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Summary:
The Evil Genius format is the perfect "vehicle" for 50 incredible automotive projects that are compatible with any car, no matter what make, model, or year. Focusing on low-cost, easily obtained components, the book lists the items needed to complete each project along with a troubleshooting and repair section.
Customer Reviews:
Average Customer Rating:
One of the less satisfying books in the Evil Genius series
Customer Rating:
I was really displeased with this book, and I am familiar with the general format of the "Evil Genius" series since I own quite a few of them. In this particular book of the series, there is little insight dispensed, and mainly you are being given just a list of components you'll need and a vague idea of the kind of work you need to undertake to get your systems working. Most of the instruction comes from the kits specified, and you could have done that without the book! If you are really interested in automotive electronics more from the viewpoint of wondering how does it work and how does it all fit together to control the automobile, then let me suggest "Understanding Automotive Electronics", currently in its sixth edition, by William Ribbens. This book is more than a automotive technician manual, but it is not so intense that you need to have more than a college sophomore's level of understanding electronics either. Read that book, then come back to this book for project ideas, but not much more. Amazon does not show the table of contents, so I do that here: Chapter 1: Instrumentation Chapter 2: Comfort Features Chapter 3: Intelligent Functions Chapter 4: Security and Safety Chapter 5: A Computer in Your Car Chapter 6: Power Supplies Chapter 7: Display Technologies Chapter 8: Input Devices Chapter 9: In-Car Audio Chapter 10: Storage Devices Chapter 11: Speech Recognition Chapter 12: GPS Chapter 13: Onboard Diagnostics Chapter 14: Wireless Connections Chapter 15: Car PC Software
Not what I was expecting
Customer Rating:
The other two star review was the most truthfull about this book. Most of the projects don't give you a step by step for completing the project. Most of the projects just tell you too buy a kit and follow the directions. It gives the electrical skematics but if you have no electrical experience this does you no good. The only thing good it does is give you ideas on what to install on your car.
out of this world
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i was very sceptical when i first picked up this book but after the first few pages i was drawb into the sheer brilliance of it the projects in it ranged from both the simple to the more in depth and i recommended it highly to every1
SIMPLY GENIUS
Customer Rating:
I got this book as a christmas present and the first thing i thought was this is exactly what i need. my life long search for a book that covers all of the subjects which i have wanted to know about since the day i was born. i would have been satisfied if this was the only present i got but none compared to this book. i would gladly trade in my ipod for this book if thats what it had to take to get one. This book deserves to be nominated for the times book of the year!! but dont just take my word for it go and buy it now and i promise you wont regret it
Great
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Great book excellent read over the christmas period i really loved it. The paper was thin i must admit but so what I think car guy is a whiner, Its not exactly the authors thought that the paper is thin. I loved the experiments. Did you know the guy who wrote this was only 17 when he finished it, he is a young genius. I recommened this book to any of the budding scientists amoung you.
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