Automotive Machining: A Guide To Boring, Decking, Honing & More
Automotive engines are intricate, complex pieces of machinery. Their reliability and their performance potential depend upon critical tolerances and precise interaction of many moving parts. The way to accomplish this "choreographed dance" is to start by having excellent machine work. It's important to understand that you will be able to perform some of these machining tasks, and while you may not have access to the expensive tooling necessary for all of the jobs required, the more you know about what needs to be done, the better you can control your project and communicate with the machine shops. You're much more likely to achieve your goals, and to be able to confirm the work performed by others is accurate, if you have a working knowledge of automotive machining.
Fortunately, Car Tech has what you need in this detailed book: Automotive Machining; A Guide to Boring, Decking, Honing & More. It was written by Mike Mavrigian, who has also authored Modern Engine Blueprinting Techniques; Performance Exhaust Systems: How to Design, Fabricate and Install, as well as many others. With decades in the industry, Mike definitely knows about automotive machining. Even better, he's written this excellent book to teach you!
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Automotive Machining; A Guide to Boring, Decking, Honing & More is a 176-page guide which offers a detailed look at automotive machining for aspiring students and enthusiasts alike. With the help of this book, you'll discover how to plan, study and perform machining. The instructions in this book cover a multitude of projects. It details engines designed for different applications. You'll have the information needed with respect to stock engine rebuilding projects, as well as the building of high-performance engines.
In addition to all of the step by step written instructions, this book contains almost 500 helpful illustrations to walk you through the projects visually, too. Open up the cover on this handy manual and you'll soon be learning all about: engine component cleaning, precision measurement tools, cylinder block disassembly and inspection, cylinder block machining, crankshaft measurement, grinding and preparation, connecting rod inspection and reconditioning, pushrods and lifters, pistons, cylinder head inspection, service and machining, engine block cnc machining, port machining, engine balancing, clearance checking and final assembly.
Each chapter provides in-depth discussion regarding the various tasks and the parts involved. For instance, Chapter 9: Cylinder Head Inspection, Service and Machining addresses: resurfacing the deck, measuring chamber volume, installing new guide liners, refacing valves and seats, measuring valvespring height, measuring valvestem height, checking spring pressure, porting cylinder heads and final assembly. There are many tools for measuring the precision work involved in automotive machining. In these pages, you'll learn all about micrometers, dial indicators, dial bore gauges, torque wrenches and many others. One thing that would be interesting to measure is how much you learn from this comprehensive book!
Subject: A How-To Book about Automotive Machining: Boring, Decking, Honing & More. ISBN-10: 1613257171 | ISBN-13: 9781613257173 | CarTech Books SA378P
