SkunT

ive got:
1.how to build high performance honda engines (2 of 3 volumes)
2.how to build high horse power engines
3.2 of the 3 series honda how-to books.
4.how to build suspension

and to be honest, I get just as much, if not more on the forums, between this and honda-tech.
I read all of those books before i found web forums.
you read it in the book, and all you see is someone building a motor, and throwing it on a dyno, as to on the forums you see someone building it, testing it, tuning it, what worked, what didnt, what problems they had...all of that good info thats just as good as how they built the thing, IMO.

Racintweek

the book is only like 4 yrs old, maybe its just me buti dont think physics changes in that amount of time

USS

He's really close minded on ----. He just raps on water injection, a lot of other crap. Overall it's a good book, can't beat it.

FURACERMAN

He must've gotten it wrong then.

Reddy

Technology changes fast. An FMU is basically obsolete technology now. I was very disappointed when I got that book, its more of a beginners guide to a turbo instead of a book on max performance and turbo theory

shadetree

Yeah, when I put my setup together, I decided to go with Bell's advice. The engineering degree and years of race experience had more influence on me than the mad jdm tite honda set ups. Also, looking at stock turbo cars helped me out alot.

I went with 2" charge piping with smic, and 2.5" full exhaust w/a 14b on my A6. Works pretty good.

I personally think big *** FMICs on little 1.6s running 8psi is ricey. You add so much more piping, bends, and volume. I think it's for the bling-BLANG-NUKKA looks.
Bell says this is the better design for a bigger IC:

Not this(which is what most honda peeps run)


The best basic explanation of how turbos work as a system, I've found is here:
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo4.htm

Reddy

What Corky bell says and what happens in reality are two completely different things. aloit of kids read that book and preach it like its the bible. Do you really think people who have Hondas pay lots of money for big intercoolers just for the bling bling factor? ---- no, its becuase they're proven to work. And that Corky Bell intercooler design sucks for Hondas becuase you only can fit a small core in there and the way intercoolers remove heat is through the cores.


Corky Bell's book is alot more opinion than fact

shadetree

Check out the Spearco site.....the size you see on lots of hondas 3"x8"X28" is suitable for 580 hp applications. You think a A6 with a t25 is gonna be pushin 600 horse? BUT **** LOOKS TITE DUN! LOOK AT DAT ----. FILLS UP DE HOLE BUMPA. yO!

jinxy

i dont see many 500hp cars running 3x8x38. plus spearco intercoolers displace heat alittle better than the avrage core. so the avrage core would need to be alittle bigger. than the spearco core. meh

mattnteclipse

i got this book about a year ago and reread about every two weeks.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...080652-9029422