Description: The History of GM's Ramjet Fuel Injection on the Chevrolet V-8 and its Corvette Racing Pedigree PLEASE NOTE: This is a Brand New "Commemorative Limited Edition" published by the original Author with Color photos and with the Author's genuine ISBN Printing is done on Demand! Beware: 2007 First Edition Books on Amazon asking up to $2,000.00 and use the bogus ISBN 13: 978-0-9842050-0-4 The 2021 "Commemorative Limited Edition" has been expanded with far less "White" space allowing for additional author's commentary and many larger photographs; 604 Pages, 92,850 Words (21% Text Increase) & 1,280 Illustrations Photos, Documents, etc. ( 13% Increase) & 375 photos are in color. Much of the original 2007 Black & White "First Edition" was left on the cutting Room Floor and is now restored! The Author's 2007 "First Edition" was 595 pages, 76,500 Words & 1,135 Illustrations (Photos, Documents, etc.) Get a $20.00 Rebate! If you own a 2007 "First Edition"copy in any condition you may Purchase the 2021 Commemorative Edition and Receive the $20.00 Rebate in return mail... Tear-off the Yellow Cover and mail it to Tachometer Publishing Editor 625 Lewis St., Englewood, FL 34223. Questions? call [phone removed by eBay] In the sixty years since Chevrolet Motor Division proudly announced the advent of the first mass produced automobile engine capable of generating an incredible 1 Horsepower per 1 Cubic Inch of Displacement literally millions of words have been written about the “Ramjet” Fuel Injection system and billions of words have been written about the more than One-Hundred-Million Chevrolet V-8 engines that followed it! Just as a very fine wine mellows with time, 1957 has now become a Vintage Year thanks to the 1957 Chevrolet Corvette equipped with the Rochester “Ramjet” Fuel Injected “283-283” V-8 engine Zora Arkus-Duntov has become the … Father of the Rochester’s “Ramjet” Fuel Injection! Fuel Injection was recognized by General Motors Vice President of Styling Harley J. Earl as necessary for race car performance. Earl’s interest in fuel injection caused GM’s Executive Vice President Harlow H. Curtice to recognize fuel injection as a “Future Technology”. Curtice deemed fuel injection necessary for improving fuel economy, reducing exhaust emissions and improving performance across all of GM’s passenger cars in the early 1950’s. Harlow Curtice’s plan was to roll out fuel injection across Cadillac, Buick, Oldsmobile, Pontiac and Chevrolet, starting with the premium name plates. As events unfolded, GM’s high-volume value leader, the Chevrolet Motor Division, would become GM’s first application of Rochester Fuel Injection. Chevrolet’s engineers worked as a team with their engineering counterparts at GM’s Engineering Staff in Warren, Michigan, Diesel Equipment Division in Detroit, Michigan, Rochester Products Division in Rochester, New York, AC Spark Plug in Flint, Michigan, Packard Electric in Warren, Ohio, and Delco-Remy in Anderson, Indiana; to bring “Ramjet” Fuel Injection to the U.S. automotive market place by late 1956. On December 6, 1956 Chevrolet Motor Division proudly announced Corvette’s Regular Production Optional Fuel Injection at the 42nd New York Auto Show held at the Manhattan Coliseum. Just how did General Motors Corporation, Chevrolet Motor Division and Rochester Products Division’s “Ramjet” Fuel Injection arrive at this pinnacle of automotive success in 1956? 12 Point Durable High-Gloss Cover High Quality #60 Gloss Paper 620 Pages with 174 Color Over 95,200 Words (+ 24%) & Over 1,330 (+13%) Illustrations, Photos, Documents, etc. ISBN: 978-0-9998697-7-2 Retail List Price $139.95. 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Subject Area: Engineering Management
Publication Name: And its Corvette Racing Pedigree
Item Length: 11 in.
Publisher: Tachometer Publishing LLC
Subject: History
Publication Year: 2021
Series: Corvette Legend or Myth Vol III
Type: Textbook
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 1.5 in.
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Personalized: Yes
Author: Kenneth W. Kayser
Level: Advanced
Features: 1st Edition
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 8.5 in.
Item Weight: 4-5 pounds
Number of Pages: 620 Pages