Souping the Stock Engine
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.35 (606 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1931128138 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-12-01 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Roger Huntington was a self-taught automotive journalist. Some of the magazines he wrote technical articles for included . He wrote eight books on automotive engineering and contributed to at least 10 automotive magazines during his 51-year writing career
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. 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.
Jonnie King said "BACK TO THE 50's !". 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 Ho
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