David Vizard’s How to Build Horsepower

Extracting maximum torque and horsepower from an engine is art as well as science.  This all-new edition of How to Build Horsepower explains the latest and most effective working practices, techniques, and strategies for building a high performance automotive engine of any type - cam in block or overhead cam. With more than 50 years of experience Vizard shares his methods, insights and secrets so you can select the best combination of components and turn his special engine building knowledge into big horsepower numbers.  Building and engine isn't simply assembling a collection of the recommended parts from a catalog.  Instead, it requires careful planning, bull's-eye part selection and exceptional attention to detail.  If you're building a serious high performance engine for the first time, you need the information in this book.