Authors:Harold Bettes, Bill Hancock,
Publisher: Car Tech
Keywords: performance, tuning, testing, dyno
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2008-03-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1932494499
ISBN-13: 9781932494495

Dyno Testing and Tuning is the first book to explain the proper testing procedures that everyone should use to get accurate and useful results from either an engine or chassis dyno. Authors Harold Bettes and Bill Hancock, recognized experts in the performance and racing industry, apply their wealth of knowledge and experience to deliver the definitive work on dynamometers and dyno testing. This book will be useful to anyone who wants to squeeze more power out of their car or engine, but should also be required reading for performance shop owners and dyno operators. The book explains how a dyno

Author: Bob McClurg
Publisher: Car Tech
Keywords: legend, machines, man, yenko
Number of Pages: 207
Published: 2010-01-15
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1932494855
ISBN-13: 9781932494853

Author: Jay K. Miller
Publisher: Car Tech
Keywords: systems, design, turbocharger, performance, real, world, turbo
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2008-07-15
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1932494294
ISBN-13: 9781932494297

Turbo: Building and Tuning Turbocharger Systems for Maximum Horsepower is the most complete, detailed, up-to-date resource on anything and everything to do with turbos. Whether you’re running gas or diesel, 4,6,8, or more cylinders, this book will teach you to design, test, install, and maintain your high-performance turbo system. Learn how turbochargers work, how to choose the right turbo or turbos for your engine by reading flow maps, and how to tune your engine to run perfectly with your turbo system. Author Jay Miller uses over 300 photos and the perfect blend of technical and common

Author: Richard Holdener
Publisher: Car Tech
Keywords: dyno, horsepower, ford, building
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2006-03-05
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1932494200
ISBN-13: 9781932494204

The 4.6- and 5.4-liter modular Ford engines are finally catching up with the legendary 5.0L in terms of aftermarket support and performance parts availability. Having a lot of parts to choose from is great for the enthusiast, but it can also make it harder to figure out what parts and modifications will work best. Building 4.6/5.4L Ford Horsepower on the Dyno takes the guesswork out of modification and parts selection by showing you the types of horsepower and torque gains expected by each modification. Author Richard Holdener uses over 340 photos and 185 back-to-back dyno graphs to show you

Authors:Larry Atherton, Larry Schreib,
Publisher: Car Tech
Keywords: design, video, workbench, videobook, chevrolet, small, block, rebuild
Number of Pages: 160
Published: 2005-11-10
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1932494219
ISBN-13: 9781932494211

Rebuilding the Small-Block Chevy: Step-by-Step Videobook is a quality, step-by-step Workbench Book and DVD combination that shows you how to build a street or racing small-block Chevy in your own garage. The book includes over 600 photos and easy-to-read text that explains every procedure a professional builder uses to assemble an engine from crankshaft to carburetor. The DVD includes over two hours of coverage showing in detail all the procedures that the book describes. The DVD is filmed in a bright, well-lit studio that really brings out the detail of the engine-building process. Detailed s

Author: E. H. J. Pallett
Publisher: Longman Sc & Tech
Keywords: systems, integrated, instrument, aircraft
Number of Pages: 456
Published: 1992-11
List price: $60.95
ISBN-10: 0582086272
ISBN-13: 9780582086272

Aircraft Instruments and Integrated Systems provides a wealth of unique information covering all aspects of operating principles and constructional features of the instrumentation and integrated systems required for the flight handling and navigation of aircraft, and also for the performance monitoring of their relevant powerplants. The text is liberally illustrated with schematic diagrams, colour and black and white photographs and a number of tables and appendices for easy reference. All the instruments and systems detailed are representative of those installed in a range of civil aircraft

Author: Ka Iok Tong
Publisher: Macau Productivity & Tech
Keywords: development, agile, skills, essential
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2004-06
List price: $34.99
ISBN-10: 9993776726
ISBN-13: 9789993776727

Agile Development, in particular, eXtreme Programming (XP), has been gaining a lot of momentum because it can effectively address the problems plaguing software development such as mis-understanding customers’ requirements, missing deadlines, over-budget, conflicts between customers and developers and poor maintainability of legacy systems. However, it is so difficult to teach the skills needed to be agile. In 2002, we, the Macau Productivity and Technology Center (CPTTM), started to hold courses on XP and Object Oriented design to teach the skills by hiring a well known software trai