244 4 Stroke Performance Tuning Boring 145-147 Bosch fuel injection 48 Brake mean effective pressure 202, 203 Brake specific fuel 203 Breather system 194 Cc Cam follower: bucket 127, 128, 134 Mlat 123, 126 mushroom 128 roller 130 Camshaft: accuracy 124-126 drive arrangements 136, 137 flat tappet 128, 129 lobe profile 10, 119-125, 128-130 lubrication 137 mushroom tappet 128, 129 roller tappet 128, 129 running-in 137 surface treatment 137 timing 10, 120, 121, 137-142 Capacitor discharge ignition 166, 167, 170, 171 Carburetor: adaptors 56 basic operation 38-46 Holley 56, 69, 92-102 Mikuni 64, 102-107 modification 46-48 size 45, 49-52, 54, 55, 63-65 SU 88-92 Weber 53, 69, 76-87 Castor oil 137, 188 Centrifugal advance 173 Chevrolet cylinder head 23 Chrysler cylinder head 26-28 Clearance: big end 156 main bearing 156 piston 157 piston pin 160, 161 piston ring groove 162 piston to head 158 piston to spark plug 182 valve 142, 143Index valve to block 36 valve to piston 143, 157, 158 valve to valve 138-141 valve t0 valve guide 34, 35 Coil 167-169, 182, 183 Combustion chamber: bath-tub 22 heart shape 23 hemi 27 Heron 25 pentroof 28-30 semi-hemi 28 squish area 22, 24, 26, 28 volume 33 Combustion rate: 19, 22, 23, 25-27, 61, 72, 74, 158-160, 172, 173, 180 abnormal 23, 177-179, 209 ‘Compression rati calculation 32, 33 permissible 32, 73, Condenser 169 Con-rod: 152-155, 161 bolts 153 length 154, 155 material 153, Consumption - brake specific fuel 203 Cooling: air 194, 195 fan 198 oil 188, 189 water 195-199 Cosworth cylinder head 26, 28-30 Crankshaft: 148-152 balancing 148, 153, material 150) nitriding 150 stroking 151, 152 Tultriding 148, 149 Cylinder: bore accuracy 145-147 block preparation 144, 145 honing 147 reboring 145-147 sleeving 145 Cylinder head: gasket 36 porting 1417, 19, 20, 25-28, 31 2s4 Stroke Performance Tuning sealant 36, 37 temperature 199, tension 36, 37 D Damper - crankshaft 164 Detonation 23, 177-179, 209 Distributor: 166, 168 advance 173-177 Ditch cutting 21 Dynamometer 164, 200, 201, 203 E Efficiency - volumetric 32, 40 Electronic ignition 166, 167, 170, 171 Emulsion tube 44 Ether 72 Evacuator ~ pan 194 Exhaust extractors 17, 110-116 flow 17 header 17, 110-116 manifold 10 port 15-17, 35 valve 14-17, 21, 33, 34, 135 valve seat 20 F Fan - cooling 198 Filter: air 62-65 fuel 70 cil 189, 190 Float - carburettor 38, 39, 48 Flywheel 65 Follower - cam 123, 126-130 Ford eylinder head 15, 21-23, 26-28 Four stroke operation 1 Fuel: 70-76 distribution 57-61 filter 70 injection 48, 49 line 70 ‘octane rating 75 pressure 69) pump 68-70 246 fuel - air ratio 38, 39Index Gasoline 75, 76 Gearing 10, 204-208 Gudgeon pin 160, 161 H Harmonic balancer 164 Headers 17, 110-116 ilborn fuel injection 49, 51 Hillman Imp cylinder head 14, 23, 26 Holley carburettor 56, 69, 92-102 Honda cylinder head 29, 30 Hone - cylinder 147 Horsepower 202 Hylomar sealant 36 1 Idle jet 41 Ignition: abnormal 177-179 advance 26-28, 72, 74, 172-177 ‘coil 167-169 condenser 169 conventional 166 electronic 166, 167, 170, 171 leads 184, 185 magneto 171, 172 points 169 Inertia tuning exhaust 110 Initial advance 173 Inhibitor ~ rust 195, 197 Tlet: manifold 52-62 port 14, 15, 19, 20, 25-28, 31, 35 valve 14-16, 20, 21, 34, 135 valve seat 20 4 Jaguar eylinder head 27 Jet accelerator pump 44 air corrector 44 Holley 94-96 idle 41 2474 Stroke Performance Tuning main 43, 44 Mikuni 102 power 44 SU 88 Weber 76-83 % Lotus eylinder head 28, 146 Lucas: ‘distributor 175-177 fuel injection 48 Lubrication: camshaft 137, 187 dry sump 192-194 oil 186-188 wet sump 191, 194 M Magneto 171, 172 Main bearing: alignment 144 caps 145, 147, 148, clearance 156 Main jet 43, 44 Manifold: exhaust 10, 17, 110-116 inlet 52-62 inlet polishing $7 Megaphone 116, 117 Mercury carburettor balancer 107 Methanol 71, 72 Methyl benzine 75 Mikuni carburettor 64, 102-107 Mineral oil 187, 188 Mushroom tappet cam 128, 129 N Needle 88-92, 103-106 Needle jet 88, 102 Needle and seat 39, 40 Nitriding 150 Nitromethane 72-75 o ‘Octane rating 75, Oil: 248 castor 137, 188change period 187 filter 189, 190 mineral 187, 188 pipes 188 pressure 191 pump 190 surge 191 tank 192 temperature and cooling 188, 189 viscosity 186, 187 ‘warning light 192 Overboring -eylinder 145-147 P Pan evacuator 194 Permatex sealant 68 Petrol 75, 76 Piston: 156-159 alignment 161 clearance 157 ‘crown shape 25, 26, 158-160 pin 160, 161 rings 161-163 Points ignition 169 Polishing: combustion chamber 35 con-rods 154 inlet manifold 57 ports 35 Port: exhaust 15-17,35 inlet 14, 15, 19, 20, 25-28, 31, 35 Power: jet 44 ‘measurement 200-203 o Weight ratio 10, $4 Pre-ignition 23, 177-179 Pressure; ‘combustion 34 cooling system 197 fuel 69, 75 oil 191 Pulse tuning exhaust 111-115 Pump: accelerator 44 fuel 68-70, 75, oil 190 Index 94 Stroke Performance Tuning water 199 Pushrod: 130 guide plate 130 Q Quench area 22, 23 R Radiator: inhitibor 195, 197 oil 188, 189 sealant 197 water 197-199 Rearaxle torque 205-207 Reboring - cylinder 145-147 Relative air density 65-68 Resistor ~ ballast 168, 169 Ring - piston; 161-163 flutter 161 gap 162 Rocker: arm 130, 131 arm lightening 130 arm ratio 132 stud 13h stud girdle 131 Roller: camshaft 129, 130 tappet 130 RPM limit 208, Running-in camshaft 137 engine 163, 164 Rust inhibitor 195, 197 s Scavenging - exhaust 110-112 Sealant: cooling system 196, 197 Hylomar 36 Loctite 37 Permatex 68 Silastic 68, 195 Seal - valve stem 35, Shot peening 154 250 Silastic 68, 195Sleeve -eylinder 145 Soluble oil 197 Spark advance 26-28, 72,74, 172-177 Spark plug electrode style 180-182 ‘gap 182, 183 heat range 178, 179 leads 184, 185 reading 58,59, 179 Spring valve 133-135 valve retainer 135, 136 Squish 22,24, 26, 28 Static timing 173 Stroking- crankshaft 151, 152 SU carburettor 88-92 Sump: baile 191, 192 dary 192-194 evacuator 194 modification 191-194 wet 191, 194 Swirl - combustion chamber 19 T Tachometer 207, 208 Tappet: bucket 127, 128, 134 flat 123, 126 mushroom 128 roller 130 ‘Temperature: cylinder head 199 oil 188, 189 water 197, 198 Tension - cylinder head 36,37, Thermostat 198 Throttle linkage 68 Timing: camshaft 137-142 ignition 26-28, 72,74, 137, 172-177 marks 165 Torque: engine 202 ante 205-207 Transistorised ignition 166, 167, 170, 171 Tufiriding 148, 149) Index 2514 Stroke Performance Tuning v Vacuum advance 174 Valve: clearance 142, 143 exhaust 14-17, 21, 33,34, 135 guide 34, 35 inlet 14-16, 20, 21, 34, 135 material 34 seat 20 size 14-17 spring 133-135 spring retainer 135, 136 stem seal 35 tain 130-136 train geometry 130 to piston clearance 143, 157, 158 Venturi auxiliary 43,47 main 43,45 Volumetric efficieney 32,40 Ww ‘Warning light - oil 192 Water: cooling 195-199 pump 199 temperature 197, 198 ‘Wave tuning - exhaust 111 Weber carburettor 53, 69, 76-87 Wires - ignition 184, 185 252