Water-Cooled Volkswagen Performance Handbook

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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 here in 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 hot VW even hotter. Whether your ride is a first-generation Rabbit or a five-cylinder A4 Jetta, and no matter where your budget stands, you need this book.

Seventeen chapters along with appendices, combined with nearly 500 photos, explain everything from low-dollar bolt-ons to the ultimate, turbocharged, nitrous-burning VR-6 pavement-pounder. 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, performance, and driving fun from your Vee-Bub!

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction
• Bolt-on engine performance
• Engine swaps
• Engine basics
• Cylinder heads
• Camshafts
• Lubrication
• Air and fuel
• Forced induction
• Exhaust systems
• Cooling
• Transaxles and drivetrain
• Suspensions and steering
• Tires and wheels
• Brakes
• Body and chassis
• Electrical systems
• Accessories
• Appendices
• Index

Water-Cooled Volkswagen Performance Handbook