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Engine Tuning Theory and Reference Materials

Engine Tuning Theory and Reference Materials

We Highly Recommend The Books & Literature Below

Whether You’re A Beginner Or A Seasoned Engine Professional,
It’s Great Reading ​and Who Knows…You May Learn A Few New Things!
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Aftermarket Publications Covering Automotive Tuning & Engine Management Systems

​(Also Applicable To Motorcycles)
Book cover with a bright yellow border, titled Automotive Fuel and Emissions Control Systems. The center features a neon diagram of an exhaust system. Authors name, James D. Halderman, appears at the bottom.
​​​​​'Automotive Fuel and Emissions Control Systems' by James Halderman
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A man sits in the driver’s seat of a car, using a laptop, on the cover of a book titled High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems. The background features a sporty car and bold yellow and white text.
'Designing and Tuning High-Performance Fuel Injection Systems' ​by Greg Banish
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Cover of the book Engine Management: Advanced Tuning featuring a tire, a spark plug, tuning equipment, and a car. Text highlights tips, secrets, charts, equations, and practical tuning examples.
'Engine Management Advanced Tuning' ​by Greg Banish
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Book cover featuring a red automotive engine with text: How to Tune and Modify Automotive Engine Management Systems by Jeff Hartman. Additional workshop series information appears at the top.
'​​​​​How to Tune and Modify Automotive Engine Management Systems' by Jeff Hartman
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Book cover featuring a car engine with red nitrous oxide tanks installed. Title reads Nitrous Oxide Performance Handbook by Jeff Hartman. Various automotive parts and engine components are visible.
'Nitrous Oxide Performance Handbook' by Jeff Hartman
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Book cover titled Supercharging Performance Handbook featuring a close-up of a car engine with a supercharger. The cover includes text listing topics like engine swaps, drive systems, and tuning for performance.
'Supercharging Performance Handbook' by Jeff Hartman
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Cover of Turbocharging Performance Handbook featuring a partially assembled car chassis with a visible engine and components. The title is in bold blue and gray text, with a photo of a turbocharged engine below.
'​​​​​Turbocharging Performance Handbook' by Jeff Hartman
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Professional Reference Volumes On The Bookshelf Of Most Automotive Engineers

Book cover of Advanced Engine Technology by Heinz Heisler, featuring a detailed black and white illustration of an engine on an orange background.
Advanced Engine Technology' by H. Heisler
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The image shows the cover of the book titled Automotive Control Systems: For Engine, Driveline, and Vehicle by U. Kiencke and L. Nielsen. The cover is red with white text and a blue border on the left edge.
Automotive Control Systems' by U. Kiencke ​and L. Nielsen​
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Cover of the book Automotive Electronics Handbook by Ronald K. Jurgen, second edition. The title is in large black letters on a white background with a multicolored section at the top.
'Automotive Electronics Handbook' (2nd Edition) by R.K. Jurgen
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Green book cover titled Critical Topics in Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment with a line graph in the center showing three intersecting curves and a shaded vertical band.
'Critical Topics in Exhaust Gas Aftertreatment' by Peter Eastwood
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A colorful, stylized poster featuring a stopwatch, a racing motorcycle, and dynamic background graphics. The text at the top reads Dream Simulation and Collections.
'Design and Simulation Of Four-Stroke Engines' by G.P. Blair​
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Book cover titled Design Techniques for Engine Manifolds: Wave Action Methods for IC Engines. Displays a diagram of an engine manifold, a rolled blueprint, and technical illustrations on a blue background.
'Design Techniques For Engine Manifolds' by D.E. Winterbone
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'​​​​​Engine Testing Theory and Practice' by Plint & Martyr
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'Engines - ​An Introduction' by J.L. Lumley
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Gray book cover titled Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals with a simple white diagram of an engine component and the author’s name, John B. Heywood, at the bottom.
'Internal Combustion Engine Fundamentals' by J. B. Heywood
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Book cover for Introduction to Internal Combustion Engines by Richard Stone, featuring a technical illustration of an engine against a red background with white and blue text.
Introduction To Internal Combustion Engines' by Richard Stone
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Book cover for Introduction to Modeling and Control of Internal Combustion Engine Systems, Second Edition by Lino Guzzella and Christopher H. Onder, featuring technical engine diagrams in the background.
'Introduction To Modeling and Control Of Internal Combustion Engine Systems' by L. Guzzella & C.H. Onder
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Book cover showing a portrait of an older man in glasses and a suit. Title reads “Sir Harry Ricardo and J.G.G. Simpson: The High-Speed Internal Combustion Engine.” Technical diagrams are faintly visible in the background.
'The High Speed Internal Combustion Engine' by Sir Harry Ricardo ​(Historical Reference)
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Book cover for The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice by Charles Fayette Taylor, featuring a technical line drawing of engine components on a dark background.
'The Internal Combustion Engine in Theory and Practice' (Two Volume Set) by C.F. Taylor
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Book cover of Vehicle and Engine Technology second edition by Heinz Heisler, featuring a schematic outline of a car and engine components on a red background.
'Vehicle and Engine Technology' by H. Heisler
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