Synopses & Reviews
Expert practical advice from an experienced race engine builder on how to build an ignition system that delivers maximum power reliably. With the enormous amount of inaccurate information about ignition systems and the confusing choice of expensive aftermarket parts out there, which all claim to deliver more power, there's a need to get the real scoop. Des Hammill cuts through the myth and hyperbole and tells readers what really works, so that they can build an excellent system without wasting money on parts and systems that simply don't deliver.Ignition timing and advance curves for modified engines is another minefield for the inexperienced, but Des uses his expert knowledge to tell readers how to optimize the ignition timing of any high-performance engine.The book applies to all four-stroke gasoline/petrol engines with distributor-type ignition systems, including those using electronic ignition modules: it does not cover engines controlled by ECUs (electronic control units).
Review
Review from Track and Race Cars magazine, June 2008
UK magazine
Circulation: 250,000
Reading the title it sounds complicated but once you open the book you are in for a simple and well-informed guide to working on ignition systems. Including help with static idle speed advance setting, ignition timing, distributor basics all with helpful pictures, handy tips and understandable English. This book simply does what it says on the title, no off shoots into stories, it simply tells what to do.
3* star rating
Synopsis
Expert practical advice from an experienced race engine builder on how to build an ignition system that delivers maximum power reliably. A lot of rubbish i
About the Author
Des Hammill is a professional engineer with huge experience of building successful and reliable racing engines and solving the problems associated with all aspects of high performance applications. Des has written many of Veloce's SpeedPro series books.