Books, Nonfiction, Automotive, Mechanics

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Greg Banish
Engine Management: Advanced Tuning
by S-A Design (Paperback)

As tools for tuning modern engines have become more powerful and sophisticated in recent years, the need for in-depth knowledge of engine management systems and tuning techniques has grown. Tuning engines can be a mysterious art, all engines need a precise balance of fuel, air, and timing in order to reach their true performance potential. This book explains how the EFI system determines engine operation and how the calibrator can change the controlling parameters to optimize actual engine performance. Engine Management: Advanced Tuning takes 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. Author Greg Banish is a calibration engineer with extensive aftermarket performance calibration experience. He has a BSME from GMI Engineering and Management Institute (Kettering University). With over a thousand unique calibrations ...

Corky Bell
Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and Performance)
by Bentley Publishers (Paperback)

Herb Adams
Chassis Engineering HP1055
by HP Trade (Paperback)

Tom Monroe
Engine Builder's Handbook
by HP Trade (Paperback)

All of the information in this valuable companion guide is presented in terms easy to understand. Packed with general tips, techniques, and procedures that can be applied to all types of engine building, whether for musclecars, classics, hot rods, powerboats or all-out race cars.

Fred William Fisher
How to Hot Rod Volkswagen Engines
by HP Trade (Paperback)

Spencer Yost
How to Rebuild and Restore Farm Tractor Engines (Motorbooks Workshop)
by MBI (Paperback)

After helping readers set up shop, Yost guides them through the process of determining when to replace and when to rebuild parts, discussing the advantages of authenticity when relevant. He also offers expert opinions on tasks that can be done at home and those that should be farmed out to shop pros. The book covers the most popular two-, four- and six-cylinder gas-burning engines, with special sections on diesel and propane-powered tractors.

Wayne R. Dempsey
How to Rebuild and Modify Porsche 911 Engines 1965-1989
by Motorbooks (Paperback)

Never-before published information details the nuances of this daunting task! From dropping the engine, to reconditioning and blueprinting, through final reinstallation and break-in, Dempsey guides you step-by-step through the pitfalls often experienced by even the best mechanics. Contains reliable information on parts interchange, performance modifications, reliability upgrades, teardown procedures, and potential problems encountered along the way. This is essential information for do-it-yourselfers and for those looking to hire a professional.

Jack Erjavec
Automotive Technology: A Systems Approach
by Delmar Cengage Learning (Hardcover)

AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY: A SYSTEMS APPROACH, 5th Edition remains the leading authority on automotive theory, service and repair procedures. The new edition has been updated to include coverage of hybrid vehicles throughout the text, new content on electronic automatic transmissions, preventive maintenance, and many other topics that reflect the most recent changes in the industry. Chapters cover the theory, diagnosis and service of all system areas for automobiles and light trucks, and the content closely adheres to the 2008 NATEF Automobile Program Standards.

Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Iain Carson
ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future
by Twelve (Paperback)

"Zoom goes zero to sixty in nothing flat. It's an exciting ride into the future of the world's favorite physical object, the automobile."-Gregg Easterbrook, author of THE PROGRESS PARADOX"Zoom offers a new way to think about cars and energy that's key to understanding the forces shaping business today. It's smart, well-informed and insightful--exactly what one would expect from two of The Economist's best journalists."-Chris Anderson, author of THE LONG TAIL"Zoom puts oil in its sights and squeezes off one telling round after another. Car lovers will see a sunny future with other fuels; OPEC a steadily darkening twilight."-R. James Woolsey, VP, Booz Allen Hamilton; former Director of Central Intelligence"An incisive analysis of the end of the petroleum age, including all its repercussions and opportunities."-Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures"Oil is the problem. Cars are the solution." Those two simple sentences by the authors of Zoom define the scope of their illuminating and ...

James E. Duffy
Modern Automotive Technology
by Goodheart-Willcox Pub (Hardcover)

Provides an easy-to-understand, current text summarizing the operation and repair of all makes and models of vehicles. Text uses a building block approach that starts with the simple and progresses gradually to the more complex. DLC: Automobiles--Design and construction.

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