How to Build High-Perf. Chevy Ls1/Ls6

This new color edition is essential for the enthusiast who wants to get the most performance out of this new engine design but is only familiar with the older Chevy small-blocks. Covered is everything you need to know about these engines, including the difficult engine removal and installation, simple engine bolt-ons, electronic controls for the Generation III engine, and detailed engine builds at four different power levels.

About the author

Will grew up an automotive enthusiast in Chicago, with parents that were not enthusiasts, dreaming of working in the car business. He earned his Mechanical Engineering degree from the University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana and then went to work on a small SCCA racing team. Soon after, he got a job as the Technical Editor for the racecar and tech cult-classic Circle Track magazine in the late 1980s. He worked full-time in the magazine business for the next 10 years, writing tech for Circle Track, Rod & Custom, Hot Rod, and Motor Trend's Truck Trend magazine. In 2000 he went to work for General Motors as a Design Release Engineer in their Structures and Closures area (bodies and doors). He worked through the Engineering ranks up to Lead Design Engineer and in 2003 he became the Program Manager at the GM Performance Parts division.

Product details

• Authors: Cartech, Will Handzel
• Publisher: Cartech
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.10.2008
• EAN: 9781932494884
• ISBN: 978-1-932494-88-4
• No. of pages: 160
• Dimensions: 213 mm x 274 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Series: S-A Design; S-A Design
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries