DIY Testing of Car Modifications: How to test aerodynamics, flow test intake & exhaust systems, assess performance improvements, and measure actual on - Paperback

by Julian Edgar (Author)

Would you like to be able to test your car modifications without needing a flow bench, dyno and wind tunnel?You can!Welcome to a series of great, down-to-earth and practical testing techniques you can carry out on the road without having to spend a lot of money. Test the flow of airboxes, airfilters, cat converters and mufflers. Aerodynamically test your car and improve the flow through intercoolers and into airboxes. Analyse handling, turbo response, cam timing changes and engine management tuning changes. And not only can you test the results of your modifications, you can also make measurements that will show you which modifications are likely to be the most effective on your car.This is a book that should be on the shelf of every car modifier.

Author Biography

Julian Edgar started his working life freelancing for photography magazines. He then worked as a secondary school teacher for eight years, teaching humanities, before leaving teaching and becoming a full-time automotive writer. He edited a national Australian automotive print magazine before becoming editor of AutoSpeed, an online car magazine. Along the way he wrote extensively for Silicon Chip, an electronics hobbyist magazine, while contributing articles to publications in Australia, the UK and the US. He has long experience in testing new cars, and making and testing modifications to all types of cars - including hybrid, petrol and diesel. Julian lives in a hamlet 80 kilometres north of Canberra, Australia. He spends much of the week playing in his home workshop - for the rest of the time, he trains government Public Servants in high level writing skills.