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                Tuning for Speed by Phil Irving.

Phil Irving is a First Class Engineer and Chief Designer of the Vincent - H.R.D. Company, responsible for Series "A" - "B" Rapides and the "Black Lighting" and "Black Shadow" motorcycles. This Book is a Guide for the Enthusiast Motorcyclist - for the rider who wishes to take part in Motorcycle "Speed Tuning" of Classic Motorcycles.

       Engine is Covered with numerous Illustrations and Diagrams in 20 Chapters:

Preliminary Survey
Carburation & Gas Flow
Cylinder Heads
Compression Ratios and Fuels
Checking Piston and Ring Wear
Connecting Rod and Big End
Truing and Balancing Flywheels
Work on the Crankcase
Reassembling Crankcase Components
Top Half Reassembly
Lightening the Valve Mechanism
Adjustments to Valve Gear
Improve Cylinder Filling
Ignition Magneto
Twin Cylinder Engines
Two Stroke Engines
Supercharging and Specials
Maintenance of Racing Carburetters
Hard and Soft Types of Spark Plugs
Testing the Finished Work
Appendix - Useful Formulae's.
      
       Written by a well know technician responsible for the design, development and racing preparation of highly successful "factory" models, this manual has a wealth of hard earned knowledge and understanding of private owners problems. Information pertains to engines built from approx 1930s to 70s.
       Hard cover book with dust cover & 260 pages has strong binding, clean pages, Rare to find in Near Mint Condition.



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