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Any suggestions or preferences would be appreciated. Books on internal combustion engine design engineeringclicks. Fe power dedicated to building and racing the ford fe. The stock 396 block and crankshaft were machined to borowskis specs and reused in this build. We tossed the heads and trundled one of the engines down to jms racing to. Complete ford drag racing engines engines cnc motorsports. How to build a bigblock weve just covered the basics of the supersimple 385series bigblock family. You have finally found the people that have the experience, the assembly talent, and right advice to build your pontiac engine. Bonfield is about 20 miles south of route 66 raceway in joliet, ill. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Advanced engine design and assembly techniques is a guide to competitive engine construction from john baechtel, who advises readers on the highest end cutting edge techniques needed to make engines that will perform far and above the call of duty.
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