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Books : Car Hacks & Mods For DummiesIn association with Amazon.comby: David Vespremi  List Price: $24.99 Amazon.com's Price: $22.49 You Save: $2.50 (10%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 629 EAN: 9780764571428 ISBN: 0764571427 Label: For Dummies Manufacturer: For Dummies Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 384 Publication Date: October 15, 2004 Publisher: For Dummies Studio: For Dummies Sales Rank: 286539 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: So you want to turn your Yugo into a Viper? Sorry--you need a certified magician. But if you want to turn your sedate sedan into a mean machine or your used car lot deal into a powerful, purring set of wheels, you’ve come to the right place. Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies will get you turbo-charged up about modifying your car and guide you smoothly through:
Written by David Vespremi, automotive expert, frequent guest on national car-related TV shows, track driving instructor and self-proclaimed modder, Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies gets you into the ECU and under the hood and gives you the keys to:
Whether you want to compete at drag strips or on road courses or simply accelerate faster on an interstate ramp, if you want to improve your car’s performance, Car Hacks & Mods for Dummies is just the boost you need. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - David Vespremi really knows his stuff!This book is great for an aspiring gear head. The content is easy to comprehend even if you are just starting off and have little or no knowledge on the subject. You do not need to know any specific background information or terminology beforehand, which is what makes this book great! This is the book for you if you want to distinguish yourself from the majority of self proclaimed "tuner experts" that don't actually know what they are talking about. David Vespremi will have you talking the "lingo" ... Read More Rating:  - +A for coverage but weak in How modern engines work.review: I could post and prove 100 inaccuracies, but I will cover just one point, let me review chapter VII, p189-197; INTAKE mods. He is only trying to get you to buy expensive induction mods. He never mentions the down sides. oop's ( that is the smoking gun ) First of all, he fails to mention that these changes only improve the breathing of the engine at wide open throttle. A place that most people never reach. He make blanket statements about ... Read More Rating:  - Faily InformativeVery Well written and informative, all basic modifications, but nonetheless well documented. So things were a little clunky and seem like instructiosn were an after thought but it was still worth the money. Rating: - How to customize your street machine.I wasnt sure what to expect with this book purely because of the inappropriate title,which doesnt do this book any justice.However,the book is better than I had hoped.Here's why: This book is about customizing your car.Its a comprehensive-detailed book explaining how to customize your car. It covers so many things,which make this book a rarity.It tells you what to consider as well as what to avoid. There are 2 faults with this book: 1)the innapropriate title.It should have ... Read More Rating: - four starsThis book has a lot of information on someone who has just read an auto mechanics book. He touches ground on a lot of things, and could possibly change the way you would like to modify a car. I have no real bad things to say about this book except that it could go a lot more in detail. Browse for similar items by category:
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