a good book perhaps?
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From: Harrisburg, NE
a good book perhaps?
hey guys, just got done with "engine airflow" by Harold Bettes, and loved how in depth and technical it got. discussed everything from practical to theory to wildly complex. loved it.
I also got "performance fuel injection systems" from the guys over at DIYautotune.com (which is a great company, i got my megasquirt stuff from them) and while it did an awesome job describing efi and how to implement it on different vehicles (and I very much recommend it for anybody getting into fuel injection), including an awesome section on EFI tuning. it didn't quite have the theory I was hoping for (consider that i have been reading about this system for years now)
i don't regret purchasing either.
anybody know of any good theory books?
I have also read "motor oil for a car guys soul" by Kevin Clemens but didn't quite relate as much as i had hoped, the author talks 99% about European cars so I didn't relate quite as much as I had hoped. I found more in James Mooneyham's books, such as "sirens". even if the are a bit hokey and the older I get the faster I was.
so I would be up for some good automotive fiction (or even non-fiction if it is written well enough to be engaging)
I'm 7000 miles away from my projects and the online parts shopping sprees aren't as bad when i got something to read, but I think I'm getting withdrawal symptoms...
any suggestions would be appreciated.
and BTW I usually go kindle, then order the printed to send home if i like it.
I also got "performance fuel injection systems" from the guys over at DIYautotune.com (which is a great company, i got my megasquirt stuff from them) and while it did an awesome job describing efi and how to implement it on different vehicles (and I very much recommend it for anybody getting into fuel injection), including an awesome section on EFI tuning. it didn't quite have the theory I was hoping for (consider that i have been reading about this system for years now)
i don't regret purchasing either.
anybody know of any good theory books?
I have also read "motor oil for a car guys soul" by Kevin Clemens but didn't quite relate as much as i had hoped, the author talks 99% about European cars so I didn't relate quite as much as I had hoped. I found more in James Mooneyham's books, such as "sirens". even if the are a bit hokey and the older I get the faster I was.
so I would be up for some good automotive fiction (or even non-fiction if it is written well enough to be engaging)
I'm 7000 miles away from my projects and the online parts shopping sprees aren't as bad when i got something to read, but I think I'm getting withdrawal symptoms...
any suggestions would be appreciated.
and BTW I usually go kindle, then order the printed to send home if i like it.
Cargo Master
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From: Frequently frozen MN
Checked out the Bettes book on Amazon, and it sounds pretty good-- just not something that I need right now. But, it does sound like a great resource for tuners or racers.
There was one funny (ha ha ) review there. Guy gave it one star, but his review was a rant about Amazon's price for the Kindle version. Don't think he actually ordered the book. He got flamed by 2 commenters! Never saw that before.
There was one funny (ha ha ) review there. Guy gave it one star, but his review was a rant about Amazon's price for the Kindle version. Don't think he actually ordered the book. He got flamed by 2 commenters! Never saw that before.
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From: Central Mississippi
"How To Understand, Service and Modify Ford Fuel Injection & Electronic Engine Control"
1988-1993
By Charles O. Probst, SAE
Robert Bently, Publishers
A little old, but gives a lot of background & theory of operation. There's a pic in my Album section.
1988-1993
By Charles O. Probst, SAE
Robert Bently, Publishers
A little old, but gives a lot of background & theory of operation. There's a pic in my Album section.
