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Rebuilding and performance modifications howto book, written by mike mavrigian, provides comprehensive rebuild and performance howto tips and techniques to enhance the peformance of your chevy ls engine this chevy ls engine rebuild and performance manual covers. This book shows you a solid selection process for assembling a powerful engine package, shows popular packages, and then demonstrates the dyno results of these packages. How to build high performance chevy ls1ls6 engines by will. Build your chevy ls with hp books building the chevy ls engine. The two go handinhand, as the doityourselfer is likely building his or her own engine in large part to save labor costs. Cartech sa86 book how to build high performance chevy ls1. Contact our live representatives online or on the phone to place an order today.
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Using some smart combos you can have the torque of the ls v8 for less than the cost of a set of wheels. Jim is currently researching and building a factory five 33 hot rod v2 kit car and will be showing the process as he. The lifetime of the ls engine series can be split in two halvesgen iii and gen iv. Joseph potak harnessed years of ls engine building knowledge and experience into this helpful book. Dec 07, 2010 im an experienced engine builder, but new to the ls series engine. Engine packages to suit high compression naturally aspirated builds or low compression big boost builds. Building chevy ls1 ls6 ls2 ls3 ls7 ls9 engine rebuild balancing reassembly head. Jim is currently researching and building a factory five 33 hot rod.
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