Pierre Lafontaine was born in Quebec, Canada in 1958. Though he graduated as a Mechanical Engineering Technologist from Mohawk College, he was soon attracted to the world of high performance engine building and began an apprenticeship as an Automotive Machinist. He acquired a machinist certificate of qualification and worked in the field full time for 20 years. Now owner of Air Inlet Systems, he has written the Small Block Chevy ID Guide and editorials in Canadian Classics magazine. He is married to Laura and has 3 children , Samantha, Zackary & Elizabeth.
