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Paperback: 160 pages
Publisher: S-A Design (July 1, 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1884089569
ISBN-13: 978-1884089565
Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 1.6 inches
Demon Carburetion provides you with a detailed look at carburetor theory and operation as well as guidance for choosing the correct high performance unit. Detailed, exploded views of the Road Demon, Speed Demon, Race Demon and King Demon help give a better understanding of each model. Straightforward advice on tuning for the street and strip along with modifications for oval, drag and road racing are included.
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Technical Writer for Internet & Print Media
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Hib Halverson
Technical Writer for Internet & Print Media
Registered: January 2001
Location: Southern California
Posts: 2437
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Review Date: Wed May 16, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $18.95
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I recommend this book as a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about Demons.
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For many members of the Corvette Action Center, carburetor work is a mystic, black art practiced by the ancients who frequent the C1, 2 and 3 boards. Nevertheless, there are those of us...and I mean *us* because I still own one Corvette which has a big, dumb four-barrel carb...who still use carburetors in-spite of the fact that no Vette has been built with one in over 20 years.
My '71 Coupe has a pretty hotted-up Big-Block in it. It's been a constant project car since I bought it in '80. It began life with a Rochester Quadrajet, then progressed to a couple of Edelbrock Performers (which are based on the early-'60s Carter AFB) and finally to a much-modified, single Holley 850. The next carb I put on it will be a Demon.
What's a Demon? The brainchild of fuel system guru, Barry Grant, it's the first, new, clean-sheet-of-paper carburetor design suitable for high-performance V8s since the 1970s. I knew nothing other than the name until I read "How to Tune and Win with Demon Carburetion" by Ray T. Bohacz, an accomplished automotive technical writer who's work has also appeared in VETTE and Corvette Fever magazines.
Just about everything you'd want to know about selecting, using and tuning a Demon is in this book. It covers the carburetor's general architecture along with basic Demon circuits and function. In addition there are in-depth chapters on the four Demon carburetor product lines: Road Demon, Speed Demon, Race Demon and King Demon. Not covered is the Mighty Demon because it's a new product introduced after the book was published in
2001.
Also in "Demon Carburetion", is an excellent chapter on preparing your car's fuel delivery system for use with a high-performance carb like a Demon. There are two chapters on Demon tuning, one for street/strip carbs and another for race only Demons. The book finishes with a very-good, multi-page glossary of technical terms used in discussions of high-performance fuel system work.
About the only thing missing from Bohacz's book is some explanation of how the Holley 4150 four-barrel influenced the folks at Barry Grant when they developed the Demon design. On first glance, the Demon appears to be a derivative of the Holley. While the two share some general appearance and architecture features, once you get into the book, you understand that a Demon is much more than a Holley, yet a discussion of the Holley's influence and, more importantly, material that compares and contrasts the two designs, are both strangely absent.
I read "Demon Carburetion" over several evenings. I went from knowing only that a Demon was a four-barrel carb to knowing it is a superior design that I must put on my Corvette's engine. I recommend this book as a must-read for anyone wanting to learn more about Demons.
This book is published by CarTech, Inc's. SA Design brand and like all CarTech books of recent publication, it's well illustrated with good quality photographs, uses easy-to-read page layouts and is loaded with informative sidebars that make the reading more interesting. The book retails for $18.95 but can be found for less at discount book sellers and sites like www.amazon.com. For more information contact: CarTech, Inc., 39966 Grand Avenue, North Branch MN 55056 USA 55056. Ph: 800-551-4754 or 651-277-1200. Web: www.cartechbooks.com
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Hib Halverson
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Registered: January 2001
Location: Southern California