Optimising Car Performance Modifications is a highly practical and
useful book that covers brilliant techniques to the guesswork out of
performance modification.
Using just some low-cost tools, you can easily measure the flow
restriction of your car's intake and exhaust. It's like having a huge
flow-bench always available. By making some simple on-road measurements,
you can plot the shape of the engine's power and torque curves - no dyno
needed. This allows you to not only see if performance modifications to
the engine are improving power, but also see where in the rev range
those changes are occurring. Assess the worth of cams, a larger turbo,
changed boost control or altered engine management mapping.
But the book doesn't stop there - it also shows you how to measure your
car's aerodynamics, seeing if at speed your car is developing lift or
downforce. Want to make a rear wing work well? Test the angle at which
downforce is greatest. You can also test the aerodynamic airflow through
oil coolers, intercoolers and radiators.
Interested in improving your suspension? By using a low-cost app and a
smartphone, you can accurately measure suspension behaviour.
If you want a practical, hands-on book that will immediately save you
money, show where modifications are most needed, and can be used to
assess performance outcomes, this is the book for you.