Car Hacks And Mods For Dummies 2004

MANUAL

There are books dealing with cars, various aspects of their upkeep and own- ership, and then there are car books. This project, which represents a com- prehensive and current reference, for touching on nearly all performance aspects of late model cars, required a fair bit of technical expertise and guid- ance. The list of those that helped along the way is far too long to recount here, but a few contributors to this project merit special acknowledgement: Sarah Vespremi. No single person has spent more painstaking hours on this project than Sarah, and if she didn’t know every last technical nuance of automotive performance going into this project, she does now. Really. Ask her anything.

Terry Heick. Terry has been a wealth of information, not to mention character/ flavor in writing this book. He truly deserves special recognition for his role.

Yoshi Deherrera. I have Yoshi to thank for his expert guidance, for being a good friend, and for his vision of this book as a viable project.

Pete Kang, Tyler Orr, Bryan Moore, Eric Hsu, Mike Kojima, Bill Davis, Troy Truglio, Eric Lapka, Richard Lamb, and all of the other tech gurus that helped contribute their wisdom and guidance over the years.

Cover photography by Stephen Westhafer.

Finally, I would like to thank Melody Layne, Pat O’Brien, and Jason Marcusson at Wiley for believing in this project from the very beginning and ensuring that it is a success.

Introduction
Part I: Owning a Performance Car
Chapter 1: Cool Car Basics
Chapter 2: Planning It Smart
Part II: Safety
Chapter 3: Balanced Performance
Chapter 4: Safety Gear
Part III: Rims and Rubber
Chapter 5: Tires
Chapter 6: Wheels
Part IV: Stylin’
Chapter 7: Fashion Is a Fickle Thing
Chapter 8: Vanity? Performance? A Little of Both?
Chapter 9: Detailing 101
Part V: Slowing Down
Chapter 10: Slowing Down
Chapter 11: Basic Braking Bolt-Ons
Part VI: Corner Carver
Chapter 12: I Just Want to Hang (Onto the Road)
Chapter 13: Basic Handling Bolt-On
Chapter 14: Get on the Diet!
Part VII: Let’s Go!
Chapter 15: Basic Power Bolt-Ons
Chapter 16: Building a Strong Foundation
Chapter 17: Thinking of Adding Boost
Chapter 18: Have Boost, Need More
Part VIII: Faster Thinking
Chapter 19: Scanning the Codes
Chapter 20: What’s inside Your Car’s Brain
Chapter 21: Reflashes and EPROM Swaps
Chapter 22: Black Boxes
Chapter 23: Integrated Piggybacks
Chapter 24: Full Standalone ECUs
Part IX: The Part of Tens
Chapter 25: Ten Online Resources
Chapter 26: Ten Car Modding Problems

Language: English
Format: PDF
Pages: 387

Car Hacks And Mods For Dummies 2004

Car Hacks And Mods For Dummies 2004

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