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How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines: Motorbooks Workshop

Autor Joseph Potak
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 sep 2009
When first introduced in the 1997 Corvette, GM's LS1 engine shook the performance world.  Its combination of massive power, light weight and impressive fuel economy set new precedents for performance engines--and continues to do so generation after generation.  The latest version, the LS9, makes some 638 hp from just 6.2 liters, far eclipsing even the mightiest big-blocks from the muscle car era--while meeting modern standards for emissions and fuel economy.  It’s no wonder, then, that the LSX engines have become some of the most popular for high-performance applications. 
 
For those who want to build or modify their LS engine, this book provides the most detailed and extensive instructions ever offered.  Whatever your performance goals might be, How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines shows you what modifications are needed and how to make them.  Premier LS engine technician Joseph Potak addresses every question that might come up, covering topics including crankshafts and piston assemblies, cylinder heads, camshafts, valvetrain, block modifications, intake manifolds, fuel system, header selection, and setting up ring and bearing clearances for particular uses.  In short, this book is the ultimate resource for building the ultimate LSX engine.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780760335437
ISBN-10: 0760335435
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: 300 color photos
Dimensiuni: 208 x 267 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Ediția:First
Editura: Motorbooks International
Seria Motorbooks Workshop


Cuprins

Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1     Engine Block
Chapter 2     Rotating Assembly
Chapter 3     Cylinder Heads
Chapter 4     Camshafts and Hardware
Chapter 5     LS-series Engine Machining
Chapter 6     Short-block Assembly and Setup
Chapter 7     Long-block Assembly and Inspection
Chapter 8     Finishing the Long-block: Preparation for Installation and Startup

Recenzii

"There's plenty of new stuff to learn with these engines and Motorbooks' Workshop series book by Joseph Potak has got all the details and solid credentials to back them up . . . There's much to digest in this well assembled look at building and modifying LS engines. Novice builders get the straight scoop on the best methods for building LS engines and experienced builders gain a thorough understanding of the all new design and the modifications required to make these babies sing . . . Potak provides this and plenty more in a book that is clearly written to provide the best and most detailed information available." - HotRodEngineTech.com

Notă biografică

Joseph Potak is a professional LS-series engine specialist and technician. He works for Texas Speed and Performance, catering to the performance needs of owners of LSX-equipped vehicles. Joseph is  an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) certified Master Technician  and has also completed GM Factory Training pertaining to the LSX-Gen III engine family. His work has appeared in numerous magazines and can also be spotted at the dragstrip, powering various LSX setups he has helped build throughout the years.  In his free time, Joseph volunteers as a Forum Director within the LS1Tech.com Community. Ironically, and despite his “LSX-Only” mindset, he recently built and races a street-legal, 9-second turbo Mustang.

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GM's LS1 engine shook the performance world when it was introduced in the 1997 Corvette. It set a new precedent for massive power, light weight, and impressive fuel economy. Often referred to as the Generation III engine, it (and its most recent iteration, the Gen IV) is the high-water mark for performance V-8 engines. The latest version, the LS9, makes some 638 hp from just 6.2 liters, far eclipsing even the mightiest big-blocks from the muscle car era. And it does so while meeting modern emissions requirements and delivering respectable fuel economy.
 
With these credentials, it is no wonder that the LS-series engines are among the most popular engines for high-performance applications. They respond well to modifications and  can handle massive power, whether naturally-aspirated, nitrous-injected, or by way of forced induction.
 
How to Build and Modify GM LS-Series Engines shows what modifications are needed to acheive any performance goal you desire. Topics include block selection and modifications, crankshaft and piston assemblies, cylinder heads, camshafts, valvetrain, intake manifolds, fuel system, and header selection. This is the ultimate resource to build the ultimate LSX engine!

Descriere

The most detailed and extensive instructions for modifying the LSX engine, whatever the performance goal.