How to Build, Modify & Power Tune Cylinder Heads

by Peter Burgess, David Gollan

Overview

New revised and updated edition, complete with extra illustrations, of this best-selling SpeedPro title features expert advice on building and modifying classic/retro 2-valve per combustion chamber cylinder heads for maximum power, economy and reliability.

Topics include:

• Horsepower and torque
• Equipment and tools
• Airflow
• Building a flowbench
• Valves
• Unleaded fuel conversion
• Camshafts
• Exhaust system
• Ignition
• Cylinder heads, except 2-stroke.

Written by two expert engineers, who share their extensive knowledge and experience, How to Build, Modify & Power Tune Cylinder Heads is a complete practical guide to successfully modifying cylinder heads for maximum power, economy and reliability. Using understandable language and clear illustrations, they explain everything you need to know about building, modifying and power tuning cylinder heads. The content applies to almost every car/motorcycle with a 4-stroke engine. Also applies to road and track applications.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781903706763
Publisher:	Veloce Publishing
Publication date:	01/10/2003
Series:	SpeedPro Series
Edition description:	Updated and Revised Edition
Pages:	112
Product dimensions:	8.27(w) x 9.52(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Peter Burgess is a self-taught engineer. His background in psychology laid the groundwork for a scientific method approach, and gave him the ability to harness his intuition in making engines work. He works holistically to modify engines, and runs a small, friendly tuning business in Derbyshire, which enjoys worldwide recognition and distribution.
 

David Gollan is a qualified Mechanical Engineer. He has a comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles which, combined with his natural flair for understanding airflow, results in outstanding product performance. David works as a Hydrometrist for the Environment Agency and acted as a technical consultant for Peter Burgess, author of How to Build, Modify & Power Tune Cylinder Heads. 

Editorial Reviews

"An excellent practical guide to what is often regarded as something of a 'black art' in the field of engine building ... All the practical aspects of cylinder head modification ... are covered in full in an easy, readable yet eminently practical style with numerous illustrations and diagrams." - Speedscene

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