Clay
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 02:02 AM |
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Automotive Engineering Books
In my ever growing quest for knowledge im slowly running out of books on my list of books to buy.
So far I have purchased and read:
Tune to Win - Carroll Smith
Engineer to Win - Carroll Smith
Chassis Engineering - Herb Adams
Chassis and Suspension Handbook - HPBooks
Competition Car Suspension - Staniforth *still reading*
What else should I read?
Im looking for info on Fabricating Intake Manifolds and Exhaust Systems, and suspension design, specifically open wheel push rod inboard
suspension.
clay
Clay Marsh
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 10:15 AM |
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You could go for the biggie - Race Car Vehicle Dynamics by Milliken and Milliken - 900 pages and LOTS of equations. I'm just about to start it,
doesn't look like an easy read but crammed with info.
I've just finished CCS which I thought was a really good read, but haven't read the other 4 on your list, what did you think of them?
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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tom_loughlin
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 11:30 AM |
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race car aerodynamics - katz
is a good start for the aerodynamics side of things
Tom
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Russ-Turner
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 11:44 AM |
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http://www.rowleyrace.com/
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Clay
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 01:14 PM |
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here are my reviews of the books ive read so far...
Tune to Win - Carroll Smith
- A great book that tells the things you should know before designing race car parts. It tells how changing certain aspects of suspension can
induce certain desirable or undesirable race car behavior. This book talks about what understeer/oversteer is and how to tune it out. It also tells
about different suspension designs and which ones are the best. It also goes over steering in depth, which steering configuration is best and how to
perfect your design. Also much detail goes into the tire. The book is well written and even has some humor interspersed within its pages. I reccomend
reading it before you design a race car.
Engineer to Win - Carroll Smith
- This book goes over the properties of structural materials. It tells what kind of material each part of the race car should be made of. It
tells what metals to stay away from and why. There are a lot of people using the wrong materials when building a race car, and scratching their heads
when their parts fail. This book will prevent you from doing so. I reccomend reading this book after you've designed the car, but before youve
started the physical construction of the build.
Chassis Engineering - Herb Adams
- This book was a good read, it also talks about how to tune out understeer/oversteer and about different suspension configurations. There are a
couple more equations in this book than were in the previous 2 I felt like. I usually like equations to help produce measurements and data points so I
liked the fact that there were equations. However they werent the holy grail of equations that will give you everything you need to make your race
car. Far from it, more like supplements to help you understand concepts. This book is rather short and gives a good basic description of many aspects
of suspension, but not a build bible. I reccomend reading it.
Chassis and Suspension Handbook - HPBooks
- This book is a hot rod suspension and chassis book. It is a compilation of articles from hot rod magazine. I purchased it in hopes that it
would go over double wishbone control arm suspension design but it did not. I would not reccomend purchasing this book. Almost all the suspension
designs are very outdated and not adequate for a race car, or even a healthy handeling sports car.
Competition Car Suspension - Staniforth *still reading*
- I'm only 2 chapters into this book and so far it has been like a history lesson. I will update my review as I read more.
Clay Marsh
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Clay
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| posted on 11/5/05 at 01:16 PM |
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Russ, whats your review about the http://www.rowleyrace.com/ book?
Clay Marsh
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