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Following in the footsteps of the very popular High Performance Honda Builder's Handbook Volume 1, author Joe Pettitt focuses this time primarily on suspension modifications, brake technology, nitrous oxide tuning, tire selection, aerodynamic body modifications, fuels, and dragstripperformance driving tips for these front drive wonder cars. Table of Contents Introduction. Chapter 1 How To Drag Race Tips for Driving a Smarter, Quicker Race Passing Tech Inspection Selecting a Class The Staging Lanes The Burnout Staging and Reaction Time The Launch Sriving the Race Shifting Shift RPM Tells You How to Tune Your Engine What if... Shutting Down and Turning Off How To Calculate Shift RPM Quarter Quandaries by Patrick Hale Engine Dyno Testing Quarter Jr. Simulations RPS Performance Product Clutches. Chapter 2 Curve Carving Essentials Tires and How They Work Steering with Weight Transfer Front Wheel Drive Cornering Force Figure it Out The Friction Circle. Chapter 3 Tires Identically Sized Tires Vs. Tread Width Speed Ratings from H Z Putting the Numbers and Letters Together A Tire has to Perform in its own Environment High Performance Tire Science The Four Fundamentals of Grip Air Pressure and Load Body Roll and Camber Centripetal Force and Slip Angles Vertical Load How Side Load Affects the Tire The Front Drive Disadvantage What the Tire Tells Us Compound Choices Heat Cycling Tuning with Air Pressure Shaving Tires can Improve Performance The Effect of Rim Width on Tire Performance Tire Sizing Tech Tips Tire Tech Tips Tread Wear Grading Traction Traction Test Procedure Temperature Grading How To Choose the Right Drag Racing Tire Quick Traction Tips How To Install Bead Screws Rotational Inertia. Chapter 4 Suspension Suspencion Components Isolated Suspension Model Tires and Springs that Become Stiffer with Increasing Air Pressure Springs Fundamental Suspension Concepts and Adjustments Toe Bump and Roll Steer Castor Shocks and Tuning Your Suspension A Conversation with Toiko's Aftermarket Technical Director, Richard Meyer Drag Racing Chassis Tuning Roll Cage Installation for Safety and Handling. Chapter 5 Brakes Types of Brakes How Disc Brakes Work Large Rotors Reduce Fade Two Piece Rotors for Ultimate Brake Performance Calipers Brake Pads Brake Fluid Brake Systems from Baer Racing and Stillen Brake Proportioning Tuning Secrets. Chapter 6 Aerodynamic Performance Aerodynamic Drag External Flow Patterns Internal Flow Drag Aerodynamic Noise The Drag Equation The Drag Coefficient The Drag Coefficient and the Real World How To Perform a Coast Down Test Aero HP Calculation Calculating Drag Force and Cd How To Calculate Aero HP and Rolling Resistance HP What You can do with this Information. Chapter 7 Fuel is Power Fuel Makes Power How To Make Power with Gas Vaporize it! Energy Density Ratio and Power Output Brake Mean Effective Pressure Brake Specific Fuel Consumption Tips for Tweaking Your Fuel System Two Methods for Choosing the Correct Fuel Pump Fuel System Design Tactics Choosing the Correct Fuel Pressure Regulator Designing Your Fuel System The Advantage of High Pressure Return Style Fuel Systems on Carbureted Nitrous Oxide Systems. Chapter 8 Fuel and Air Mixtures Your Engine is a Self Driven Air Pump Humidity and Air Density Relative Humidity Computing Relative Humidity Build a Psychrometer to Find Vapor Pressures Calculate Air Density How To Calculate Density Altitude for Humid Air How Does This Affect Your Engine's Tuning Managing Fuel Delivery How To Baseline Your Carburetor Jetting Detonation Check List Fuel Injection Tuning. Chapter 9 Nitrous Tuning A Basic Nitrous System Controlling the System How Nitrous Makes Power Fuel Burns Faster with More Oxygen The Importance of Timing Max Cylinder Pressure Techniques to Time Max Cylinder Pressure Compression Ratio Cam Consciousness Octane Rating AirFuel Ratio Controlling Ignition Timing Tuning Your Nitrous System Uneven AirFuel Distribution and Detonation Choose the Right Spark Plug Electronic Activation and Control How These Devices Work Throttle Position Activated Progressive Nitrous Controls RPM Switch Turbos and Nitrous How To Use Nitrous Tuning Tables. Chapter 10 Engine Building Block Prep Checking Main Bearing Clearance Bottom End Design Tactics Rod and Piston Prep PistonRing Design Tips Should You Use Hyperuetectic Pistons in Your Nitrous Engine Ring Pack and Cylinder Wall Prep Rod and Piston Installation Oil Pump and Water Pump Installation Milling the Head and Installing it Cam and VTEC Mechanism Installation Adjusting Valves Buttoning Up How To Degree Your Cam.
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