**knowledge .......in Book Form**

[shakotan-cefiro]

hey guys,

i have a love for all things mechanical and im interested in learning as much as i can about engine building, turbo selection and suspension / handling (i was an apprentice mechanic for nearly 2yrs before leaving to persue a career in youthwork).

Iam having difficulty finding good up to date reading

could you recommend books that i could nerd up on that are easy to understand and where they could be purchased from

thankyou

[shakotan-cefiro]

also if anyone has any for sale i might be interested in buying

[GTR-N1]

hey guys,

i have a love for all things mechanical and im interested in learning as much as i can about engine building, turbo selection and suspension / handling (i was an apprentice mechanic for nearly 2yrs before leaving to persue a career in youthwork).

Iam having difficulty finding good up to date reading

could you recommend books that i could nerd up on that are easy to understand and where they could be purchased from

thankyou

If you're in Sydney, you can go over to Express Publications 2 Stanley St Silverwater.

Ask for back issues of High Performance Imports > Performance Imports Magazines > sit yourself down in the front lounge area > pick what you want from the articles in each mag > pay $5 per mag.

What I try NOT to look at, is the receptionist's cleavage each time she leans over & hands me another bunch of mags.

[Munkyb0y]

corky bell - maximum boost

you can download the pdf. search google.

Edited September 13, 2010 by Munkyb0y

[shakotan-cefiro]

got a stack of car mags almost as tall as me mate + i cant concentrate when there are boobs in front of me

thanks munkyboy

keep em coming folks

[funkymonkey]

autospeed.com

read all the tech and DIY articles. excellent technical base, esp for jap imports.

[.:: GimpS-R34 ::.]

What I try NOT to look at, is the receptionist's cleavage each time she leans over & hands me another bunch of mags.

*heads to Sydney*

[shakotan-cefiro]

bumpski upski

[PM-R33]

If you are into Skylines this book is a good read. Has a lot of interesting things on the design/engineering of the Skyline and covers all models.

[lachlanw]

+1 to above post . had it for a year and read it weekly and still arnt bored. has a lot of unknown info just by lookin gat the photos

[chunkylover69]

AutoSpeed's Top 10 Must Have Books

http://autospeed.com.au/cms/A_111061/article.html

[PM-R33]

Hmm I like the look of that "Aerodynamics of road vehicles" book. Might track that one down.

[gazza750]

Pitstop bookstore in Perth

posts australia wide

http://www.pitstop.net.au/

[turbovan]

I have so many engineering and automotive texts, here are a few of my favs:

Local author who knows his stuff, his other books are good too.

Carroll Smith is a legendary race engineer who helped Alan Moffat back in the day. All his titles are great!

Nice little book with some great info and pics of the fantastic F1 turbo engines.

Some detailed analysis of the best engines of all time.

Picked this one up at a car show recently, its newly published... nice summary of skylines.

[SECURITY]

all of my knowledge is based from online reading (and being wrong in some discussions) and doing it myself (and getting it wrong), after a while you get things right and your confidence builds from there and things start to make sense on their own, almost like a mechanical logic.

3 engine rebuilds later, countless turbo swaps, tuning, wiring, replacing parts etc etc.. it all comes together in the end. you pay for your mistakes, but those mistakes pay for your experience and IMO experience is the best way to learn.

[GTR-N1]

all of my knowledge is based from online reading (and being wrong in some discussions) and doing it myself (and getting it wrong), after a while you get things right and your confidence builds from there and things start to make sense on their own, almost like a mechanical logic.

3 engine rebuilds later, countless turbo swaps, tuning, wiring, replacing parts etc etc.. it all comes together in the end. you pay for your mistakes, but those mistakes pay for your experience and IMO experience is the best way to learn.

Hmmm...

...a bit like getting all the karate black belt moves from a martial arts book?

Your comment is worthy of note!!! tick

[SECURITY]

Hmmm...

...a bit like getting all the karate black belt moves from a martial arts book?

Your comment is worthy of note!!! tick

thats pretty much it.

even listened to a conversation between a mechanic and someone knowledgeable about mechanics? you can always tell which is which.