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Carburetors & Intake Manifolds, How to Build Horsepower

Carburetors & Intake Manifolds, How to Build Horsepower
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Part #:70-1067
Price: $19.95
Description:
This book by David Vizard covers many areas of the science of performance intakes in general. It does have some specific modification information for SU's, Webers and Mikunis, as well as Holley and Quadrajets for Hybrid setups. If you are interested in getting the greatest performance possible out of your carbureted Z, this book can help direct the potential areas you can look at. B&W, 128 pages, 300 photos.

Chapters & Small Selection of Sub-Chapter Examples:
  • Performance Filtration
    • High Speed Airflow
    • Power Production
    • Power & Temperature
  • Cases, Cool Air, & Ramming
    • Short & Tall Stacks
    • Cool Air Tips
    • Pressure Versus Density
  • Basic Carburetor Function
    • Trimming The Fuel Curve
    • The Emulsion Tube
    • Emulsion Tube Selection
  • Properties Of Mixtures
    • Atomization & Power
    • Race Fuels
    • Carb Calibration
    • Flow & Pressure
  • Induction Basics
    • Induction Pressure Pulse Tuning
    • Length and Volume
    • Port Area
  • Holley Carburetors
    • Minimizing Manifold Pressure Losses
    • Calibrating Holley Carburetors
  • Performance Mods For Holleys
    • Fine Tuning With Weather Changes
    • Density Tuning
    • Flowing More Air
  • Performance MOds for Q-Jets
  • Other Performance Carbs
    • SU Carbs
    • Modifying SU Carbs
    • Ram Pipes
    • Length Tuning
    • Dellortos, Mikunis, and Webers
    • Calibration Techniques
    • Choke Sizing
  • Manifold Design Basics
    • Aluminum Versus Iron
    • Wall and Port Fuel Flow
  • High Performance Intake Systems
    • Manifold Comparisons
  • Modifying And Building Manifolds
    • Modifying Stock Manifolds
    • Plenum and Port Entrance
    • Manifold Floor and Port Form
    • Port Taper


Some parts may not fit every version of every year listed. See product Title & Description for any application breakdowns or customization options, and contact us with any questions.

  • 1970 Datsun 240Z
  • 1971 Datsun 240Z
  • 1972 Datsun 240Z
  • 1973 Datsun 240Z
  • 1974 Datsun 260Z
  • 1975 Datsun 280Z
  • 1976 Datsun 280Z
  • 1977 Datsun 280Z
  • 1978 Datsun 280Z
  • 1979 Datsun 280ZX
  • 1980 Datsun 280ZX
  • 1981 Datsun 280ZX
  • 1982 Datsun 280ZX
  • 1983 Datsun 280ZX
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