The Design and Tuning of Competition Engines by Philip H Smith

The Design and Tuning of Competition Engines by Philip H Smith

No other book gives you better insight into the expert preparation of engines for racing and high-performance road use, whether your interest lies in street, oval track, drag, or stock car racing. The first chapters explain the fundamentals that govern high-performance engines: thermodynamic laws, gasflow, mechanical efficiency, and engine materials and construction. Understanding these basic factors is crucial to making correct decisions when tuning or modifying your engine. Actual engine preparation techniques are described in the middle section, including cylinder head work and balancing and blueprinting. The final part of the book focuses on modifying specific engines: American V8s, Porsche 911, Volkswagen Air-cooled and Water-cooled, Cosworth BDA, Formula Ford 1600, Datsun 4- and 6-cylinder, and Mazda rotary engines. You'll learn proven techniques to increase performance and reliability, and, just as important, which modifications won't give you meaningful gains.

Smith, Philip H.: - Philip H. Smith was born in Crosby, Liverpool and lived from the early age of two to nine at Ainsdale. He returned to the area in 1968 as a Lecturer in Applied Biology at Liverpool John Moores University. Phil retired in 1992; retirement provided him with the opportunity to continue monitoring and photographing wildlife on the dune coast.

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ISBN 13	9780837601403
ISBN 10	0837601401
Title	The Design and Tuning of Competition Engines
Author	Philip H Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Bentley (Robert) Inc.,US
Year published	1954-01-01
Number of pages	544
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