The Alfa Romeo V6 Engine High-Performance Manual

Following in the tracks of the author's well-known Alfa DOHC tuning manual, Jim Kartalamakis describes all kinds of useful information and techniques to increase power, performance and reliability of V6 Alfas and their engines. This book is the result of much research and firsthand experience gained through many projects concerning Alfa V6 rear-wheel drive models, from the GTV6 series to the last of the 75 3.0 models. A wealth of completely new information can be found here regarding cylinder head mods, big brake mods, LSD adjustment procedure, suspension modifications for road and track, electrical system improvements, flow-bench diagrams, dyno plots, and much more!

Author: Jim Kartalamakis
Publisher: Veloce Publishing
Published: 10/15/2011
Pages: 156
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 9.80h x 8.10w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9781845840211

About the Author
Jim Kartalamakis was born in Salonica, Greece. After finishing high school in Athens he went to Toronto, Canada, to study Electrical Engineering. At age 23, after a few Detroit muscle cars, he bought his first Alfa and that's where it all started. Thirty years later, Jim still vaguely, but fondly, remembers the life and times of the ARCC (Alfa Romeo Club of Canada). He returned to Greece in 1979 and, ever since, has had one job (Aerospace Industry) and one make of car, although different models from a 1750GT, through Alfetta GTV, 75 3.0 to, currently, another 75 3.0 and a 1.8Turbo. The all-encompassing Alfa hobby has led to many engines being built, mostly for friends, and frequent track days to seriously test and enjoy the resulting performance. For many years Jim was a technical writer for many car magazines, and the official Alfa Romeo technical manual translator in Greece. All this car-related life (racing, parts-buying trips and other disappearing acts!) has sometimes taxed the family's patience, but an understanding wife is always a gift from heaven! The author's only regret is that he still hasn't convinced her to sit in the car for one flying lap to see, and feel, what it's all about, just one!