"21st Century Turbo" is a new kind of super/turbocharger book. Not just a picture book of megabuck race cars and exotic out-of-reach technology but 280 plus pages of no-nonsense technical material written specifically for the backyard mechanics. Good used turbos are cheap and plentiful, and can be installed on just about any engine from a 500 cc to 500 cubic inches by any do-it-yourselfer with average mechanical skills and tools

The book details both Blow-Thru and Draw-Thru Carburetor modifications (but not fuel injection), poor throttle response, slow spool up, and cooling the charge in considerable detail. Also included are exciting new super/turbo developments like compressed air and C02 cooling (Votex tubes) and Air Amplifiers, belt drive turbos you can build for small engines, smog pumps, alcohol/water injection and many other subjects rarely discussed elsewhere. These are simple, affordable solutions that really work. If you're on a budget, this is the most "bang per buck" in the performance world. Unlike other super/turbo books, 21st Century Turbo is constantly updated with the latest super/turbo tech.

Price $14.95 plus $5.00 shipping.

This special edition of our long running 21st Century Turbo Book is specifically tailored for installing used superchargers and turbocharger on carbureted Chrysler built 6s and V-8s. Some Chrysler engines stand
double digit boosts with ease like the Slant 6, while some with cast cranks, thin cylinder walls and 4 bolts per cylinder must stick to more conservative 5-6 psi levels. Used superchargers and turbochargers are easy to find on eBay or in local wrecking yards, but installing them can be tricky, and a mistake can cost you big. This is a complicated science where many factors must be considered and this book covers them like no other publication. If you've ever considered a blower on a carbureted Mopar 6 or V-8, the book is jammed with hard to find information that makes installation easy. It also covers building draw-thru and blow-thru carb systems in detail and many cheap fixes for super/turbocharger problems that might crop up.

The price is $14.95 plus $5.00 shipping (priority mail)

Want more power from your Kaiser/Willys era Jeep, truck, or wagon? Here's a new book on supercharging or turbocharging Willys L-head/F-head 4's and 6's, the 225 cid Dauntless V-6, 226 Kaiser L-head Super Hurricane 6, 230 OHC Tornado, and the 327 cid Vigilante --all well suited for blowers. Over 250 pages of technical information written specifically for do-it-yourselfers installing their first blower. Used Paxton superchargers are readily available on eBay and elsewhere, and used turbochargers are plentiful for around $100 at local wrecking yards. The contents of the book are divided approximately equal between (1) buying and installing Paxton (or other) superchargers, (2) Buying and installing used turbochargers, (3) relevant K-W engine information, and (4) carburetor information/modifications.

At $14.95 plus $5.00 shipping, this new K-W book saves you approximately $10 over buying our previous K-W Jeep book and 21st Century Turbo book separately.

Looking for more power for your AMC built Jeep, truck or wagon? This is 240 pages of high performance modifications for AMC built 232-258 cu.in. 6s and 304-401 cu V-8s. This technical information is basically the same as the information carried for decades in our AMC (car) Engine Book but includes only information relevant to Jeeps with some additions and updates. It covers modifications including potential lubrication problems, piston and rod swaps, high performance cylinder head building including installing big valves/Chevy valve conversions, engine parts interchanges and engine saving technical tips. The material was collected over a 30 year period from 500+ issues of the old Total Performance Independents Newsletters and comes straight from the AMC racers, mechanics, and longtime owners that knew AMCs best.

The book is $14.95 plus $5.00 shipping (priority mail).

Want V-8 performance from your AMC 6? Install a blower! This new all AMC 6 book details performance modifications for 198-232-258 cubic inch AMC 6's and the earlier AMC 196" Rambler 6. Over 240 pages on blower engine modifications, buying and installing superchargers and turbochargers -- all written specifically for do-it-yourselfers. Used Paxton superchargers are plentiful on ebay and ideal for 4 liter 6s, and good used turbos can usually be found in local junkyards for around $100. The book talks you through the installation of either, and any fuel system modifications your application might require. It also discusses blower engine modifications to increase performance and reliability like cylinder head reworking and 6 cylinder oiling system modifications.

All the information on AMC 6 engines you would find in our long-running AMC 2 book set and the 21st Century Turbo book -- for just $14.95 plus $5.00 shipping. A real bargain for 6 cylinder super/turbo fans!

This is the fifth generation of the long running Studebaker performance book dealing exclusively with supercharging and turbocharging the Studebaker V-8's. It details engine modifications required for boosts as high as 30 psi and the resulting world class power levels. The flexible Studebaker V-8 can be built in sizes from 202 cu.in. (224" crank in a 232" block) to 304 cu.in. which opens numerous new areas of racing where they would be highly competitive at a fraction of the cost of running "popular" high performance engines. This book combines all the pertinent engine material found in our older Studebaker engine book, plus a large section on Paxton (and other) supercharging, plus turbocharging. The largest and most complete Studebaker book ever with many new pictures and material -- the most bang-for-the-buck you can find anywhere today.

Price $14.95 plus $5.00 shipping (priority mail). To avoid delays, please specify that you want the STUDEBAKER SUPER/TURBO BOOK.

This long running two book set covers 1964-1983 199-258 sixes and 290-401 V-8s, plus 287-327 Rambler V-8s. The first book covers rebuilding and modifying the above engines, including many pages on cylinder head, valvetrain, and lubrication system reworking. The second book covers chassis, drivetrain, suspension, and brake modifications, swaps, and rebuilds; plus hundreds of general technical tips and parts sources and interchanges. More than 450 pages of hard to find information on AMCs specifically written for do-it-yourselfers. These are technical info packed AMC performance manuals, NOT coffee table picture books or restoration guides. A must if you intend to build a high horsepower AMC.

$27.95 per set, plus $5.00 shipping.

This Studebaker 2 book set has been sold by the thousands over the last quarter century and has just gone through a major rebuild, update, and reprint. Over 450 pages of Studebaker performance material written specifically for the do-it-yourselfer!.

The Studebaker V-8 is one of the toughest US engines ever built. Its high quality forged crankshaft and rods, 18 bolts per head, timing gears (instead of chains), solid tappets, and thick cylinder walls make it a natural for high performance modifications, especially supercharging and turbocharging. This 4th generation performance manual details V-8 performance modifications and extreme duty engine rebuilding, drivetrain, chassis, and brake upgrades. Also many pages on cyl. head rebuilding, Chevy valve conversions, and scattershield conversions. Fifty years of Studebaker V8 performance secrets in a single book! Engine modifications run the gamut from conservative street to record setting supercharger and turbocharger levels.

The Studebaker Tech Tip book covers transmission, differential, suspension, brake, and electrical repairs, modifications, and swaps. Plus hundreds of parts interchanges and misc.technical tips, including many pages on repairing major rust damage, Paxton superchargers, and L-head/OHV 169/185 cu. in. Studebaker 6 engine rebuilding and modifications.

The two book set is $27.95 plus $5.00 shipping.

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