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 street car bible October 2, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
this is an absolute must have if you plan to modify your vehicle or have future plans to. many tips in this book to help rookie racers set up their first car with wise investments. so helpful in ways that'll get you started on the basic modifications that basically costs nothing.
this book will get you laughing at the obvious amature you pull up to at the stoplight (who blows all their money on trendy expensive products) knowing you can maximize the performance of your car and its modifications properly at a fraction of the cost. leaving you confident that you have a well rounded car rather it be slower or older.
 book - how to make you car handle September 14, 2007
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Great book - my son is working with race teams and is really just learning. He was so stoked about the book he took it with him to work on the car for their last race. They came in 3rd - best finish this season.
Old school tricks still apply today. May 15, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some potential buyers might be turned off by the date of publish, but to be honest, nothing has really changed in the last 20 years in suspension tuning and design. The same principles apply today, because we still have to deal with the same laws of physics. Topics cover everything from alignment, springs, and shocks, to antiroll bars, rear axle control devices, and tires. The tire section is probably less useful, since tires have in fact evolved quite a lot since the book was written. But pretty much every other aspect of the book is applicable today.
Maybe new systems have improved the way OEM systems work, but the principles in this book will help those interested in improving their suspension systems to understand why their car acts a certain way, and how to address it. Furthermore, this book is useful for anyone from the shadetree mechanic to the serious racing enthusiast, with plenty of detailed information but enough lay-speak for the uninitiated.
Definitely consider this book before you make any modification to your vehicle. Too many people make poor decisions that make their vehicles actually handle worse than they might if some thought had been given to the different options out there. In other words, 20" wheels, a 27" rear sway bar mated to a 20" front bar, and the stiffest possible coilovers are not good ways to make your car handle, unlike most of the "tuners" out there might think, and this book will explain why.
All the principles of handling! April 10, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Some of the other reviews mention that this is for older cars. Maybe so, but the principles remain to be true. Since I am working with an '83 El Camino for street/strip, it has the answers I have been looking for. I want the car to handle on the street, but be effective on the dragstrip. This book gives the info needed to make the decisions about that compromise. And as an education about the forces actually acting on a moving vehicle it hits the target. I highly recommend it!
Larry
good to know January 11, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Hi,
I'm involved with building rally raid (off road) comp cars and I think this book is very good for a medium level builder. Its better then a lot of other books that are veeery basic...even this one is not so "in deep"...
Good info to know.
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