Auto Engine Performance & Driveability


Book Description

Auto Engine Performance and Driveability provides up-to-date information on developing the skills to properly diagnose and fix driveability problems. Coverage includes OBD I and OBD II diagnostics, as well as computerized powertrain systems. The text is useful for ASE test preparation. Each chapter includes a section of ASE-type questions.




Automotive Engine Performance


Book Description

Automotive Engine Performance, published as part of the CDX Master Automotive Technician Series, provides technicians in training with a detailed overview of modern engine technologies and diagnostic strategies. Taking a “strategy-based diagnostic” approach, it helps students master the skills needed to diagnose and resolve customer concerns correctly on the first attempt. Students will gain an understanding of current diagnostic tools and advanced performance systems as they prepare to service the engines of tomorrow.




Advanced Automotive Engine Performance


Book Description

Advanced Automotive Engine Performance is designed to prepare novice technicians for the challenge of diagnosing today’s highly technical electronic engine controls. Using this curriculum, learners will gain familiarity with the operation and variations of emissions systems and associated onboard monitors. The curriculum especially focuses on applying diagnostic strategy to and performing service procedures for emissions systems faults. Learners will also develop an understanding of IM testing and an ability to interpret IM test reports to aid in diagnosis. This objective-based curriculum will prepare learners for the challenges of servicing engine management systems in the shop today. This is a complete curriculum solution for Advanced Automotive Engine Performance. Online courseware is available and is rich in video and animation to support understanding of complex systems. This solution is available in print-plus-digital, or digital-only offerings, providing eBook and online course pairing with mobile-friendly adaptability. Complete tests, tasksheets, and instructor resources make this curriculum easy to adopt and integrate into any automotive program.




Performance Automotive Engine Math


Book Description

A reference book of math equations used in developing high-performance racing engines, including calculating engine displacement, compression ratio, torque and horsepower, intake and header size, carb size, VE and BSFC, injector sizing and piston speed. --book cover.




Auto Engine Performance and Driveability


Book Description

Auto Engine Performance and Driveability provides up-to-date information on the operation, service, and repair of various related systems, including computer systems, emission control systems, fuel systems, and ignition systems. The text emphasizes the use of strategy-based troubleshooting procedures and the latest diagnostic equipment to pinpoint problems. An appendix contains OBD codes and a detailed guide to using scan tools. This is a valuable resource for anyone who needs a thorough understanding of engine performance and driveability, including those preparing for ASE Certification Test A8, Engine Performance. The text is correlated to the Engine Performance section of the NATEF Task List. Coverage of OBD II is included as it relates to the various systems that affect driveability. Information on state-mandated emissions testing programs is included as well as an explanation of how to interpret results.




Auto Engine Performance


Book Description

Auto Engine Performance provides up-to-date information on the operation, service, and repair of various engine performance-related systems, including computer systems, emission control systems, fuel systems, and ignition systems. The text emphasizes the use of strategy-based troubleshooting procedures and the latest diagnostic equipment to pinpoint problems. The text and Shop Manual have been updated to ensure alignment with all three levels (MLR, AST, and MAST) of the latest ASE Education Foundation Task List, serving as a valuable resource for anyone who needs a thorough understanding of engine performance and those preparing for ASE Certification Test A8, Engine Performance.




Engine Management


Book Description

Tuning engines can be a mysterious art, all engines need a precise balance of fuel, air, and timing in order to reach their true performance potential. Engine Management: Advanced Tuning takes engine-tuning techniques to the next level, explaining how the EFI system determines engine operation and how the calibrator can change the controlling parameters to optimize actual engine performance. It is the most advanced book on the market, a must-have for tuners and calibrators and a valuable resource for anyone who wants to make horsepower with a fuel-injected, electronically controlled engine.




Auto Engine Performance and Driveability, A8


Book Description

"Provides up-to-date information on the operation, service, and repair of the various systems that affect engine performance and driveability, including computer systems, emission control system, fuel system, and ignition system"--Page 4 of cover




American Horsepower


Book Description

At the heart of every great car, there lies a great engine. The high-performance muscle car; the high-mileage family car; the high-speed race car: no matter the vintage or voltage, the torque or the task, the car with the power to move Americans—and the world—boasts an engine of remarkable ingenuity, dependability, and power. American Horsepower: 100 Years of Great Car Engines pays tribute to 25 outstanding American-made engines valued for their raw horsepower or their design simplicity, their longevity or their design innovation—or, in rare instances, all of the above. Bringing an auto enthusiast’s touch to the subject, author and photographer Mike Mueller details each engine’s conception, creators, specifications, performance records, and more. His knowledgeable, accessible text, accompanied by historical images, crisp detail shots, and studio-quality photographs, conveys with precision and unfailing interest the driving power of the great American engine.




Optimising Car Performance Modifications


Book Description

Modifying your car for increased performance? You need this book! It shows you how to easily measure on the road the gains and losses of changing air intakes, exhausts, cams and turbos. Also learn how to test suspension, brakes and car aerodynamics - accurately and at low cost.