Great book for the Dodge Challener and charger fans ( )

I gave this book to my brother who is obsessed with Challengers and Chargers. He has a Challenger at the moment. He said it was a very good book with info about the cars and says anyone who is into these cars should get this book. ( )

loved the book it shows you how to motify and build your challenger and chargers with easy to understand photos and instructions. well worth buying and keeping in your automotive library. ( )

Two great cars and both terrific examples of American Muscle cars at the top of the game. CarTech has done a great job presenting these cars with beautiful illustrations, excellent instructions for engine, suspension, brake and chassis modification in detail and rounded it out with some interesting history. A must have book for enthusiasts and builders alike. Highly recommended. ( )

As with other SA Design Performance How-To books, it is a unique combination of history, product overview and how-to.

For me growing up, nothing said or sounded like a muscle car more than the Dodge Challenger. Like many others, I was excited when Dodge brought back a American Muscle car in 2006, and fell in love with the Dodge Challenger (though my family is better suited to fit into the Dodge Charger). Growing up, I knew that having a muscle car was cool, but having a muscle car with MORE muscle was even cooler.

As the former editor of Mopar Muscle magazine, Randy Bolig is an expert on Dodge muscle cars. In this book, Randy helps the reader/Dodge muscle car owner through confusing arena of “bolt-on accessories for your Charger, Challenger, 200 and Magnum” and provides “an in-depth look into what you can do to modify, upgrade and improve every aspect of your car’s performance.” That is a mighty big task, but Randy Bolig definitely up to the task.

The book is broken down in to six chapters:
Chapter 1: a brief description of each of the 5 car’s history
Chapter 2: Basic Engine Identification
Chapter 3: Bolt-On Performance (This includes the most popular system in each category (i.e. Headers, Nitrous Oxide, and Throttle body)
Chapter 4: Modifying Your Engine
Chapter 5: custom-Built Engine Packages
Chapter 6: suspension, Brakes and Chassis

Throughout the book, Randy draws linkages between the mods to allow the reader to understand the impacts of various mods and aftermarket bolt-ons on other parts of the car. For example, if you’re putting Nitrous Oxide on your car, you’ll need change your sparkplugs.

The book is very well illustrated. The pictures are sharp and well captioned. Throughout the book are step by step, with photographs, instructions on how to do vehicle mods.

Describing how modify your car is great, but how do you find all the parts? Randy Bolig takes care of that by providing a two pages source guide. The source guide includes the company, telephone company and website.

Bottomline: Great book! ! !

I received a free copy of this book through the librarything giveaway program. ( )