This is a complete practical guide on how to blueprint (optimize all aspects of specification) any 4-cylinder, four-stroke engine's short block to obtain maximum performance and reliability without wasting money on over-specced parts. It includes choosing components, crankshaft & conrod bearings, cylinder block, connecting rods, pistons, piston to valve clearances, camshaft, engine balancing, timing gear, lubrication system, professional check-build procedures and much more.
- ISBN10 1903706920
- ISBN13 9781903706923
- Publish Date 23 June 2006 (first published 30 June 2000)
- Publish Status Unknown
- Out of Print 28 September 2016
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher David & Charles
- Imprint Veloce
- Format Paperback
- Pages 112
- Language English