Valve timing for maximum output

Maker and role
Ed Iskenderian, Author
 Production date
1962

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Accession number
07-942
Maker
Ed Iskenderian
Description
Valve timing for maximum output -- The camshaft -- Types of cam followers -- Racing valve springs -- Cylinder head design -- Better volumetric efficiency -- How to determine port sizes (chart) -- Porting -- Forced induction drives -- The poppet valve -- Torque, horsepower and dynamometer testing -- The field of cam design, working up to the polydyne -- How to determine top dead center accurately -- Procedure for checking valve overlap without dial indicator or degree plate -- Positive method for finding top dead center -- Know your spark lead -- Checking a cam in the engine -- Juggling tappet clearance -- Valve timing for top performance -- Correct spark lead -- Engineered spring assemblies -- New product development.
Signature/Marks and Type
The Museum of Transport & Technology (Inc.), Western Springs, Auckland Ink Stamp
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Physical description
80 p. : ill., diagrs. ; 22 cm.
Credit line
Ed Iskenderian. 1962. Valve timing for maximum output, 07-942. Walsh Memorial Library, The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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