Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #380158 in Books
• Published on: 1991-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

Far too basic.
The book title implies that it is full of useful calculations for those designing cars or modifying their present one.

However the content is so basic that much of it is common sense, certainly no higher than GSCE/A-Level.

It is also largely aimed at the US market; using imperial units and much of the book is dedicated to circular track racing.

A wasted purchase for me I'm afraid.

Too simplistic to be much use..it does cover the basics well
I bought the book with the anticipation of a great source of mathimatical relationships between systems and to what degree each acted upon each other. While it is a good book for beginning theory and simple math, it leaves too much out to be much good.

Quick Reference for automotive formulas
One of the primary resources for creating my online gearcalculators. Besides the gear formulas I use, here are some others...

* Determine Displacement/Bore and Stroke

* Determine Compression Ratio

* Determine Carburetor CFM requirements

* Calculating Horsepower and Torque

* Weight Displacement

* Weight Transfer

* Determine Center of Gravity

and more...

This book does not overwhelm you with complex formulas. It keeps them simple. This a must have for the do-it-yourselfer automotive shelf.