How to Tune and Modify Engine Management SystemsDrawing on a wealth of knowledge and experience and a background of more than 1,000 magazine articles on the subject, engine control expert Jeff Hartman explains everything from the basics of engine management to the building of complicated project cars. Hartman has substantially updated the material from his 1993 MBI book Fuel Injection (0-879387-43-2) to address the incredible developments in automotive fuel injection technology from the past decade, including the multitude of import cars that are the subject of so much hot rodding today. Hartman's text is extremely detailed and logically arranged to help readers better understand this complex topic. |
Contents
Introduction | 4 |
CHAPTER 1 Understanding Fuel Delivery | 14 |
CHAPTER 2 Understanding Automotive Computers and PROMs | 25 |
CHAPTER 3 Sensors and Sensor Systems | 38 |
CHAPTER 4 Actuators and Actuator Systems | 56 |
CHAPTER 5 Hot Rodding EFI Engines | 75 |
CHAPTER 6 Hot Rodding Electronic Diesel Engines | 92 |
CHAPTER 7 Recalibrating Factory ECMs | 102 |
CHAPTER 15 EMS Troubleshooting | 222 |
CHAPTER 16 Emissions OBDII and CAN Bus | 240 |
Supercharging the 2010 Camaro SS | 256 |
TwinTurbo Lexus ISF | 262 |
Supercharged JagRolet | 270 |
1970 Dodge Challenger BBlock | 276 |
RealWorld Turbo CRX Si | 282 |
Honda del Sol Si Turbo | 294 |
CHAPTER 8 Tuning with Piggybacks Interceptors and Auxiliary Components | 115 |
CHAPTER 9 Standalone Programmable Engine Management Systems | 129 |
CHAPTER 10 EMSEFI Engine Swapping | 147 |
CHAPTER 11 RollYourOwn EFI | 159 |
CHAPTER 12 Installation and Startup Issues | 165 |
CHAPTER 13 Designing Modifying and Building Intake Manifolds | 171 |
CHAPTER 14 EMS Tuning | 178 |
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