Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition: Getting the Best Performance from Your Water-cooled VolkswagenVolkswagen 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 street-legal fun. Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition gives detailed information on aspects of tuning from the theory behind performance modifications, to step-by-step bolt-ons, to specific modifications allowed in racing classes. This book will serve as an indispensable guide and technical reference to help you hop up your car for some serious driving. Buying the right Volkswagen for your needs Assessing the modifications for your car Which camshafts and intakes can give you the best balance of horsepower and torque Step-by-step installation of springs/shocks, stress bars, brakes, computer chips, camshafts, exhaust systems, and many other aftermarket performance parts Race prep for ultimate competition performance Volkswagen Front wheel drive water-cooled models covered: 1975-1997 Corrado Fox Jetta Golf GTI Passat Scirocco Rabbit |
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The HighPerformance Volkswagen | 1 |
Salvage Yards 10 Grassroots Racing | 12 |
CrossPollination 19 Cheap Fun | 20 |
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