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 How
To Drag Race
By Kevin Mckenna
From race registration to the finish line and everything in between,
How to Drag Race explains all the steps for successful drag racing, so the
aspiring drag racer can easily setup his or her car, launch off the line,
and quickly run at every racetrack. It offers the first comprehensive
description of every aspect of drag racing, including car set up, driving
techniques, class information, and getting active in racing at the local
level.
Author Kevin McKenna, senior editor at National DRAGSTER, NHRA's
weekly news magazine, uses 300 color photos to show you what to expect
your first time out, how to set your street car or race car up for
consistency and speed, and driving techniques for racers at all levels. He
discusses tires, safety equipment, driving aids, such as line-locks and
delay boxes, choosing a class, and advanced racer math. Special sections
detail how to maximize your setup and strategy bracket racing success. If
you have ever thought it would be fun to give drag racing a try, this book
is for you.
If you have ever thought it would be fun to give drag racing a try, this
book is for you.
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 Funny
Car Fever
by Steve ReyesThere wasn’t
always a class for these “funny-looking” cars. In the mid-1960s, many of
drag racing’s fastest drivers were outgrowing the Super Stock and
Factory Experimental classes, building cars that stretched and
eventually broke the rules. Promoters discovered they could pair up
these altered-wheelbase, injected, blown machines in exhibition match
races—and the spectators came running. Rivalries were born, the Funny
Car class was created, and the cars kept getting faster and faster.
Funny Car Fever is a humorous, heart-felt, first-hand account of the
most exciting and memorable years of the Funny Car class. Steve Reyes
followed these fiberglass-bodied, nitro-burning machines and their
drivers from the years leading into Funny Car class through its halcyon
days. He’s included over 400 of his favorite images and more than a few
never-before-heard stories to bring the feeling of the class and the era
home to you.
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 Slingshot
Spectacular: The Front-Engine Dragster Era
by Steve Reyes
Out of drag racing’s early
years came one style of drag car that stood
above the rest: the front-engine slingshot
dragster. The fearless drivers of yesteryear
climbed in behind 2,000-plus horsepower engines
and held on for a smoke-filled 1,320 feet,
exciting fans with their awesome power.
Among these awestruck fans was a young
photographer named Steve Reyes, and capturing
these early four-wheeled asphalt missiles was
his passion. Like so many fans, Steve got hooked
on the smell of nitro and burning rubber. He
photographed this bygone style of dragsters from
1963 to 1971, gathering great images and
behind-the-scenes stories along the way. Now you
can follow the history of the front-engine
dragster in Slingshot Spectacular: The
Front-Engine Dragster Era, with over 350
vintage photos and personal stories to help you
smell the nitro and feel the horsepower of the
good ole days of front-engine, top-fuel racing.
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 Street
Supercharging, A Do-It-Yourself Guide To
By Pat Ganahl Build
a Supercharging Street Screamer
Buying, Installing, Tuning Blowers
STREET SUPERCHARGING is
the hottest book about today's hottest performance topic. For brute
horsepower, nothing can equal a high-winding supercharged engine, and
this quality book is the definitive reference of modern supercharging
science. From basic design and selection to hands-on installation tips,
this easy-to-read book explores many types and brands of superchargers.
Technical and practical advice from top experts is included in every
chapter. Includes listing of blower and accessory manufacturers.
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 Designing
and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems
by Greg Banish
So you’ve decided that fuel injection is for you, but want to know more.
Many questions surround what appears to many as more of a black art than
science. Engine tuning used to be the hallowed ground of vehicle
engineers and cutting-edge hot rodders. For years, the carburetor filled
the needs of enthusiasts and provided simple adjustments at the end of a
flat-bladed screwdriver. But today, electronic controls for engines are
the norm. Even the casual enthusiast who actually drives his favorite
hot rod on the streets can easily see the benefit of increased precision
when he fires the car up for the first time each spring. A properly
tuned EFI system rarely needs anything more than the turn of the key to
come to life.
Following up his best-selling title, Engine Management: Advanced Tuning,
author Greg Banish goes in-depth on the combustion basics of fuel
injection as well as benefits and limitations of standalone. Designing
and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems will help you learn
useful formulas, VE equation and airflow estimation, and more. It also
covers setups and calibration, creating VE tables, creating timing maps,
auxiliary output controls, and start to finish calibration examples with
screen shots to document the process. Useful appendixes include a
glossary and a special resource guide with standalone manufacturers and
test equipment manufacturers.
Aftermarket standalone systems are a great way to dial in performance
and reliability. Designing and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection
Systems is the book you need to become an expert in this popular
modification.
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 How
To Build Big-Inch Chevy Small Blocks
by Graham Hansen 128 Pages 320 Photos
Have you been bitten by the big-cube bug? The quest for big cubes
doesn’t have to lead to a big block anymore. Now you can add cubic
inches to your current power plant without having to swap intakes,
headers, motor mounts, and other accessories all at once.
By building a big-cube small block, you can have all the additional
torque and horsepower of a big block, without all the extra weight,
expense, and effort. In this book, Graham Hansen takes a step-by-step
approach to selecting the best OEM or aftermarket block, crank, rods,
and pistons to construct your big-inch short block. He also discusses
how to select the best heads, cam, and induction and exhaust systems,
specifically for a big-inch engine. In addition, the final chapter
includes seven different combinations for big-inch power, complete with
dyno graphs!
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 How
To Build Big-Inch Ford Small Blocks
by George Reid 128 Pages 300 photos
Have you been dreaming about a little extra displacement for your Ford?
By increasing the bore and stroke of your current engine, you can add
those cubic inches without the hassle of switching to a big block.
George Reid thoroughly explains the concept of building a stroker,
paying special attention to the effect that increasing the bore and
stroke have on the engine as a whole. With this information, you’ll be
better able to tailor your heads, cam, intake manifold, carburetor, and
exhaust system to get the most out of the extra cubes.
Also included is a complete guide to factory head and block castings, as
well as aftermarket block and head guides, so you can choose exactly the
right parts for your project. This book is the definitive guide for
building a big-inch Ford small block, complete with four engine buildups
ranging from 331 to 408 cubic inches.
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 How
to Build Big-Inch Mopar Small-Blocks
by Jim Szilagyi 128 Pages 350 photos
At one time, if you wanted big horsepower in your Mopar muscle car
or truck, your choices were limited to a big-block swap or a coveted
Hemi. At the very least, you needed different engine mounts, K-members,
transmissions, headers, etc. – and Hemis have never been cheap!
But now there’s another way to get more horsepower: boring and
stroking your Mopar small-block to get more cubic inches – up to 476
cubes! The small-block Mopar is one of the easiest engines in which to
increase displacement without extensive modifications or specialized
machine work – the engine was practically designed for more cubes!
This book shows you how to get that big-cube power, and then it shows
you how to optimize the small-block’s other systems – induction,
heads, valvetrain, ignition, exhaust, and more – to make the most of
the extra cubic inches.
Author Jim Szilagyi is a Performance Specialist for Dodge Motorsports
and Mopar Performance Parts. In this book he covers building big-inchers
from Mopar 318/340/360 -ci LA or Magnum 5.2-/5.9-liter engines, using
both factory and aftermarket parts. If you want to make big power from
your Mopar small-block, this is the book for you.
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 How
to Build Max Performance Pontiac V8s
by Jim Hand 128 Pages 300 Photos.
Have you been searching for a book dedicated strictly to Pontiac
performance? Look no further — How to Build Max-Performance Pontiac
V-8s is the one you need. From the 287 to the mighty 455, from Tempests
to Tri-Powers, this book covers it all.
Pontiac performance began back in 1955 with the mid-year introduction
of a 4-barrel induction package. From there, the performance people at
Pontiac upped the ante year after year, putting together performance
packages for the 326, 389, 400, 421, and 455-cubic-inch engines. From
Tri-Powers and Ram Air packages to factory cast headers, Pontiac has a
performance and racing history as memorable and unique as any.
Author Jim Hand begins with a year-by-year timeline, tracing Pontiac
performance packages from 1955 through 1979, and then moves on to
chapters on bottom end parts, and cooling, oiling, and ignition systems.
He has also included special sections on the available carburetors
including Tri-Powers, Q-Jets, Thermoquads, and AFBs, as well as detailed
info on head porting and exhaust systems, featuring quantitative
flowbench and drag-strip results. If you want to increase the
performance of your Pontiac, How to Build Max-Performance Pontiac V-8s
will show you how.
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 Sport
Compact Turbos & Blowers
by Joe Pettitt 128 Pages 300 Photos
Lightweight and high-revving, sport compacts are today’s most popular
cars. They have developed a cult following among today’s youth and are
fueling a multi-million dollar industry in modification parts and
equipment.
While most owners of sport compacts can afford the simple bolt-ons
available, some owners want to take their modifications a step further.
There is intense competition to be the fastest, and quite often the only
way to win is to go to the next level – by installing a
supercharger/blower or turbocharger on your engine.
This book is an enthusiast’s guide to understanding and using
turbochargers and superchargers on sport compact cars. It covers the
basics of each system and compares their pros and cons. Building and
tuning small-displacement 4- and 6-cylinder engines to maximize
performance and reliability with forced induction is also covered.
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