums for the info you need. All in one book with pictures
Is it true you work for TSP and shamelessly plug your shop in this book?
Since you feel the need for this to be addressed, here you go - nice research by the way: I do contract work for Motorbooks separately from my involvement at TSP. Two different jobs with no involvement with each other, other than I have some great photo opts at TSP.
TSP is currently my main occupation (as my day job) as would anyone else with the proper qualifications given the opportunity. I don't sell parts, don't care what sales are, and quite frankly I can work ANYwhere similar with my experience. Although, if I ever do anything different that installs - I'd take up writing helpful installation manuals full-time such as the ones I've already been contracted for.
According to the index (just checked it) TSP is mentioned on page 62 in short paragraph about heads, no other mention of TSP is in the book manuscript text otherwise other than my personal bio in the front of the book. There are some pictures of heads and CNC work, but mostly used because of convenience more than anything -> I had spent way more traveling last year to gain information for the book than I actually made writing the book(s), so at the point it was easier to take a picture of an identical part off the shelf that TSP owned or a dyno result I could steal from work as an example, so be it.
FWIW I also mentioned equal or more information on AFR and TFS heads, but I'll let the people that actually own the manual chime on on with their thoughts on if the book is TSP biased or not, it'll help keep this thread at the top.
At the time I wrote the majority of the text in 2008, TSP didn't even sell Wiseco or Callies products in their engines, I purposely sought them out to use non-TSP components. I met with Brian Tooley for lunch, talked with Tony Mamo, Steve @ RED, Kurt Urban, exchanged PM's with Erik Koenig, and many other vendors that have no relation to TSP in the name of keeping the manufacturers listed broad. There is even a post in the private sponsor section inviting any sponsor that had any unique parts or common problem areas their customers have to be mentioned, I can copy and paste that in here if it pleases you.
I think if any other writer had a project like this they would be hard pressed to NOT mention TSP in at least one paragraph. There would likely be a ton more information than I shared. Thanks for the free bump, you guys (you know who you are) always live up to my low expectations.
BTW there should be independent reviews in the next two-three weeks, anyone who is anybody should receive a copy, probably no one you know from what I gather.
Sweet, Im going to have to get these, We have done several swaps but still forget some an have to jump on the puter real quick an do a search for answers, thanks
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Sweet, Im going to have to get these, We have done several swaps but still forget some an have to jump on the puter real quick an do a search for answers, thanks
My LS-Retrofit/Swap book won't be out for about a year and a half. A suitable replacement until then would be a book by Jefferson Bryant - "How-to swap a LS-series engine into just about anything" - I believe that is the title. As a background to his book, he did contact and uses many forum members pictures and parts lists from the "Conversions/Hybrids" section.
He is a bright guy who does full-time freelance writing and has a few conversions under his belt. I plan on getting his book for my own library toward the end of writing mine.
Is it true you work for TSP and shamelessly plug your shop in this book?
Is it true you never read the book and just want to start drama? I have a copy of the book and as Joseph said, there is like 1 time TSP comes up in the book.
I guess you really do learn something new everyday.
The local B+N doesn't have any in stock according to their website. I'd like to see it on the shelf, and I'd buy it if they had one just to say I did. 
