Volkswagen Sport Tuning: For Street and Competition
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Book Overview
Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition is a comprehensive guide for buying and modifying a water-cooled Volkswagen to get the best performance for autocrossing, road racing, or... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0837601614
ISBN13:9780837601618
Release Date:January 1997
Publisher:Bentley Publishers
Length:219 Pages
Weight:1.35 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 7.8" x 10.3"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Excellent Handbook VW Fans
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I bought this book with the intention of gathering as much information as possible about tuning my Volkswagen. Since my purchase, this book has become my bible for tuning my vehicle. This was the perfect bridge to lead me into more detailed and complex procedures behind tuning my Volkswagen. The book focuses more on the A2 and A1 vehicles, which was a bit of a downer because I drive an A3, but there was still plenty of information presented for the inquiring reader. The book emphasizes racing, and it is also an excellent source for information concerning the various racing organizations and clubs and their respective rules. I recommend this book for anyone new to automotive tuning, or for someone who is new to the specific category of tuning Volkswagens.
Excellent info on A1and A2 VW modifications
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
I have two Jettas and one Golf and I found this book very well done, excellent information on what to do and not to do to your VW for street or track. Well written and excellent photos make this a good resource book for the VW enthusiast! This and your Robert Bentley manual will give valuable information on maintaining your VW.
Help you avoid costly mistakes
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
It's an excellent book for the novice A1/A2 autocrosser or street performance driver like myself. Explains how some modifications for the track would not be the best for the street. Great info about exhausts, suspension, and engine tuning, with lots of autocrossing stuff mixed in. One of the best books around.
Excellent for beginners-- tons of tidbits for old VW drivers
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Some readers have complained that this book is geared too much toward the autocrosser, or that any regular reader of performance auto magazines will already know everything this book has to offer. That may be true to the reader that just looks at the pictures and reads the photo captions. But a thorough review of the text will uncover a gold mine of technical info. I found lots of tech tips that I may have already known, but the book explained the concepts to me thoroughly and technically, adding to my understanding, and thus ability to perform technical performance modifications to MY car. Schroeder explains the why and the why not, where most authors just tell you what to do. There is also tons of info on road racing, including exact instructions on how to stay within the rules of each class, both on a road course or autocross course. Overall, I would applaud this author for compiling a wealth of information for the VW enthusiast, be it the back yard race car builder or owner of the latest generation VW hot hatch. Your library (and bank of knowledge) will be incomplete without this title.
A good, basic text on VW sport tuning
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
As a relative newcomer to VW 'hot rodding', I found the information in this book to be very useful. Unlike some books that concentrate on the powerplant alone, this book covers all aspects of sport tuning VWs, from ignition to suspension and tires. The book does have a heavy slant towards preparing VWs for autocross competition, but also has modifications for spec racer and plain old street performance. Most modifications have crossover potential between all three classes, limited only by racecar preparation rules (or the law for street vehicles). I especially liked the section on recommended modifications given a set budget. I would definitely recommend this book to people who want to get started tuning VWs.
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