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A celebration of bowties success at the drag strip accomplished racing author doug boyce takes a celebratory look at chevys years of drag racing success, with a focus on the first 25 years 1955 through 1980. Moving on to the internals, hughes performance uses a high static rear band in all of their th400 builds, intended specifically for drag racing use. For a first time reader or as a reference in a race car designers library, this book offers a compact, instructive guide to the fundamentals of engineering a race car chassis and suspension. This book deals with highlevel racing engines, so this discussion primarily pertains to forged racing pistons.
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