The Design and Tuning of Competition Engines - Softcover

Philip Hubert Smith; David N. Wenner

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0837601401 ISBN 13: 9780837601403

Publisher: Bentley Publishers, 1977

Synopsis

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bentley Publishers
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0837601401
• ISBN 13: 9780837601403
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 544