How can you give your Rabbit more hop? Which engines will fit in a Scirocco? What will a high-performance computer chip do for your Golf? Why does lowering your Jetta improve handling? The answers to these and many more power, handling, and style-enhancing questions are covered in the *Water-Cooled Volkswagen Performance Handbook.*
Just as the Beetle of yore could be pumped up to do battle with so-called muscle cars, today's Volkswagen can be injected with enough additional performance to keep it door-to-door with the competition. Greg Raven explains in exhaustive detail the optimum engine, transmission, chassis, and bodywork combinations for making your VW even hotter. Whether your ride is a first-generation Rabbit or the latest five-cylinder A4 Jetta, and no matter where your budget stands, you need this book.
Seventeen chapters and appendices combined with nearly 500 photos explain everything from low-dollar bolt-ons to the ultimate, turbocharged, nitrous-burning, VR-6 pavement-pounder, including:
* High-performance suspension and brake modifications
* Wheel and tire improvements
* Custom body styling
* Bolt-on engine performance: What to expect, where to find it
* Guides to carburetors, fuel injection, turbocharging, supercharging, nitrous, headers, and exhaust systems
* Engine swap options
You won't want to spend a dollar on upgrades without consulting this book. Without a doubt, *Water-Cooled Volkswagen Performance Handbook* is your first step to achieving the most power, best performance, and driving fun from your "Vee-Dub!"
Book Details
Format
paperback
ISBN-10
0760304912
ISBN-13
9780760304914
Publication Date
Jan 1999
Item Weight
1.50 pounds
Length
10.75 inch
Width
8.50 inch
Height
0.51 inch
First Sentence
A surprising boost in performance can be gained through the use of bolt-on components-parts that do not require taking the entire motor apart to install.
Greg Raven has had a lifelong interest in things mechanical. From the Erector Set he owned as a youth, to helping maintain ranch machinery while growing up, to working in a rural car and truck repair shop during high school, Greg always seemed to have a knack for taking things apart and putting them back together the right way. It wasn't until he bought a 1979 VW Scirocco and became a contributing editor to then *VW & Porsche* magazine that he got serious about wrenching. Mixing and matching working on Porsches, Audis, and Volkswagens with writing for various car magazines, Greg developed the ability to meld his technical expertise with his ability to explain oftentimes difficult concepts and processes in layman's terms. In addition to co-authoring this book, Greg has written more than 200 articles for car magazines such as *VW&Porsche, VW Trends, European Car,* and *Motor Trend,* as well as answering hundreds of "tech letters." He is happily married, and both his wife and his Snap-On tools representative love him.
