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Title: Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition: Getting the Best Performance from Your Water-Cooled Volkswagen (Engineering and Performance) by Per Schroeder ISBN: 0-8376-0161-4 Publisher: Bentley Publishers Pub. Date: 01 September, 1997 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.94 (16 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Excellent reference for the novice VW tuner.
Comment: Water-cooled VW enthusiasts who are new to the hobby like myself can learn a lot from this book. Particularly helpful is this author's effort to explain his advice and recommendations in a broadly understandable way. While a lot of the information is generally applicable there is a focus on the A2 chassis cars. Since that's what I am interested in the more's the better. The book is also a good attempt to explain specifically for VW's the modifcation rules for the various classes in SCCA racing. I have seen articles explaining this as well or better in some of the racing hobby mags but buying the book can be easier than tracing down back issues. There is a very nice list of resources for parts and equipment in the appendix, it is the most extensive I've seen. If you have a water-cooled VW and you want to work on it to enhance its' performance this is one of the books that should be on your shelf, especially if you aren't certain of what you should/can do to it.
Rating: 4
Summary: Heavy Autocross Bias, Mixed in with A1/A2 Info.
Comment: This book was supposed to be the new version of a lot of old VW "tuner" books. The front cover was a rip off of European Car's(EC)article about EIP Tuning's VR6 Turbo system. That peeks big interest for those in the know. Upon finally picking up this book from New Dimensions($30 after tax, ouch), I rushed home and opened the book and found a whole lot of common knowledge. Nothing shocking here. No little horsepower secrets found by moi. Basically, if you read EC, you will probably know about 90% of the basics covered by this book. The book tends to lean toward autocrossing in every way. Nothing wrong with that, but it wears on ya. For a novice autocrosser, this is decent knowledge. But, you can find all this info and more on the web for FREE! So, don't waste the money on this book, spend quality time reading newsgroups and looking at web sites. First on my list is the Corrado Club site. Then the GTI-VR6 Online site. You can link your way around cyberspace, investigating sources of knowlegde, while getting feedback from other racers/drivers. Just about everyone will share the knowledge about what parts work, and what do not(based on their own experience). Spend the $30 on something else, like a new set of Bosch spark plugs. In closing, I want everyone to know that this book has some good info, but just doesn't cover the point spread. Great for beginning water-cooled drivers who are not aware of the basic modifications to improve power, braking, and handling. Those with the earlier A1/A2 chassis cars, will benefit the most. If you drive a Corrado like me, it would behoove you to have a friend with an A1/A2 car actually purchase the book. Then you can simply look over their shoulder and pick up a bit here or there, without the mistake of making an investment yourself.
Rating: 3
Summary: Pretty good starter book
Comment: This is not a book for illegal street racers where anything goes, it is specific to cars running in legitimate closed-course competition. I dinged this book a couple of stars, because it did not include anything about performance rallying, or GTI Cup preparation, areas I am most interested in. Racing technology moves so fast that a book like this is partially out of date before it is printed. The "hot tire" last week is only good for a course marker this week. That said, Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition does take you through the right stuff, and does a good job for autocrossers, solo, and time-trialists. A current rule-book and Bentley Repair manual is enough information to get you on the track - it's worth the money as a single source of information and a philosophy for preparation.
I was involved with motor sports in the mid-seventies and ran out of money before I learned an important lesson - all the basic stuff has to be right before you start looking for performance modifications. I wish I had a book like this back then. No amount of chromed/polished/anodized bolt-on performance modifications will offset a worn-out motor, soft-motor-mounts, and a bad clutch. That kind of thing is basic to high performance driving. Of course when you're a kid, who can make you believe money spent on a new clutch is better than a 290degree unobtanium camshaft
Overall I felt Volkswagen Sport Tuning for Street and Competition was money well spent and I would buy the book again if I lost it.
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