Alfa Romeo DOHC Engine High-Performance Manual (SpeedPro Series) [Paperback]

Jim Kartalamakis (Author)

Book Description

Series: SpeedPro Series | Publication Date: May 15, 2006

Ten years have passed since the original edition of this book was published, but Alfa Romeo enthusiasts everywhere are more active today than ever in preserving, modifying and racing these excellent cars. Throughout this time, the author in true Alfista fashion, never stopped looking for and trying new techniques to increase the power, overall performance and reliability of Alfas and their engines. This book is the result of much research, and also first-hand experience gained through many Alfa rear wheel drive model projects, from the 105 series to the last of the 75 models. There is a lot of completely new information regarding TwinSpark Cylinder head mods, big-brake mods, LSD adjustment procedure, electrical system improvements, plus many flow-bench diagrams, dyno plots, and much more.

Editorial Reviews

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New Zealand Classic Car, December 2006

“Anyone contemplating a rebuild of one of Alfa’s late model twin-cams would be well advised to check out this book before starting work.”

 

About the Author

Jim Kartalamakis was born in Salonica, Greece. He went to Toronto, Canada, to study electrical engineering, and at 23 bought his first Alfa, which was where it all started. Thirty years later, Jim still fondly remembers the life and times of the ARCC (Alfa Romeo Club of Canada). He returned to Greece in 1979, and ever since has had only one make of car, albeit different models – from a 1750 GT through to an Alfetta GTV, a 75 3.0 to, currently, another 75 3.0 and a 1.8 Turbo. For many years Jim was a technical writer for several car magazines, and the official Alfa Romeo technical manual translator in Greece.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Veloce; 2 edition (May 15, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1845840194
• ISBN-13: 978-1845840198
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #327,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars alfa romeo dohc engine high performance manual, January 9, 2007

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This review is from: Alfa Romeo DOHC Engine High-Performance Manual (SpeedPro Series) (Paperback)

Lots of practical information on buiding high performance Alfas including some not so well known info such as throttle plate angle on Weber DCOE carbs,( very useful) would have liked some more Twin SPark specific info...maybe in the next book, Jim? a great read for Alfa lunatics...

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A gearheads bible for Alfa's little twin-cammer, September 23, 2007

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Michael Gray "Old school gearhead" (California Beach Bum stuck in Texas) - See all my reviews
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Is the material dated...most of it probably, but so is the subject. There is very little available for those of us who have this love-hate passion with old cars, especially if our object of affection is one of the many lovely and sometimes obscure models or makes from Europe. The Alfa four cylinder twin-cam engines comes from a time when the owner of a car could, if they felt like it, tune or modify the car without having to remap a silicone chip (I've looked all over my Weber's and I have not been able to find a serial or USB interface for my laptop). Today's designs are marvels of efficiency and reliability but for many of us whom like to get grease under our fingernails working on pre "HAL" controlled jewels like the Alfa inline TC fours and sixes, this book conveys a trove of information on what will work in our quest to squeeze the most performance from our lovely Italian mistresses (imho).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have for Alfa Dogs, February 15, 2007

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Keven Macanus "Alfa Male" (San Pedro, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alfa Romeo DOHC Engine High-Performance Manual (SpeedPro Series) (Paperback)

This is a wealth of info for the cars in question. Informative, well-written, the voise of experience speaks. While you will not agree with all the conclusions drawn, this update takes years off your learning curve. The author is congenial without being smarmy, and offers a book that needed to be written. Don't modify your Alfa without it...