Souping the stock engine
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (678 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0007EGG1G |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 188 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"BACK TO THE 50's !" Jonnie King When was the last time you heard somebody say, "Man ! That hot rod runs like a scalded cat ! That ride's really souped-up !" ? It probably was a l-o-n-g time ago ! Well, that's when this book was first publisheda long time ago: 1950.It was in that post-war era when hot rods were being built by a lot of the G.I.'s that returned home, had a pent-up need for speed, and, had a car that they lovedbut just wasn't fast enough.Enter the iconic racing pioneer/publisher Floyd Clymer, and, legendary automotive journalist/S.A.E. member, Roger Huntington, and you have a look back at the "Golden Age" of Hot Rodding in the form of
Roger Huntington was a self-taught automotive journalist. He wrote eight books on automotive engineering and contributed to at least 10 automotive magazines during his 51-year writing career. Some of the magazines he wrote technical articles for included
This book includes general engine performance, stock-engine characteristics, and basic planning for modifications. It shows classic speed equipment manufactured by Ardun, Champion, Edmunds, Frenzel, Iskenderian, JE Pistions, Kong, Nicson, Nordec, Riley, Spalding, Stephens-Frenzel, Tattersfield, Tattersfield-Baron, Vertex, Wayne, Weiand and Zoller.. Reprinted from the 1950 classic, this true hotrodders' guidebook provides effective methods for tuning all types of stock engines from the conservative road car to full-race capability
It shows classic speed equipment manufactured by Ardun, Champion, Edmunds, Frenzel, Iskenderian, JE Pistions, Kong, Nicson, Nordec, Riley, Spalding, Stephens-Frenzel, Tattersfield, Tattersfield-Baron, Vertex, Wayne, Weiand and Zoller. This book includes general engine performance, stock-engine characteristics, and basic planning for modifications. From the Back Cover Reprinted from the 1950 classic, this true hotrodders' guidebook provides effective methods for tuning all types of stock engines from the conservative road car to full-race capability.