How To Power Tune Minis On A Small Budget

Download or read book How to Power Tune Minis on a Small Budget - New Updated & Revised Edition written by Des Hammill and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2013-12-10 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical and clear information aimed at Mini owners who want to improve their cars performance without spending a huge amount of money. The modifications described relate to simply bolting-on the appropriate mix of (mainly standard) parts, then tuning the engine to the specifications given. Includes advice on gear ratios and uprating brakes.

Download or read book How To Power Tune Ford V8 - 221, 255, 260, 289, 302 & 351 cu in Smallblock engines for road and track written by Des Hammill and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 423 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete illustrated guide to building a powerful and reliable high performance Ford V8 smallblock engine for street or track use. Covers limitations of standard components, component modifications, component interchanges, blueprinting and professional build tips. All Des Hammills advice is based on many years of practical experience with these engines.

Download or read book How to Build a Successful Low-Cost Rally Car written by Philip Young and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2015-11-25 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Simple, cost-effective, basic and reliable tips to ensure that any rally car stands a chance of reaching the finishing line. If you are planning a road-based rally, don't even think of leaving home before reading this book and implementing the tried and tested mods it describes so well.

Download or read book Mini Minor to Asia Minor - There & Back written by Nicky West and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2013-06-03 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of an independent trek in a 50-year-old Mini – all the way to the Great Pyramid and back – with no assistance or support crew, to provide much needed funds and publicity for the Willow Foundation. Inspirational to others, the book includes practical advice on the car preparation and documentation required for such marathon drives, along with photographs of the Mini’s preparation and the amazing journey itself.

Download or read book Maximum Mini - The essential book of cars based on the original Mini written by Jeroen Booij and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2015-03-02 with total page 703 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses solely on the cars derived from the classic Mini. Small GTs, sports cars, roadsters and fun cars: Mini-derivatives that changed the specialist motoring market completely in the early sixties, and new designs kept it busy for nearly four decades. From the well known Mini Marcos and Unipower GT that raced at Le Mans, to the very obscure but as exciting Coldwell GT or Sarcon Scarab, almost 60 cars are thoroughly researched, described and photographed in this book.

Download or read book Northeast American Sports Car Races 1950-1959 written by Terry O'Neil and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on the different aspects that contributed to the development of Northeast American sports car racing during the 1950s. The evolution from amateur drivers racing on public roads in 1950, to both professional and amateur drivers racing at private, purpose-built tracks in 1959, demanded huge leaps of faith, trust and understanding. The transition was neither easy nor uneventful for drivers, clubs or track owners, and the tragedy, politics and intrigue that came to characterise the period are covered here in fascinating detail.

Download or read book Runways & Racers written by Terry O'Neil and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2022-02-03 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Runways and Racers focuses on sports car races held at military installations throughout America in the early 1950s. It was a marriage of convenience for the Sports Car Club of America and the Strategic Air Command, with both parties gaining advantages from the arrangement. The thorn in the side turned out to be a Congressman whose own aspirations exceeded his standing, but who found himself in a position to be able to influence the outcome of events ...