The Design and Tuning of Competition Engines

About this book

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. Youll learn proven techniques to increase performance and reliability and just as important which modifications wont give you meaningful gains.