Practical and clear information aimed at Mini owners who want to improve their car’_x0019_s performance without spending a huge amount of money. The modifications described relate to simply bolting-on the appropriate mix of (mainly standard) parts, then tuning the engine to the specifications given. Includes advice on gear ratios and uprating brakes.
Practical and clear information aimed at Mini owners who want to improve their car’_x0019_s performance without spending a huge amount of money. The modifications described relate to simply bolting-on the appropriate mix of (mainly standard) parts, then tuning the engine to the specifications given. Includes advice on gear ratios and uprating brakes.
This book shows you how to improve MIni performance using ‘bolt-on' interchangeable standard parts from various BLMC/Rover models, and how to gain maximum road performance for minimum money.x000B Des Hammill is an engineer with much professional experience of building race engines, and author of many of Veloce’s best-selling SpeedPro manuals; all of the information contained within these pages is based on hands-on practical experience.With an easy to follow format, plenty of colour photographs, and dedicated chapters on all the major components, this book is suitable for the enthusiast as well as the more experienced mechanic.
This is a really good book for the novice DIY tuner who is just starting out, as many of the suggested modifications and alterations in order to achieve the desired result are quite simple and straightforward to make. Additionally, the more experienced DIY tuner will also find the book useful too. It's certainly not a huge tome having only 104 pages, but there are a good number of illustrative photographs included throughout.- Paul Sulma- CooperWorld. Newly revised and now in colour, this book is aimed at the mini owners who wants to improve power output without spending a lot. The mods focus mainly on the best standard parts to bolt to your Mini. Gear ratios and brakes are covered, too.- Practical Classics.
Des Hammill is a professional engineer with huge experience of building successful and reliable racing engines and solving the problems associated with all aspects of high performance applications. Des has written many of Veloce's SpeedPro series books.
How to Power Tune Minis on a Small Budget shows you how to improve Mini performance using "bolt-on", interchangeable, standard parts from various BLMC/Rover models, and how to gain maximum road performance for minimum money. Des Hammill, an engineer with professional experience building race engines, and author of many of Veloce's best-selling SpeedPro manuals, all of the information contained within these pages comes from hands-on, practical experience. With an easy-to-follow format, plenty of color photographs, and dedicated chapters on all the major components, this book is suitable for the enthusiast as well as the more experienced mechanic.
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