High-Performance Handling for Street or Track
High-Performance Handling for Street or Track

Author: Don Alexander

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2013-02-15

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 0760339945

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DIVTurn your daily driver, weekend fun ride, or track car into a corner-carving performance machine. From planning a course of modifications to installing parts to tuning handling characteristics, High-Performance Handling for Street or Track will have you cranking out high-g cornering forces on your favorite twisty course. Topics covered in High-Performance Handling for Street or Track include:• An overview of vehicle dynamics• How to tune handling for differing applications• Guidance for selecting aftermarket components, including anti-roll bars, springs, shocks, bushings, chassis braces, camber adjusters, wheels, and brakes• Tire and wheel selection advice• Case-study projects Whether you’re building a high-performance street car, an autocrosser, or a track-day machine, High-Performance Handling for Street or Track will help you create an integrated suspension system and tune it for maximum performance./div

Total Control
Total Control

Author: Lee Parks

Publisher: Motorbooks International

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 0760343446

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A completely revised version of one of the bestselling motorcycle riding skills books of all time.

Total Control
Total Control

Author: Lee Parks

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2003-07-12

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780760314036

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Today’s super high-performance bikes are the most potent vehicles ever sold to the public and they demand advanced riding skills. This is the perfect book for riders who want to take their street riding skills to a higher level. Total Control explains the ins and outs of high-performance street riding. Lee Parks, one of the most accomplished riders, racers, authors and instructors in the world, helps riders master the awe-inspiring performance potential of modern motorcycles.This book gives riders everything they need to develop the techniques and survival skills necessary to become a proficient, accomplished, and safer street rider. High quality photos, detailed instructions, and professional diagrams highlight the intricacies and proper techniques of street riding. Readers will come away with a better understanding of everything from braking and cornering to proper throttle control, resulting in a more exciting yet safer ride.

How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems
How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems

Author: Jeff Hartman

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 2004-02-13

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13: 1610590368

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Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience and a background of more than 1,000 magazine articles on the subject, engine control expert Jeff Hartman explains everything from the basics of engine management to the building of complicated project cars. Hartman has substantially updated the material from his 1993 MBI book Fuel Injection (0-879387-43-2) to address the incredible developments in automotive fuel injection technology from the past decade, including the multitude of import cars that are the subject of so much hot rodding today. Hartman's text is extremely detailed and logically arranged to help readers better understand this complex topic.

Speed Secrets
Speed Secrets

Author: Ross Bentley

Publisher: Motorbooks

Published: 1998-08-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1610600010

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Shave lap times or find a faster line through your favorite set of S-curves with professional race driver Ross Bentley as he shows you the quickest line from apex to apex! With tips and commentary from current race drivers, Bentley covers the vital techniques of speed, from visualizing lines to interpreting tire temps to put you in front of the pack. Includes discussion of practice techniques, chassis set-up, and working with your pit chief.

Swap LS Engines into Camaros & Firebirds: 1967-1981
Swap LS Engines into Camaros & Firebirds: 1967-1981

Author: Eric McClellan

Publisher: CarTech Inc

Published: 2014-01-15

Total Pages: 146

ISBN-13: 1613250312

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Provides excellent instruction and guidance for selecting the best engine for a budget, choosing the adapter plates and engine mounts, dropping the engine in the car, selecting the ideal transmission and drivelines, and completing all facets of the swap.

Chassis Engineering
Chassis Engineering

Author: Herb Adams

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1992-11-19

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781557880550

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In most forms of racing, cornering speed is the key to winning. On the street, precise and predictable handling is the key to high performance driving. However, the art and science of engineering a chassis can be difficult to comprehend, let alone apply. Chassis Engineering explains the complex principles of suspension geometry and chassis design in terms the novice can easily understand and apply to any project. Hundreds of photos and illustrations illustrate what it takes to design, build, and tune the ultimate chassis for maximum cornering power on and off the track.

Sport Riding Techniques
Sport Riding Techniques

Author: Nick Ienatsch

Publisher: David Bull Publishing

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9781893618077

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Shows you techniques on how to develop real world skills for speed, safety and confidence on the street and track.

Honda/Acura Performance
Honda/Acura Performance

Author: of Sport Compact Car Editors

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9781557883247

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The first in a series of books compiled by Sport Compact Car magazine, this authoritative handbook takes on the hot rod trend of import performance. This specialized guide includes the latest how-to advice on every facet of modifying Honda Civics and Accords and Acura Integras.

Camaro & Firebird Performance Projects: 1970-81
Camaro & Firebird Performance Projects: 1970-81

Author: Jeff Tann

Publisher: CarTech Inc

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 1613250142

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Several million Camaros and Firebirds were built from 1970-1981. Many are perfect candidates for a full pro-touring treatment. This book is an essential tool for the second-gen enthusiast looking to modify their car to perform at its best.