Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines [Paperback]

Mark Warner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 5, 2009

The ultimate performance guide to the rotary engines built by Mazda from 1978 to the present. Includes: Engine history and identification ? Rotary engine fundamentals ? Component selection and modifications ? Housings and porting ? Rotors, seals, and internals ? Intake and fuel systems ? Exhaust Systems ? Engine management and ignition ? Oil and lubrication systems ? Forced induction ? Nitrous, water and alcohol injection

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About the Author

"Mark Warner is a professionally licensed mechanical engineer, a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and a life-long automobile expert and builder. He has written five best selling books on automotive technology, hundreds of magazine articles, dozens of peer reviewed technical papers, and holds ten engineering patents. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. When he's not writing, he can usually be found wrenching on a project car in his shop."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: HP Trade (May 5, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557885494
• ISBN-13: 978-1557885494
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,308 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #36 in Books > Professional & Technical > Automotive > Mechanics > Engine

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Mark Warner is a professionally licensed mechanical engineer, a member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, and a life-long automobile expert and builder. He has written five best selling books on automotive technology, hundreds of magazine articles, dozens of peer reviewed technical papers, and holds ten engineering patents. He lives in Tucson, Arizona. When he's not writing, he can usually be found wrenching on a project car in his shop.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a rotary book w/ real substance, November 11, 2009

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This review is from: Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines (Paperback)

i thought this was going to be a bit of a fluff book. i have seen most books of rotary mazdas and own many, and several are quite shallow and doesn't even deserve to be called coffee table books. this one, however, is quite detailed technically. it's nicely organized, and i don't really care that it's black and white. if you're interested in technical aspects of mazda rotary engines, and/or want to work on and tune things yourself this book is pretty much a must read. at the price, it's a super bargain. well done! books like this stay in print for a while but then demand disappears and it goes out of print. buy yours now, if not just for keeps.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One stop Rotary up-Grade "Everything you need to know", August 1, 2009

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Maya Deal "0-Drift" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines (Paperback)

This book has it all, from the history of the rotary,to where mazda is working with hydrogen. The auther not only included every mod possible , and how, but also there are litaraly, pages of reference(i.e. shop numbers, and what after-market companies are good.

Like i said in my title "One Stop Shopping". I recomend you buy this book. You will return to it again and again.Street Rotary HP1549Mark Warner also wrote a book on turbocharging, it has everything you could ever want to know.Street TurbochargingHP1488: Design, Fabrication, Installation, and Tuning of High-Performance Street Turbocharger Systems

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars street rotary, January 2, 2010

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This review is from: Street Rotary HP1549: How to Build Maximum Horsepower & Reliability into Mazda's 12a, 13b & Renesis Engines (Paperback)

Excellent book. Thorough, well written, easy to understand. Author is very knowedgable on the subject. If you plan to modify your rotary engine or just want a better understanding of how it and its various components work and work together this is the best book on the subject and I have them all.