How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems

by Jeffery Hartman

Overview

Drawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience and a background of more than 1,000 magazine articles on the subject, engine control expert Jeff Hartman explains everything from the basics of engine management to the building of complicated project cars. Hartman has substantially updated the material from his 1993 MBI book Fuel Injection (0-879387-43-2) to address the incredible developments in automotive fuel injection technology from the past decade, including the multitude of import cars that are the subject of so much hot rodding today. Hartman's text is extremely detailed and logically arranged to help readers better understand this complex topic.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781610590365
Publisher:	Motorbooks
Publication date:	02/13/2004
Series:	Motorbooks Workshop
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	53 MB
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About the Author

Jeff Hartman is the author of How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems, Fuel Injection: Installation, Performance, Tuning, Modification, and the Turbocharging Performance Handbook, all from Motorbooks.  Hartman lives in Austin, Texas.

Jeff Hartman is the author of How to Tune and Modify Engine Management Systems, Fuel Injection: Installation, Performance, Tuning, Modification, and the Turbocharging Performance Handbook, all from Motorbooks.  Hartman lives in Austin, Texas.

Table of Contents

	Introduction	6
Chapter 1	Understanding Fuel Delivery	14
Chapter 2	Understanding Automotive Computers and PROMs	23
Chapter 3	Sensors	32
Chapter 4	Actuators and Actuator Systems	43
Chapter 5	Hot Rodding EFI Engines	53
Chapter 6	Recalibrating Factory ECUs	68
Chapter 7	Interceptors and Auxiliary Computers	79
Chapter 8	Standalone Programmable Engine Management Systems	87
Chapter 9	EMS/EFI Engine-Swapping	101
Chapter 10	Roll-Your-Own EFI	107
Chapter 11	Installation and Startup Issues	110
Chapter 12	Designing, Modifying, and Building Intake Manifolds	116
Chapter 13	EMS Tuning 101	122
Chapter 14	EMS Troubleshooting	153
Chapter 15	Emissions and Onboard Diagnostics	169
	Project Vehicles
Chapter 16	How to Hot Rod Your Carbureted Small-block Chevy	175
Chapter 17	Supercharged Jag-rolet	177
Chapter 18	1970 Dodge Challenger B-Block	183
Chapter 19	Focus Turbo	187
Chapter 20	Real-World Turbo CRX Si	190
Chapter 21	Honda del Sol Si Turbo	204
Chapter 22	Turbo-EFI Jaguar XKE 4.2	209
Chapter 23	Turbo-Nitrous Lotus Europa 1.6-liter Engine Swap	219
Chapter 24	MR2 Turbo	223
Chapter 25	MR6: V-6 Swap, Motec M48 EMS, Compound Forced-Induction	244
Chapter 26	Overboosted VW Golf 1.8T	261
Chapter 27	Frank-M-Stein: Turbo M3 Roadster	265
	EMS/EFT Suppliers	267
	Index	271