Xtreme Honda B-Series Engines HP1552: Dyno-Tested Performance Parts Combos, Supercharging, Turbocharging and Nitrous Oxide Includes B16A1/2/3 (Civic, Del Sol), B17A (GSR), B18C (GSR), B18C5 (TypeR, Kindle Edition

This was EXACTLY what I was needing for my rebuild. I was going to upgrade anyway, and now I know about several good, simple options that will improve things, and it may have inspired me to see about boosting my build-intent to a 400-ish hp turbocharged design! We'll see. It compares cams, no-fancy-cams, SUPER-fancy-cams, and even mentions what happens when you screw up the timing on the valves enough. Hint: You replace the pistons AND valves. Tune With Caution. Always, but especially with aggressive cams.It mentions piston sizes and what differences they make. It mentions intakes and how the default B-series P30 intake is surprisingly-capable of running up to the highest end of upgrades. Turbos, superchargers, different TYPES of superchargers (I'd no idea about anything but 'a supercharger' before this!), cams, pistons, effects of lighter/stronger lifters and tons more besides....this book is something a newbie B-series upgrader should read, at least IMO! It helped me a lot and was both a sensible and interesting read.Reading this wasn't a hard 'technical slog' at all...though the book has graphs and dyno data and stat-charts, the 'written parts' were /written/ as if to allow people with some automotive-repair skills to be able to understand it, and I did. I'm not an ASE certified person, I simply 'do my own repairs' on my Honda...and this book made sense, as well as teaching me a lot of stuff.Sadly, here I am gushing about it and I don't see any more available for sale...but if any poor buggers are trying to do a B-swap on their Honda after me, well...get this book from somewhere!

Don't expect precise instructions in what parts to buy or where or how to tune your engine to drive you to a 6 sec. 1/4 mile, all that depends too much in your particular setup, this book provides guidelines in the B-series engine aftermarket parts and how they behave in their different configurations, some tips on how to tune them and some ideas on some crazy engine builds, comprehensive, interesting and well written.

Tons of knowledge in here covers all the basics for someone new to the big "b" or even a novice to motors in general.Goes in depth and shows dyno results for every subject so you can see first hand what works,how and why it works and what doesn't work.A great learning tool if you are looking to upgrade,build or turbo you motor.

This series of books are the most knowledgeable and complete for the Honda series motors.

This is one of the better, up-to-date books on B-motors out there. The author takes a neat approach to comparing apples-for-apples combinations of performance parts that a Honda enthusiast may put on the street. He dispells some myths, and points out where to look for incremental performance gains. There are dyno results for subtle part changes as well as drastic top-end swaps. He doesn't play favorites with aftermarket brands, and when he has a preference (like Skunk2's cams) it is well substantiated and compared/tested alongside competing products.There is not a lot of info on building for power or tuning if you are a hot-rod n00b, just straight side-by-side comparisons of test combinations accompanied by well-written and readable descriptions of what is being tested and how the combo affected the result. I wish I could dock a half star for the scope being limited to testing, but that is what the book is really about. If the author threw in some juicy tips and tricks for engine assembly and tuning, it would a the definitive five-star reference!

Great read!!This is great for any Honda enthusiast who wants to learn a little about what options are out there for build and the affects of modern bolt on options and mild builds. The author is obviously well versed in this area.

If you have even the slightest interest in mods, then buy this book. Why? it shows various power gains from TONS of setups. The book answers the common question of "what happens if i put __ mod in my car" covers cams, intakes, exhausts, etc.

This book had more useful information than most other honda books. It compared brands and their performance side by side and showed many ways to get a lot of power out of your engine without wasting lots of money.

se livre est un très bel ouvrage, avec de splendides exemples de préparation sur les différents organes qui donnent ou pas un peu plus de puissances

everything you need to know about these indestructible engines!

The book is good, but I was looking for more.There are a lot of dyno's and aftermarket parts, but the preferred engine is the B16....not much info for the B18C engines...Also, I would have liked to see info on what is needed to increase displacement for each engine or what is required to build engines using other Honda engine parts.

Another enjoyable read, good information and something you can refer to when making a decision regarding an upgrade, it does not tell you how to do it, but will help you understand what is needed to achieve your goal.

Well put together book, very interesting and informative. Great source of information for getting the most out of your B's as it is backed up by fact and dyno readings, unlike the forums.