I never thought I'd be doing this, but all this reading about tuning my own car is interesting me a lot. What are some good books or websites for me to read so I can understand more about tuning?

 

www.openecu.org
www.aktivematrix.com
www.evolutionm.net

 

I've been keeping up with those already. What I'm looking for more is some solid tuning fundamentals--stuff that can be applied to any car (yes, I realize the Evo is just not any car, but I figure if I learn the basics, I can then apply it to specific cars).

 

Building & Tuning High-Performance Electronic Fuel Injection (Paperback)
by Ben Strader

Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems (Engineering and Performance) (Paperback)

Great books

 

have you tried searching on amazon?

found lots fo nice books up there.

 

Forced Induction Performance Tuning A Practical Guide to Supercharging and Turbocharging by A. Graham Bell

Here's a link to Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Induction-Perf...3504594&sr=8-1


Eric

 

Yep Corky Bell's maximum boost book will give you a real good foundation. Covers all the factors and math, including a chapter on intercoolers that goes into delta T and delta psi drop In fact it is still ahead of the curve since variable vane turbos are still like unobtanium, and his last chapter covers such an install on a Miata.

OT but look in The last issue of GRM, in the for sale ads, the original Turbo CRX SI that Corky built in 1988 and was featured in Turbo Mag.

Milburn