Amazon.com description: Product Description: When done properly the building of a performance car, and more specifically a performance drivetrain, is a perfect synchronization of systems. To make horsepower, you need balance. All parts and systems must be in concert with one another, working at similar levels to deliver the best results. Thirsty, powerful engines get all the headlines, but a number of things must happen to make them even remotely livable. One of those things is the cooling system. Without a properly engineered cooling system, that high-horsepower fire-breathing engine would soon become a steamy mass of unmoving metal.

In High Performance Automotive Cooling Systems, former Indy crew chief and cooling system component manufacturer/business owner Chris Paulsen covers everything you need to know to design, engineer, implement, and fine-tune a cooling system that will handle whatever horsepower you throw at it. Topics include a system overview, radiator, coolant and its properties, water pumps, plumbing (including hard lines and connections), cooling fans and shrouds (both mechanical and electric), oil cooling, pressurized cooling, and maintenance.

The most common sight at the long entrance line at a big national car show is cars pulling out of the line because of overheating. With high-performance stroker engines and increased displacement under the hood of powerful street cars today, engine cooling has never been higher on every performance enthusiast’s list of concerns. Author Paulsen applies his considerable expertise to walk you through each component to help build a system specifically tailored to your high-performance application.