Hi all,

I've put this list together last year, and made it available to guys on our team and will do the same this year. It's up to individuals to read the books. I have not read all the books on this list, so I don't know if they are all good, but I have looked through a lot of them.

Please add other books to this list so that all may benefit. Thanks,

1. Chassis Engineering/Chassis Design, Building & Tuning for High Performance Handling by Herb Adams

2. Competiton Car Suspension: Design, Construction, Tuning by Allan Staniforth

3. Race Car Chassis: Design and Construction [Powerpro] by Forbes Aird

4. Engineer to Win: The Essential Guide to Racing Car Materials Technology or How to Build Winners Which Don't Break by Carroll Smith

5. Tune to Win by Carroll Smith

6. How to Make Your Car Handle by Fred Puhn

7. Supercharging, Turbocharging, & Nitrous Oxide Performance Handbook [Powerpro] by Earl Davis, Diane Davis

8. Maximum Boost: Designing, Testing, and Installing Turbocharger Systems by Corky Bell

9. Turbochargers by Hugh MacInnes

10. Supercharged! Design, Testing and Installation of Supercharger Systems by Corky Bell

11. Four-Stroke Performance Tuning by A. Graham Bell

12. Engine Management: Optimizing Carburettors, Fuel Injection and Ignition Systems by Dave Walker

13. Fiberglass & Composite Materials: An Enthusiast's Guide to High Performance Non-Metallic Materials for Automotive Racing and Marine Use by Forbes Aird

14. Racer's Encyclopedia of Metals, Fibers & Materials by Forbes Aird

15. Competition Car Composites: A Practical Guide by Simon McBeath, Brian O'Rourke

16. Race and Rally Car Source Book by Allan Stansiforth

Cyclone Racing
www.cyclone-racing.com/fhome.htm
Iowa State University
Project Director

Here's a few more I found....

17. Drive to Win: The Essential Guide to Race Driving
by Carroll Smith

18. Race Car Vehicle Dynamics (R146) by William F. Milliken, Douglas L. Milliken

19. THE RACING & HIGH-PERFORMANCE TIRE, Using the Tires to Tune for Grip and Balance (R-351) by Paul Haney

20. Inside Racing Technology: Discussions of Racing Technical Topics by Paul Haney, Jeff Braun

21. Speed Secrets: Professional Race Driving Techniques by Ross Bentley

22. Speed Secrets 2: More Professional Race Driving Techniques by Ross Bentley

23. Inner Speed Secrets Mental Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance: Strategies to Maximize Your Racing Performance by Ross Bentley, Ronn Langford

24. Going Faster! Mastering the Art of Race Driving by Carl Lopez, Danny Sullivan

25. Ayrton Senna's Principles of Race Driving by Ayrton Senna

26. Winning: A Race Drivers Handbook by George A. Anderson

27. Data Power: Using Racecar Data Acquisition: A Practical Guide to: Selection and Setup Data Interpretation Trackside Operation by Buddy Fey

28. Competition Car Data Logging: A Practical Handbook by Simon McBeath

29. Advanced Race Car Suspension Development by Steve Smith

30. Race Car Engineering and Mechanics (Book and CD ROM ed) [R-308] by Paul Van Valkenburgh

31. Race Car Aerodynamics: Designing for Speed by Joseph Katz

32. Competition Car Downforce: A Practical Handbook by Simon McBeath, Gordon Murray

Cyclone Racing
www.cyclone-racing.com/fhome.htm
Iowa State University
Project Director

33 Chassis Design: Principles and Analysis Milliken 0768008263
34 ACL Engine Manual 1991 0855666803
35 Bosch Automotive Handbook 2000 0837606144
36 How To Build Horsepower, 1990, Vizard, D., S-A Design Books, 0931472245
37 Measurement Of Gas Flow By Means Of Critical Flow Venturi Nozzles, ISO 9300:1995
38 Diffuser Data Book, Runstadler, P.W. 1975, Creare Inc., Technical Notes 186
39 Flow patterns in venturis nozzles and orifices, Film.
40 Claude Roulle Notes

frank,

Did you buy "Measurement Of Gas Flow By Means Of Critical Flow Venturi Nozzles"? Its bloody expensive.

Cheers,

Kirk Veitch
Swinburne University of Technology

iso standards should be in your library

it only covers "choked flow" which you dont get with a naturally aspirated engine

but gives you an insite into how these things work

Dick Golembiewski
04/04/2002


Vehicle Design/Dynamics References



General:

Bastow, Donald, & Howard, Geoffrey, Car Suspension and Handling, 3rd Ed. Pentech Press, 1993. ISBN 1-56091-404-1 (Available through SAE)

Cole, David E., Elementary Vehicle Dynamics. University of Michigan, 1972. (Unpublished, used as course notes.)

Costin, Michael, & Phipps, David, Racing and Sports Car Chassis Design. Robert Bentley, 1969.

Dixon, John C. Tyres, Suspension and Handling. Cambridge University Press, 1991. ISBN 0-521-40194-1

Ellis, J.R., Vehicle Handling Dynamics. MEP, 1994. ISBN 0-85298-885-0

Gillespie, Thomas, Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics. SAE, 1992. ISBN 1-56091-199-9.

1994 Motorsports Engineering Conference Proceedings, Volume 1: Vehicle Design Issues. SAE, 1994. ISBN 1-56091-570-6.

1996 Motorsports Engineering Conference Proceedings, Volume 1: Vehicle Design Issues. SAE, 1996. ISBN 1-56091-894-2

Milliken, William F. & Douglas L., Race Car Vehicle Dynamics. SAE, 1994. ISBN 1-56091-526-9.

Milliken, William F. & Douglas L., Chassis Design: Principles and Analysis. SAE, 2002. ISBN 0-7680-0826-3

Reimpell, Jornsen & Stoll, Helmutt, The Automotive Chassis: Engineering Principles. SAE/Edward Arnold, 1996. ISBN 1-56091-736-9.

Smith, Carroll, Tune To Win. Aero Publishers 1978.

Staniforth, Allan, Competition Car Suspension: Design, Construction, Tuning. Haynes, 1988. ISBN 0-85429-645-X

Taborek, Jaroslav, Mechanics of Vehicles. Penton, 1957.

Terry, Len & Baker, Alan, Racing Car Design and Development. Robert Bentley, 1973. ISBN 0-8376-0080-4.

Van Valkenburgh, Paul, Race Car Engineering & Mechanics, 2nd Ed. (H.P. Books), 1986. Updated 1992. ISBN 1-55788-064-6

Wong, J.Y., Terramechanics of Off-Road Vehicles. Elsevier, 1989. ISBN 0-444-88301-0.

Wong, J.Y., Theory of Ground Vehicles. Wiley, 1978. ISBN 0-471-03470-3.

Wong, J.Y., Theory of Ground Vehicles, 2nd Edition. Wiley, 1993. ISBN 0-471-52496-4.

Wright, Peter, Formula 1 Technology. SAE, 2001. ISBN 0-7680-0234-6



Braking:

Baker, A.K., Vehicle Braking. Pentech, 1986. ISBN 0-7273-2202-8.

Limpert, Rudolf, Brake Design and Safety. SAE, 1992. ISBN 1-56091-261-8.

Puhn, Fred, Brake Handbook. H.P. Books, 1985. ISBN 0-89586-232-8.

ABS Traction Control. SAE Publication SP-744, 1988.


Tires:

Clark, Samuel K. (Editor), Mechanics of Pneumatic Tires, 2nd Ed. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1981. U.S. Govt. Reference #: 050-003-00377-8.

Hays, D.F. & Browne, A.L., The Physics of Tire Traction. Plenum, 1973. ISBN 0-306-30806-1.

Kummer, H.W. & Mayer, W.E., Unified Theory of Rubber and Tire Friction. University Park, PA.: Pennsylvania State University, 1966

Moore, D.F., The Friction of Pneumatic Tyres. Elsevier, 1975. ISBN 0-444-41323-5.


Transmissions:

Aaen, Olav, Clutch Tuning Handbook. Aaen Performance, 1995. (Available Wrom: WIGYOKSTTZRCLBDXRQBGJSNBOHMKHJYFMYXOEAIJJPHSCRTNHGSWZIDREXCAXZOWCONEUQZAAFXISHJEXXIMQZUIVOTQNQEMSFDULHPQQWOYIY

Continuously Variable Transmissions for Passenger Cars. SAE Publication, PT-30, 1986. ISBN 0-89883-118-0.

Stokes, Alec, Manual Gearbox Design. Butterworth/Heinemann, 1992. ISBN 1-56091-256-1. (Distributed by SAE)


Fabrication:

Finch, Richard, Performance Welding. Motorbooks International, 1997. ISBN 0-7603-0393-2.

Finch, Richard & Monroe, Tom, Welder's Handbook. H.P. Books, 1985. ISBN 0-89586-257-3.

Fournier, Ron, Metal Fabricator's Handbook. H.P. Books, 1990. ISBN 0-89586-870-9.

Leavell, Stuart & Bungay, Stanley, Standard Aircraft Handbook. Aero Publishers, 1958. ISBN 0-8168-8500-1.

Poberezny, Paul & Schmid, S.H., Aircraft Welding. Experimental Aircraft Association, 1991. ISBN 0-940000-49-0. (Note: The companion video, Building Your Own Airplane: Welding is highly recommended for the beginner.)

Reithmaier, Larry, Aircraft Mechanics's Shop Manual. Palomar, 1981. ISBN 0-932882-00-5.

Welding Aluminum. American Welding Society (The Aluminum Association), 1984. ISBN 0-87171-243-1.



Safety:

Henderson, Michael, Motor Racing in Safety. Patrick Stevens, LTD, 1968. ISBN 1-85059-024-8.

Hunter, Harlen C. & Stoff, Rick, Motorsports Medicine. Lake Hill Press, 1992. ISBN 0-9634819-0-8


Preparation:

Smith, Carroll, Prepare To Win. Aero Publishers, 1975.

Smith, Carroll, Engineer To Win. Motorbooks, International, 1984. ISBN 0-87938-186-8.

Smith, Carroll, Carroll Smith's Nuts, Bolts, Fasteners, and Plumbing Handbook. Motorbooks, International, 1990. ISBN 0-87938-406-9.

Structures:

Budinski, Kenneth G., Engineering Materials: Properties & Selection, 4th Ed., Prentice Hall, 1992. ISBN 0-13-2766353

Fenton, John, Vehicle Body Layout and Analysis. MEP, 1980. ISBN 0-85298-445-6. (Distributed at one time by SAE)

Noakes, Keith, Build To Win. Osprey, 1988. ISBN 0-85045-826-9. (Distributed by Motorbooks, Intl.)

Noakes, Keith, Successful Composite Techniques.2nd Edition, Osprey, 1989. ISBN 0-85532-261-7. (Distributed by Motorbooks Intl.)

Driving:

Bondurant, Bob, Bob Bondurant on High Performance Driving. 3rd Edition, Motorbooks, Intl, 1993. ISBN 0-87938-751-3.

Fittipaldi, Emerson & Kirby, Gordon, The Art of Motor Racing. Nutmeg, 1987.

Frere, Paul, Sports Car and Competition Driving. Robert Bentley, 1992. ISBN 0-8376-0202-5.

Jenkinson, Denis, The Racing Driver: The Theory and Practice of Fast Driving. Robert Bentley, 1959. ISBN 0-8376-0200-9.

Johnson, Alan, Driving in Competition. Norton, 1979. ISBN 0-393-60011-4.

Smith, Carroll, Drive To Win., Carroll Smith Consulting, 1996. ISBN 0-9651600-0-9. (GV1029 .S64 1996)


Data Acquisition:

Fey, Buddy, Data Power: Using Racecar Data Acquisition. Towery, 1993. ISBN 1-88109-601-7 (TL236.F52 1993)


Aerodynamics:

Abbott, Ira & Von Doenhoff, Albert, Theory of Wing Sections. Dover, 1959. ISBN 0-486-60586-8.

Benzing, Enrico, Ali/Wings. Automobilia, 1991. ISBN 88-85880-38-X. (Distributed through Motorbooks Intl.)

Craig, Gale M., Stop Abusing Bernoulli! How Airplanes Really Fly. Regenerative, 1997. ISBN 0-9646806-2-9

Hoerner, Sighard, F., Fluid-Dynamic Drag. Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, 1965. (Available Wrom: ZUNNYCGPKYLEJGDGVCJVTLBXFGGMEPYOQKEDOTWFAOBUZXUWLSZLKBRNVWWCUFPEGAUTFJMVRESKPNK

Hoerner, Sighard, F. & Borst, Henry, V., Fluid-Dynamic Lift. Hoerner Fluid Dynamics, 1985. (Available Wrom: MBIPBARHDMNNSKVFVWRKJVZCMHVIBGDADRZFSQHYUCDDJBLVLMHAALPTCXLYRWTQTIPWIGYOKSTTZR

Katz, Joseph, New Directions in RACE CAR AERODYNAMICS, Designing For Speed. Robert Bentley, 1995. ISBN 0-8376-0142-8

Katz, Joseph & Plotkin, Allen, Low Speed Aerodynamics: From Wing Theory to Panel Methods. McGraw-Hill, 1991.
ISBN 0-07-050446-6

Hucho, Wolf-Heinrich, Aerodynamics of Road Vehicles. Butterworths, 1987. ISBN 0-408-01422-9. (Distributed through SAE)

McBeath, Simon, Competition Car Downforce: A Practical Guide. Haynes, 1998. ISBN 0-85429-977-7

Pershing, Bernard, Proceedings of the second AIAA Symposium on Aerodynamics of Sports and Competition Automobiles. Western, 1975. ISBN 0-87938-028-4.

Rae, William & Pope, Alan, Low Speed Wind Tunnel Testing, 2nd Ed. Wiley, 1984. ISBN 0-471-87402-7.

Scibor-Rylski, A.J., Road Vehicle Aerodynamics, Pentech, 1975. ISBN 0-7273-1805-5

Sovran, Gino, Morel, Thomas & Mason, William, Jr., Aerodynamic Drag Mechanisms of Bluff Bodies and Road Vehicles. Plenum, 1978. ISBN 0-306-31119-4.

Aerodynamics: Recent Developments. SAE, 1986. ISBN 0-89883-927-0.

Aerodynamic Flow Visualization Techniques and Procedures. SAE, 1986. ISBN 0-89883-418-X.

Analysis of Vehicle Aerodynamics. SAE, 1994. ISBN 1-56091-488-2.

Automobile Aerodynamics; Wakes, Wind Effect, Vehicle Development. SAE, 1984. ISBN 0-89883-340-X.

Automotive Aerodynamics. SAE, 1978.

Automotive Wind Tunnel Design, Test Results, and Correlations. SAE, 1982. ISBN 0-89883-286-1.

Closed Test-Section Wind Tunnel Blockage Corrections for Road Vehicles. SAE, 1996. ISBN 1-56091-815-2

Research in Automotive Aerodynamics. SAE, 1988. ISBN 0-89883-674-3.

Engine Management and Maximum boost are both excellent books. i also recommend those. currently im readng Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics. its a good primer, focussing on the loads and elements of motion the vehicle sees.

If building a race car were easy, it would be called Your Mom.
UCDformulaSAE
http://mae.ucdavis.edu/~fsae

Wow, I have a reading list for the rest of my life.

Can I get any Clif Notes?

Cyclone Racing
www.cyclone-racing.com/fhome.htm
Iowa State University
Project Director

Are you serious? Ayrton Senna wrote a book? I gotta get that too.

Bob Mai
University of Manitoba

I was wondering if anyone can recommend books or papers that would be directly related to creating a dynamic simulation of an fsae car.

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if you get the student liscense of ADAMS/Car (here comes that argument again) theres a book called "A Mulibody Approach to Vehicle Dynamics" by Harty thats decent.

Bryan

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Limpert, Rudolf, Brake Design and Safety. SAE, 1992. ISBN 1-56091-261-8.

Be very carfeul with this book - Limpert's mathematical (or proofreading) skills leave MUCH to be desired.

His referencing is bloody awful too - lots and lots of constants in there with no references, no descriptions of how they were derived, no descriptions of the assumptions etc.

Going on the amount of drum-brake material in there and references to asbestos pad compounds, I worry that his assumptions/constants may be valid for old american iron but are of no value to us - hence it /is/ a useful read, but treat the numbers with a pinch of salt.

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Puhn, Fred, Brake Handbook. H.P. Books, 1985. ISBN 0-89586-232-8

Though this can be read cover-cover in an hour or so, it isn't a particularly useful book for formula student/formula sae. Most of what it says is physics 101, and spends as much time on non-applicable drum-brake 'stuff' and 'history of brakes' that's not of interest.

Neither of these two books deal with materials BTW.

Driving Books:
Niki Lauda: "Art and science of Grand Prix driving"# ISBN-10: 0879380497
# ISBN-13: 978-0879380496

One of the more intelligent and less ego focused books on the subject.

Piero Taruffi: The Technique of Motor Racing.
ISBN Unknown.
An old book written in the 1950's but one still relevant to learning the basics.
Lauda's book is better value in my opinion.

Pete.

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Brigadier General

Hey,

Wow there's a lot of books on this thread. I'm looking for recommendations for the BEST EFI/ignition tuning & engine management books. It looks like there is one recommendation for "Engine Management".

So let's here about the books you liked and disliked regarding fuel and spark tuning philosophy.

i'm lookin for books/research papers/anything regarding ECU, its working and programming aspects.

Does the book "Engine management" cover the above topic..??

Rowley, Warren J,. An Introduction to Race Car Engineering

http://www.rowleyrace.com/publications.htm

Comes with a demo of WinGeo3, and a good portion of the book is based around the software.

This plus the Milliken RCVD book is a good start.

Edit: Pacejka, Hans B. Tire and Vehicle Dynamics, Second Edition

Once you get that tire data, this book helps with modeling it.

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123. Machinery's Handbook. Industrial Press, Inc. THE bible of how to machine parts, and much much more!

124. Clutch & Flywheel Handbook by Tom Monroe. Out of print, but worth the effort to locate a copy.

125. The High-Speed Internal-Combustion Engine by Sir Harry R. Ricardo. THE bible of I.C. First published back in 1923. Still relevant today. If you are just starting down the road to I.C. understanding, this is a good place to start.

126. SAE Handbook. Any late model set is going to be handy at times. I particularly enjoy looking through the really old ones from the '30s, '40s, & '50s. (Not really relevant to building a competetive FSAE car today, but remember, the more you understand automotive history, the less likely you will be to make the same mistakes some other engineer made already... back in the early 20th century, or even earlier!

127. The Unfair Advantage by Mark Donohue with Paul Van Valkenburgh. Mark's autobiography. Written from the perspective of two fine engineers. This is the first example (that I know of) of a racer that used skid pad testing on all his race cars prior to track testing, in order to sort out spring rates and anti-roll bar rates for best oversteer/understeer characteristics. Lots of good stuff in here about Roger Penske's early racing career as well. It is THE unfair advantage(s) that you build into your own race car that will set you apart from the rest of the pack, and ultimately lead you to the winner's circle!

I have known a lot of the 'greats' in motorsports, and have, at times, enjoyed the priviledge of perusing their personal book collections. I can assure you that a lot of the books listed here were on their personal library shelves. In today's electronic age of communication, it would seem that a paper book is a dinosaur not worthy of excavation, but remember this always: "Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it". George Santayana 1905

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