Honda And Acura Performance Handbook

One of the first books to come to the aid of the burgeoning sport compact scene features a wealth of tuning enhancements.

A comprehensive guide to modifying the D, B and H series Honda and Acura engines.

The first in a series of books compiled by Sport Compact Car magazine, this authoritative handbook takes on the hot rod trend of import performance. This specialized guide includes the latest how-to advice on every facet of modifying Honda Civics and Accords and Acura Integras.

The Honda high-performance four-stroke motorcycle is one of the most popular off-road motorcycles in the country. In this book, widely known and highly respected tuner and journalist Eric Gorr, Dirt Rider's Dr. Dirt and owner of Forward Motion, takes off-road enthusiasts through the paces of performance projects for their Honda CRFs. Whether it's a CRF450F, CRF250F, CRF450X, or CRF250X, your high-performance four-stroke Honda comes under Gorr's purview as he details the ins and outs of buying, maintaining, and upgrading the CRF-and doing the best off-road bike one better.

Autocross is open to just about anyone with a helmet and a car. Aimed at all those autocross drivers who race the cars they drive every day, this thorough and easy-to-follow handbook covers everything from choosing the best class and car for competing to tuning, modifying, and racing that car. Richard Newton, an ASE-certified Master Technician, talks in a reader-friendly fashion about what can be done, why it should be done, and what might need to be altered when conditions change. He discusses the rule book and driving techniques used in autocross events. Featuring helpful full-color illustrations, this guide covers all engine/drivetrain combinations, and focuses on car subsystems, including engine, suspension, wheels and tires, and brakes, among others. The book includes drawings of course set-ups, as well as a complete reference appendix.

'Sportster' conjures an image of a fire-breathing mechanical beast scorching the world's tarmac. With advice on the proper mechanical massaging, and diagrams and photos, this handbook shows how the Sportster can be transformed into a superbike. It includes a history of the Sportster from its birth in 1957.

- Updated version of the best-selling (29,000 copies) and first book available on this subject.- Interest in the sport compact market is huge, as evidenced by last year's block-buster hit movie The Fast and the Furious.- Addresses the most frequently modified vehicles: Hondas.