Todd Ryden

Though I received the book some months ago, I lost track of it as it immediately was taken out to the shop to be used while working on a vintage sports car restoration project.

The information contained in this very thorough manual is aimed at those interested in racing and high performance applications. Not much here for the casual mechanic tuning up the family grocery-getter, but a good explanation of the theory behind how to optimize the hp and functionality of performance cars - just as the title suggests. The author writes from his own experience, and has many ideas to share. The writing is generally clear and understandable; the diagrams are very useful.

Recommended for the serious mechanic and those working on restoration and racing project cars.… (más)

This is another useful book from SA that has some basic information and a lot of explanations of how stuff works. It explains everything you might need to know to build a high performance ignition system. As always, illustrations are well done. The definitions and diagrams section of the book is a nice touch, at least for the principles.
Right from chapter 1 I got the sense this particular manual is much wordier with smaller pictures than other CarTech manuals. Great job describing theory, and then application starting with the basic parts that build into the whole of the system.… (más)