The whole book is pretty much up on hobbytalk.......its techincally out of print last I checked.......people were paying like $50+ a copy on ebay not to long ago......wonder how much I could get for my copy thats signed with a message from Big Jim (not that I would ever sell it).....
As for lathe's....if it cuts straight yer good to go.....fantom is the best, but they are $400 lathes...and hard to get.
As for a dyno, save your money......the CE dyno is the best, but is still very unreliable.....at this point, until a dyno comes out for brushless and brushed ( I know the CE can do it).....I would not buy one....
Later EddieO