anyone buy this book?
03-20-2005, 06:03 PM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx
i plan on buying that book and this one sometime soon http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
03-20-2005, 07:36 PM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
Originally Posted by leed
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx
i plan on buying that book and this one sometime soon http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
03-20-2005, 08:06 PM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
I own and read this book. It definitely helped me out.
Corky Bell seems really knowledgable. but doesn't have the cleanest writing style in the world. He goes off on tangents alot, and tends to repeat things. I dunno how many times he says 300ZX's suck and 911TTs rule, but it was alot. He's not very good at explaining things simply and succinctly. He doesn't start with a basic explanation, and then move into more technical specifics, he just dives right into the technical stuff.
He's also a big fan of these strange self lubricating turbos, no oil feed or drain. The last chapter is a cool project, twin turboing a NSX. They spend big dollars on custom stainless manis and exhaust, spearco ICs, etc, but use a Vortech FMU for fuel management?
It's interesting to me how much in the book contradicts typical honda set ups. For instance, he thinks long skinny intercoolers suck, that wide short intercoolers are more efficient. Efficient ICs have more short cores, not a couple long ones.
Another example is exhaust and charge pipe sizing. You see lots of set ups with 2.5-3" charge pipes, which Bell says would be way too big for the size engine and turbo used. Same with exhaust...he says bigger isn't better, that for 200-300hp applications, 2.25-2/5" exhaust is right. Hondas are rocking 3" and even 4" exhaust
Corky Bell seems really knowledgable. but doesn't have the cleanest writing style in the world. He goes off on tangents alot, and tends to repeat things. I dunno how many times he says 300ZX's suck and 911TTs rule, but it was alot. He's not very good at explaining things simply and succinctly. He doesn't start with a basic explanation, and then move into more technical specifics, he just dives right into the technical stuff.
He's also a big fan of these strange self lubricating turbos, no oil feed or drain. The last chapter is a cool project, twin turboing a NSX. They spend big dollars on custom stainless manis and exhaust, spearco ICs, etc, but use a Vortech FMU for fuel management?
It's interesting to me how much in the book contradicts typical honda set ups. For instance, he thinks long skinny intercoolers suck, that wide short intercoolers are more efficient. Efficient ICs have more short cores, not a couple long ones.
Another example is exhaust and charge pipe sizing. You see lots of set ups with 2.5-3" charge pipes, which Bell says would be way too big for the size engine and turbo used. Same with exhaust...he says bigger isn't better, that for 200-300hp applications, 2.25-2/5" exhaust is right. Hondas are rocking 3" and even 4" exhaust
03-20-2005, 08:11 PM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
Originally Posted by 91dxcrx
i plan on buying that book and this one sometime soon http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...books&n=507846
03-20-2005, 10:31 PM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
Originally Posted by jacob
03-20-2005, 10:33 PM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
Originally Posted by 4wdwagon
I own and read this book. It definitely helped me out.
Corky Bell seems really knowledgable. but doesn't have the cleanest writing style in the world. He goes off on tangents alot, and tends to repeat things. I dunno how many times he says 300ZX's suck and 911TTs rule, but it was alot. He's not very good at explaining things simply and succinctly. He doesn't start with a basic explanation, and then move into more technical specifics, he just dives right into the technical stuff.
He's also a big fan of these strange self lubricating turbos, no oil feed or drain. The last chapter is a cool project, twin turboing a NSX. They spend big dollars on custom stainless manis and exhaust, spearco ICs, etc, but use a Vortech FMU for fuel management?
It's interesting to me how much in the book contradicts typical honda set ups. For instance, he thinks long skinny intercoolers suck, that wide short intercoolers are more efficient. Efficient ICs have more short cores, not a couple long ones.
Another example is exhaust and charge pipe sizing. You see lots of set ups with 2.5-3" charge pipes, which Bell says would be way too big for the size engine and turbo used. Same with exhaust...he says bigger isn't better, that for 200-300hp applications, 2.25-2/5" exhaust is right. Hondas are rocking 3" and even 4" exhaust
Corky Bell seems really knowledgable. but doesn't have the cleanest writing style in the world. He goes off on tangents alot, and tends to repeat things. I dunno how many times he says 300ZX's suck and 911TTs rule, but it was alot. He's not very good at explaining things simply and succinctly. He doesn't start with a basic explanation, and then move into more technical specifics, he just dives right into the technical stuff.
He's also a big fan of these strange self lubricating turbos, no oil feed or drain. The last chapter is a cool project, twin turboing a NSX. They spend big dollars on custom stainless manis and exhaust, spearco ICs, etc, but use a Vortech FMU for fuel management?
It's interesting to me how much in the book contradicts typical honda set ups. For instance, he thinks long skinny intercoolers suck, that wide short intercoolers are more efficient. Efficient ICs have more short cores, not a couple long ones.
Another example is exhaust and charge pipe sizing. You see lots of set ups with 2.5-3" charge pipes, which Bell says would be way too big for the size engine and turbo used. Same with exhaust...he says bigger isn't better, that for 200-300hp applications, 2.25-2/5" exhaust is right. Hondas are rocking 3" and even 4" exhaust
ppl rockin 4inch exhaust on a honduh thats not a race car are ricers
03-21-2005, 01:48 AM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
I have to agree with the charge piping part, I mean the outlet on a T3 is just over an inch incide diamiter and 2" outside, My charge piping will be 2" inside diamiter, It will be enough for my 300Horsepower application, will be faster flowing and much less pressure drop.
03-21-2005, 06:07 AM
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Re: anyone buy this book?
I've heard that the info in that book isn't up to date with today. I was skimming through a friends book on turbo compressor machines, and that had alot of technical, but good info. I'll try and find the name, and author.
