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This step-by-step manual for the do-it-yourselfer or professional car mechanic, covers GM, Ford, and Chrysler engine performance. It shows you how to put more muscle under your car or truck's hood.

Early or late-model engines, they are all covered, with quick and easy horsepower tips. From computer chips to crate motors!

CHAPTER 1: POWER PLANNING
Matching Goals, Budget and Driving Needs
Torque Versus Horsepower | Mistake Number One

CHAPTER 2: CHOOSING SPEED
Sourcing Performance Equipment and Services
Why You Need Help | What is a "Speed Shop?" | There's More Than One Kind of Speed Shop | Pick the Right People | Dynamometers: The Ultimate Tuning Tool | The Flow Bench: The Tuner's Wind Tunnel

CHAPTER 3: THE LOOK of SPEED
Clean and Detail Your Engine Compartment First | Engine Washing | Painting and Final Details on a Ford Small-Block Engine Compartment | Dressing Up a Chevy Big-Block Engine Compartment

CHAPTER 4: COMPUTERS and CHIPS
A Brief History | Engine Management Basics | Information Sensors | The Computer | Output Actuators | Computer Codes Keep Track | Add-On Chips and Performance Upgrades for Computers | Piggyback Modules | Flashing or Replacing Chips | What to Expect from Piggybacks and Reflashed Chips | Stand-Alone Aftermarket Systems | What About Turbos and Blowers? | Hand-Held Programmers | Tuning Tool Test

CHAPTER 5: HIGH-PERFORMANCE IGNITION SYSTEMS
High-Performance Ignition Coils | Where to Put the Ignition Control Module and Ignition Coil | Performance Plug Wires | Ignition Timing Controls | Spark Plugs | Reading the Plugs

CHAPTER 6: INDUCTION: THE SCIENCE of DEEP BREATHING
Short-Ram and Cold-Air Intakes | Throttle Bodies | Intake Manifolds | Carburetion

CHAPTER 7: CYLINDER HEADS and VALVES
Valve Jobs

CHAPTER 8: CAMSHAFTS and VALVETRAIN
Rocker Arms | Camshafts | Lifters | How to Degree a Camshaft | Valve Springs | Blueprinting and Valvetrain

CHAPTER 9: THE FUEL SYSTEM
Carburetors | Finding the Right Carburetor | Carburetor Modifications | Main Body | Throttle Body | Metering Block (Holley Carburetors) | Main Body and Air Horn (Rochester Carburetors) | Flat Bowl | Accelerator Pump(s) and Controls | Secondary Circuit | Heat | Fuel Lines and Filters | Do You Need a High-Performance Fuel Pump? | Carburetor Modification Kits | Fuel Injection Systems | Why Fuel Injection? | What is Fuel Injection? | Throttle Body Injection (TBI) | Multiport Electronic Fuel Injection | Input: Information Sensors | Procession: The Computer | Output: System Actuators | Modifying a Fuel Injection System | What About Throttle Body Injection (TBI) Systems? | High-Performance Fuel Pressure Regulators and Gauges | Bigger Fuel Rails and High-Flow Injectors | High-Performance Fuel Pumps

CHAPTER 10: THE EXHAUST SYSTEM
Stock Exhaust Manifolds | Backpressure and Flow | Modifying the Exhaust System | Exhausts Systems | Mufflers | Conclusion | Installing and Typical Cat-Back System

CHAPTER 11: POWER ADDERS: JUICE and BOOST
Part A: Nitrous Oxide | Part B: Supercharging | Part C: Turbocharging

CHAPTER 12: THE BOTTOM END: BUILDING IT TO LAST
Blueprinting | Crankshaft Work | Connecting Rods | Pistons | Engine Block | Stroker Engines | Balancing

CHAPTER 13: ENGINE BUILDS
How the Pros Make Big Power with Reliability
Part A: Building the GM LS1 for Extreme Street Duty | Part B: Pro-Building a 427-inch Ford Small Block | Part C: Blown 572 Big-Block Chevrolet Build

CHAPTER 14: CRATES and SWAPS
Crate Motors | Choosing a Crate Motor

CHAPTER 15: HIGH-PERFORMANCE COOLING SYSTEMS
Coolant Additives | Radiators | Radiator Cooling Fan | Water Pumps | Under-Drive Pulleys | Electric Water Pumps | Deep-Sump Oil Pans and Engine Oil Coolers | Transmission Oil Coolers

CHAPTER 16: MONITORING ENGINE PERFORMANCE
How Much Will it Cost? | What Kind of Gauges do You Want? | Where do I Put Those Gauges? | Typical Gauges | G-Tech Tuning Tools | G-Tech/Pro | G-Tech/Pro Competition | Scan Tools: Spend Some Quality Time With Your Car's Computer | Installing a Tachometer | Installing Pillar Pod Gauges | Installing a Wideband Air/Fuel Ratio Gauge | Innovate LM-1 Wide-Band Air-Fuel Ratio Meter | Innovate LMA-3 Multi-Sensor Device (AuxBox)


PRODUCT DETAILS:
  • Publisher: Haynes Manuals — 2007
  • Author: Jay Storer, John H. Haynes
  • Binding: Paperback — 8½ x 11 inches
  • Pages: N/A — Hundreds of b&w photos and illustrations

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