How to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines by peter burgess, 97817871411, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Hes been working with mgbs since 1978 and his engine building expertise has. More about peter burgess how to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines. Get free shipping on how to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines by peter burgess, from. We have been modifying cylinder heads, rolling road tuning cars and building mgb and mg midget engines for 29 years, we won our first classic car championship with a tr4 in 1987 and have won championships every year since. Hes been working with mgbs since 1978 and his engine building expertise has produced many race wins for. How to power tune the mgb 4cylinder engine by peter burgess, 9781903706770, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
How to get maximum performance from the mgbs fourcylinder bseries engine for road or track. Award winners book club selections books by author books by series coming soon kids books new releases teens books. Peter burgess well deserves his reputation as the master among mgb tuners, and his book makes it obvious as to why and how he has come to be considered to. We also rolling road tune cars for peak performance and manufacture valve guides. This book tells you all you could want to know, expert tips, and is packed with understandable and downtoearth advice based on. How to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines peter burgess. Provides advice on mgbmgb gt suspension, brakes and dyno tuning. Peter burgess mentions this problem in his book how to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines. Even worse, the coolant passages in the head were not. Obviously, with the years the b series has been around, not only has everything been written about tuning it, but also just about every trick, and then some, in the engineering handbook book has been tried. He works holistically to modify engines, and runs a small, friendly tuning business in derbyshire, which enjoys worldwide recognition and distribution. How to build, modify and power tune cylinder heads.
The thomas tuning manual is more of theoretical nature. Peter burgess has been working with mgbs since 1978 and his engine building expertise has produced many mgb race wins. Peter burgess accepts no liability for the failure of any mechanical, electrical or any other component on a customers vehicle during the course of rolling road testing. Search for library items search for lists search for contacts search for a library. The kastner books are on the practical side, hard facts combined with well tested tuning ideas that are needed for winning races. This is a great book if you are serious about tuning your mgb for track use, but many of the ideas can be used to get a little extra performance out of a road car, and thats never a bad thing. About peter burgess peter burgess runs a wellknown tuning business in derbyshire, england. Provides advice on mgbmgb gt suspension, brakes and rollingroad dyno tuning. Our fourth type of head, the fast road big valve spec, uses. Peter burgess the engine was a gemthe slightest touch of the throttle had the revs soaring and the 1800 scorched away from rest, yet was tractable and without vice. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Peter burgess s most popular book is tropical fishlopaedia. He has a comprehensive knowledge of engineering principles which, combined with his natural flair for understanding airflow, results in outstanding product performance. Hes been working with mgbs since 1978 and his engine building expertise has produced many race wins for mgbs. Its a good help to get an idea of the engineering side of engine. Peter burgess cylinderhead mod page 1 mg pistonheads. On rebuild, parts are either replaced with new, or reconditioned to a higherthanoriginal standard.
Hes been working with mgbs since 1978 and his engine building. Covering the top ten of engine tuning techniques in detail, author peter burgess goes yet further from handy power recipes for getting the performance that you want, to indepth instructions on improving handling with suspension, brake and tire upgrades. If you want to get more power out of your mgb, you need to read this book. In the original edition of how to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines, peter burgess produced what is arguably the most comprehensive book ever written on mgb cylinder heads.
And now you will get a little more than you asked for. He gives a good view on how combustion and gas flow works. How to power tune mgb 4 cylinder engines by peter burgess soft cover 112 pgs. This expanded and updated edition of how to power tune mgb 4 cylinder engines is packed with clear and downtoearth advice, as well as expert tips on getting the maximum. Peter burgess well deserves his reputation as the master among mgb tuners, and his book makes it obvious as to why and how he has come to be considered to be so.
His background in psychology laid the groundwork for a scientific method approach, and gave him the ability to harness his intuition in making engines work. Bw whether you want to go racing or have maximum street performance. Written by an acknowledged expert, who runs a wellknown tuning business in derbyshire, england. My name is peter burgess and i am a tuning junky page 1.
I didnt think he could expand on that topic, but i was wrong. This is our standard waiverdisclaimer and is to be read or signed by all dyno customers before a rolling road session. Peter burgess, we modify cylinder heads for mgbs, mgas. Our third level of tuning, the fast road head is a fully reworked head based on the 197174 larger inlet valve. About the author peter burgess runs a wellknown tuning business in derbyshire, england. Race engines comply with class regulations and pass inspection by eligibility scrutineers. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Peter burgess unit 1 amber buildings meadow lane alfreton derbyshire de55 7ez united kingdom 01773 520021.
Books by peter burgess author of how to build, modify. The paperback of the how to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines. Peter burgess shop automotive performance engineers. Our starting point with mgbs is the standard leadfree head we use new bronze valve guides, valves and springs.
How to build and modify gm lsseries engines ebook by joseph potak. This edition benefits from the investment in our stateoftheart rolling road to include detailed power graphs, plus 17 years more engine building, tuning and championship winning experience. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you. Burgess covers the bmcbritish leyland bseries engine except the early 3bearing crankshaft unit as fitted to the mgb and mgb gt. The mgb 18gb engine 19641967 was the first 5mainbearing engine. Peter burgess has 23 books on goodreads with 85 ratings. He has also written another book in veloces speedpro series. How to power tune mgb 4cylinder engines speedpro series. We modify cylinder heads and engines for mgbs, mgcs, rover v8s, midgets and classic cars. Peter burgess, we modify cylinder heads for mgbs, mgas, midgets, triumphs, rovers, minis and healeys, we also build engines for rover v8s, mgcs, minis, mgbs and midgets.
The content applies to almost every carmotorcycle with a 4stroke engine. The next level of tuning is the econotune head, which produces a broad spread of power from idle to 4800rpm. All engines are fully stripped prior to machining, all core plugs and gallery plugs are removed and the components are chemically cleaned. For help with chosing an engine specification please click on the picture of the mgb engine. After much deliberating decided to stick with b series engine and just get the most out of it, ordered kent 717 cam. I would suggest if you are interested in further reading on the b, then look no further than peter burgess s book. Welcome to our shop catalogue, this is where our off the shelf products get displayed, these items can be shipped at the drop of a hat. Pdf tuning the a series engine download full pdf book. Starting with the first principles of engine power, it shows how you can tune and enhance every aspect of the mgb bseries engine, and more. How to power tune mgb 4 cylinder engines for road track. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.