Automotive category: 1940 books
Oldsmobile V-8 Engines
How to Build Max Performance
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Author Bill Trovato is recognized for being one of the most successful Oldsmobile engine experts, and he openly shares all of his proven tricks, tips, and techniques for this venerable power plant. In this revised edition of Oldsmobile V-8 Engines: How to Build Max Performance, he provides additional information for extracting the best performance.
The Race Car Chassis HP1540
Design, Structures and Materials for Road, Drag and Circle Track Open- andClosed -Wheel Chassis
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2008
This invaluable handbook on the structural design and science behind the race car chassis includes sections on materials and structures, structural loads, a brief overview of suspension and chassis design, multi-tube and space frame chassis, joining ferrous metals, stressed skin construction, and joining light alloys.
Motorhomes
A first-time-buyer’s guide
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2013
With the cost of family holidays increasing, more an more people are looking to take their holidays at home, so a campervan or motorhome makes an ideal choice. Combining transport and accommodation, motorhome popularity is increasing both for holidays and as a hobby.This book gives guidance on the many...
Engine Management
Advance Tuning
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2007
Explains how the EFI system determines engine operation and how the calibrator can change the controlling parameters to optimize engine performance taking engine-tuning techniques to the next level. It is a must-have for tuners and calibrators and a valuable resource for anyone who wants to make horsepower with a fuel-injected, electronically controlled engine.
by Greg Banish
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
All modern vehicles are produced with fuel injection. Fuel injection tuning is the safest and most reliable way to gain more horsepower in your engine. This book provides in-depth explanations of fuel injection tuning by one of the industry's most well-known and well-respected tuners.
Practical Engine Airflow
Performance Theory and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Author John Baechtel explains airflow dynamics through an engine in layman's terms so you can easily absorb it and apply it. The principles of airflow are explained; specifically, the physics of air and how it flows through major engine components, including the intake, heads, cylinders, and exhaust system.
Street TurbochargingHP1488
Design, Fabrication, Installation, and Tuning of High-Performance Street Turbocharger Systems
Language: English
Release Date: June 6, 2006
Transform an average car or truck into a turbocharged high performance street machine.
A handbook on theory and application of turbocharging for street and high-performance use, this book covers high performance cars and trucks. This comprehensive guide features sections on theory, indepth...
by Roger Williams
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2015
Using his own wealth of hands-on experience combined with input from many owners & aided by the top TR7 & TR7 V8 specialists on both sides of the Atlantic, Roger Williams explains in great detail how to increase the performance & improve the aesthetics, handling & braking of the TR7, existing TR7-V8...
Basic Hydraulic Systems and Components (Mechanics and Hydraulics)
Includes Hydraulic Reservoirs, Filters, Pumps, Accumulators, Motors, Basic Construction, Operation, Actuating Devices, Flow Control, Directional Devices, Hydraulic Pressure-Limiting, Controlling, and Sensing Devices
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Basic Hydraulic Systems and ComponentsThis course is designed to provide instruction on the concept and operation of the basic components of the hydraulic system. It also describes the various components of a typical hydraulic system, their construction and functions, and their relationship to each other.When...
by Veloce
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2012
A new title in the best-selling SpeedPro series._x000B_Covers 2 barrel 2300 and 4 barrel 4150 & 4160 carburetors, of which millions have been made. Can also be applied to 4180 & 4190 emission control carbs._x000B_Comprehensive guide to secondhand carburetor identification._x000B_Comprehensive guide to...
Practical Auto & Truck Restoration HP1547
How to Plan and Organize Your Project to Save Time and Money
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
Today's restorer has a wealth of resources available that didn't exist just a few years ago. It is no longer necessary or feasible to perform every step of a ground-up restoration yourself (unless you truly want to). Knowing how to properly plan, organize and execute a restoration can save both time and money, and help ensure that you'll end up with exactly the car or truck you envisioned.
by Ralph Bumpus
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
Whether you plan to buy a 1964-66 Ford Mustang or restore one yourself, the smallest of details can make a tremendous difference. Install the wrong radio or grill, side mirror or gas cap and the integrity of your restoration project is broken.With the 50th anniversary of the Mustang’s introduction...
Tractors
1880s to 1980s
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Steam, and then cumbersome motor, tractors existed in small numbers before 1914, after which the need to produce more foods using less horse and man power saw the origins of the machine we know today. Thanks to mass production, Ford brought the price down to suit average farmers, and in the 1920s...
Auto Mechanic - Clutches, Transmissions and Transfers (Mechanics and Hydraulics)
Includes Fundamentals of Gears, Principles of Torque, Purpose, Types, Construction, Maintenance, Operation, Gear Trains, Torque Ratio, Clutches, Manual, Automatic Transmission, Power Take-Offs, Hydraulic System, Transfer Cases, and Sprag Units
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2013
Clutches, Transmissions and TransfersThis course contains five lessons, each related to vehicle clutches, transmissions, and transfers. An introduction presents an overall view of the subject. Each lesson then covers a specific topic pertaining to fundamentals of clutches, transmissions, and transfers....