Customizing category: 121 books
Racing Engine Builder's HandbookHP1492
How to Build Winning Drag, Circle Track, Marine and Road RacingEngines
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2006
This is a complete guide to building racing engines, focusing on tips and techniques that will help an engine builder build a motor for any application: drag racing, circle track, road racing, or boats.
Engine Airflow HP1537
A Practical Guide to Airflow Theory, Parts Testing, Flow Bench Testing and Analy zing Data to Increase Performance for Any Street or Racing Engine
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2010
This informative, fully illustrated handbook includes basic discussion on the science of engine airflow and relationships, how flowbenches work, testing individual engine components, how to analyze the data, calibration issues, intake and exhaust tuning, engine formulas, and putting it all together for maximum performance.
by Leo Santucci
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2011
This new revised edition brings the state of the art to every chapter. 203 great photos have been added. 30 additional blueprints provide even more details. Includes a brand new aftermarket heads and blocks section. Build sheets have been developed and organized to provide a clear record of your engine...
Performance Fuel Injection Systems HP1557
How to Design, Build, Modify, and Tune EFI and ECU Systems.Covers Components, Se nsors, Fuel and Ignition Requirements, Tuning the Stock ECU, Piggyback and Stan
Language: English
Release Date: August 3, 2010
A practical guide to modifying and tuning modern electronic fuel injection (EFI) systems, including engine control units (ECUs). The book starts out with plenty of foundational topics on wiring, fuel systems, sensors, different types of ignition systems, and other topics to help ensure the reader...
by Chris Endres
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
A complete performance guide for Chevrolet's newest generation LS1 small-block Chevy engine. Includes sections on bolt-ons, cylinder heads, intake manifolds, camshafts and valvetrain, fuel injection, block prep, final assembly, exhaust, and forced induction.
by Timothy Remus
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2011
Choppers dont have to cost 30000. In fact a chopper built from the right parts can be assembled for as little as 5000. How to Build a Cheap Chopper documents the construction of 4 inexpensive choppers with complete start-to-finish sequences photographed in the shops of Donnie Smith Brian Klock and Dave Perewitz.
Ford Flathead V-8 Builder's Handbook 1932-1953
Restorations, Street Rods, Race Cars
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2006
How to rebuild all Ford or Mercury V8 flatheads for stock or high horsepower. Down-to-earth facts help you select components like an expert. Everything you must know about boring, stroking, porting & relieving, balancing. Camshaft selections available today. Pistons & crankshafts--which are...
by Joseph Potak
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2009
When first introduced in the 1997 Corvette, GM's LS1 engine shook the performance world. Its combination of massive power, light weight and impressive fuel economy set new precedents for performance engines--and continues to do so generation after generation. The latest version, the LS9, makes some...
Street Rotary HP1549
How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
The ultimate performance guide to the rotary engines built by Mazda from 1978 to the present. Includes: Engine history and identification ? Rotary engine fundamentals ? Component selection and modifications ? Housings and porting ? Rotors, seals, and internals ? Intake and fuel systems ? Exhaust Systems...
by Editors of Chevy High Performance Mag
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2004
Now readers can turn their Chevelle or El Camino into the ultimate street machine.
Here is a compilation of tech articles from Chevy High Performance, the most popular magazine among Chevy enthusiasts. Includes articles on engine performance, tires, wheels, suspension, bodywork, exhaust,...
Dirt Track Chassis and SuspensionHP1511
Advanced Setup and Design Technology for Dirt Track Racing
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2007
Don't just make it fast-make it state-of-the-art.
Comprehensive and fully illustrated, this technical guide covers all aspects of setup and design for dirt track racing.
How to Modify Your Mopar Magnum V-8HP1473
A Step-by-Step Guide to Modifying Magnum Series Engines for High Performance Street and Racing Applications
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2005
Famed Mopar performance guru Larry Shepard offers a comprehensive guide on modifying Chrysler's popular Magnum V-8, used in 1992-and-newer Dodge Ram and Dakota; 1998-and-newer Durango; and 1994-98 Jeep Grand Cherokee 5.2L and 5.9L V8 engines. Includes sections on the cylinder block, piston/rods/crankshafts,...
How to Build Small-Block Ford Racing Engines HP1536
Parts, Blueprinting, Modifications, and Dyno Testing for Drag, Circle Track,Road , Off-Road, and Boat Racing. Covers All Small-Block Fords, 302/5.0L, and351W/5.
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
This guide for building a race-winning Ford engine includes chapters on parts and engines, cylinder block, cylinder heads, bottom-end modifications, exhaust systems, cooling systems, final engine assembly, dyno-tested performance combinations and more.
by Jenn Hawkins
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2014
In the second year of our Jeep Misadventures; we bought a Jeep on EBay, we learned about obscure running clubs and we made another purchase to make our camping lives easier. But if it were all that simple you could read about it here. Like always we take it just that one step further and turn the simple into the complicated, and when it gets complicated it gets interesting!