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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great all round guide for GM TB injection
I am trying to troubleshoot problems with my 1990 Chevy 5.7L's TBI fuel injection. This book does an excellent job of explaing the system and how to maintain it.
Published 4 months ago by Old Guy
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A collection of juvenile "tuner" advice
I purchased this book expecting to learn the ins and outs of GM fuel injection, including explanations of VE and spark tables, accel enrichment, decel fuel cutoff, power enrichment mode, etc. "How to Tune & Modify" implies directions for modding these tables; it's the only way to tune a GM fuel injection system! Instead, Watson spends over 2/3rds of the book explaining...
Published on February 22, 2006 by Steven T. Snyder
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24 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
A collection of juvenile "tuner" advice,
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This review is from: How to Tune & Modify Chevrolet Fuel Injection (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
I purchased this book expecting to learn the ins and outs of GM fuel injection, including explanations of VE and spark tables, accel enrichment, decel fuel cutoff, power enrichment mode, etc. "How to Tune & Modify" implies directions for modding these tables; it's the only way to tune a GM fuel injection system! Instead, Watson spends over 2/3rds of the book explaining how to troubleshoot (isn't that what repair manuals are for?!) and perform a standard tune-up! Tune-up is not the same as tuning!
Watson's "modifications" are straight off ebay and the web forums less technically inclined individuals hang out on to discuss mods. Watson recommends doing things like fooling the coolant temperature sensor to increase spark advance, turning up fuel pressure to increase power (complete with an arbitrary and completely unrealistic graph of unitless "Power" vs "Fuel Pressure") and recommends dangerous procedures like disconnecting the oxygen sensor when extensive mods are made. Again, Watson does NOT EXPLAIN HOW TO TUNE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS. There is no mention of PROM writers, how to tune VE tables, etc. Watson assumes a budget of $5, a handful of resistors from radioshack, and an anemic TPI motor. I wish there was some other book I could recommend, but I have yet to find a good book (available from regular booksellers) on this topic. Try to find a GM-published Fuel Injection manual if at all possible.
7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
not worth much,
By fred (Indiana USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Tune & Modify Chevrolet Fuel Injection (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
I found this to be worthless in trying to install Fuel Injection on an older car.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great all round guide for GM TB injection,
By Old Guy "Northern chef" (Anchorage, AK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Repair & Modify Chevrolet Fuel Injection (Paperback)
I am trying to troubleshoot problems with my 1990 Chevy 5.7L's TBI fuel injection. This book does an excellent job of explaing the system and how to maintain it.
4 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
good tech. book,
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This review is from: How to Tune & Modify Chevrolet Fuel Injection (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
I guess if your looking for a purely tech. imformitivive book,or a book to modify your Corvette or Camaro, this is the book for you.
I wanted more info. on swapping engines into older vehicles,thats why I did'nt find the book that helpfull.
0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Get this book!!,
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This review is from: How to Tune & Modify Chevrolet Fuel Injection (Motorbooks Workshop) (Paperback)
If you want to know about fuel injection or want to mess with your own you need this book!
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How to Tune & Modify Chevrolet Fuel Injection (Motorbooks Workshop) by Ben Watson (Paperback - November 15, 1997)
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