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Practical Engine Airflow: Performance Theory and… av John Baechtel
Det här är en av LibraryThings förhandsrecensioner.So...I am a hack mechanic. I have a very basic understanding of things like airflow (car need air, make fire! Go fast!) so I had a concern that I wasn't going to really understand this book. Once again CarTech knocked it out of the park though. Super easy to understand, lots of rich illustrations and photos and keeping the page design so it wasn't a wall of text that I would keep hitting my head against made this a great book to read. I have yet to come across a CarTech book that hasn't been phenomenal though.… (mer)
Det här är en av LibraryThings förhandsrecensioner.This is a great go to book for the guys OR gals in your life that are into rebuilding big blocks. It has great photos and easy to follow instructions. Even for beginners who don't know a lot about big blocks.
Det här är en av LibraryThings förhandsrecensioner.Practical Engine Airflow by John Baechtel, is a Pro Series S A design book that is extremely
well-written. It is an in-depth book that covers performance theory and applications, how to
interpret data once you have it, flow bench testing, and optimizing intake and heads. I like the
way this book is laid out because if follows in a rational order and it has lots of photos and
drawings and is very easy to understand which is good because this is a very difficult subject to
grasp. We start with some really great explanations of the airflow basics and then we get into the
prevalent properties of air which is really pretty technical but the way it’s laid out it’s not
that difficult to understand. The parts that I thought were especially interesting were the engine
airflow components, like carburetors, throttle bodies, and how to do wave tuning. There is also a
section coving torque peak RPM. There’s an entire chapter devoted just to the intake manifold’s
plan and characteristics and what you can do to modify these to make them work better. Then we
get into cylinder heads and that where this book really shines. There is really a lot to this, looking
to see where the power comes from, what’s the best racing combination, what are the flow
factors, what about valves and valve sizes and how to evaluate your cylinder head potential.
Then we move on to combustion chambers and cylinder filling pressure recovery and
combustion power and efficiency. And from there we move down to the bottom end, which is the
exhaust system. I especially like the photos and the detail in the charts as you go along, which
helps to explain the different types of exhaust ports. The book also talks about flow path
disruptions, exhaust flow tuning and what you can do to make this all flow more efficiently. Next
up is the flow bench testing and this is where it really becomes interesting. This is for the rubber
meets the road, so to speak. We got everything put together, and now we test it and it will tell us
right up front what’s working what’s not and why. there are lot across section photos and
drawings that really are necessary to do to fully understand what he’s trying to explain and then
we sum the whole thing up with practical applications beginning with the software program and
then a tremendous section on engine Masters challenge hemi intake and another example using
Cal Automotive Customs 409 hybrid intake manifold. I would say he thoroughly covered the
subject. I found it very interesting. Again, excellent photos and graphics, and lots of good
concise material. I highly recommend this book, especially if you’re looking to make your car go
faster.… (mer)
well-written. It is an in-depth book that covers performance theory and applications, how to
interpret data once you have it, flow bench testing, and optimizing intake and heads. I like the
way this book is laid out because if follows in a rational order and it has lots of photos and
drawings and is very easy to understand which is good because this is a very difficult subject to
grasp. We start with some really great explanations of the airflow basics and then we get into the
prevalent properties of air which is really pretty technical but the way it’s laid out it’s not
that difficult to understand. The parts that I thought were especially interesting were the engine
airflow components, like carburetors, throttle bodies, and how to do wave tuning. There is also a
section coving torque peak RPM. There’s an entire chapter devoted just to the intake manifold’s
plan and characteristics and what you can do to modify these to make them work better. Then we
get into cylinder heads and that where this book really shines. There is really a lot to this, looking
to see where the power comes from, what’s the best racing combination, what are the flow
factors, what about valves and valve sizes and how to evaluate your cylinder head potential.
Then we move on to combustion chambers and cylinder filling pressure recovery and
combustion power and efficiency. And from there we move down to the bottom end, which is the
exhaust system. I especially like the photos and the detail in the charts as you go along, which
helps to explain the different types of exhaust ports. The book also talks about flow path
disruptions, exhaust flow tuning and what you can do to make this all flow more efficiently. Next
up is the flow bench testing and this is where it really becomes interesting. This is for the rubber
meets the road, so to speak. We got everything put together, and now we test it and it will tell us
right up front what’s working what’s not and why. there are lot across section photos and
drawings that really are necessary to do to fully understand what he’s trying to explain and then
we sum the whole thing up with practical applications beginning with the software program and
then a tremendous section on engine Masters challenge hemi intake and another example using
Cal Automotive Customs 409 hybrid intake manifold. I would say he thoroughly covered the
subject. I found it very interesting. Again, excellent photos and graphics, and lots of good
concise material. I highly recommend this book, especially if you’re looking to make your car go
faster.… (mer)
Det här är en av LibraryThings förhandsrecensioner.Received through the LibraryThing Early Reviewer Program.
It has taken me an embarrassingly long time to review this book, because I was waiting for opinions from my husband and older son, who are the car guys in the family. Anyway, when I pinned them down, they agreed that it was interesting, although my husband didn't find it as useful as my son did. Husband has way more experience in rebuilding engines, though.
It has taken me an embarrassingly long time to review this book, because I was waiting for opinions from my husband and older son, who are the car guys in the family. Anyway, when I pinned them down, they agreed that it was interesting, although my husband didn't find it as useful as my son did. Husband has way more experience in rebuilding engines, though.
Statistik
- Verk
- 7
- Medlemmar
- 55
- Popularitet
- #295,340
- Betyg
- 4.5
- Recensioner
- 24
- ISBN
- 13
