Four-Stroke Performance Tuning - Third Edition

By: A. Graham Bell .

First published in 1981 and regularly reprinted ever since, this remains one of the most comprehensive works available to the enthusiast engine tuner and race engine builder. Drawing on the author's many years of practical experience in tuning and modifying high-performance road, rally and race engines, it sets out in detail the many principles involved in tuning four-stroke engines.

This revised and substantially expanded third edition incorporates new chapters on air inlet systems, fuel and fuel boosters, and engine management. All other chapters have been revised and updated, and the book features many new photographs, tables and explanatory line drawings throughout. From air and fuel, through carburetion, ignition and fuel injection systems, cylinders, camshafts, and valves, exhaust systems, drive trains, cooling and lubrication, all principal aspects of engine operation are explained and analysed. Detailed modifications and improvements are suggested and described in the author's practical, down-to-earth style, making this book essential reading for anyone involved in developing and building high-performance engines.

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