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Books for performance engine rebuilds?

Hellraizer547

Hellraizer547

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Jan 10, 2004
Location
San Jose
Moto(s)
2001 RC-51, 07 R6 Race Bike
Name
Sergio
I understand the simple engine rebuild from the bottom up, but i'm looking for books that will reveil the secrets of that extra fraction of a HP. A very experienced engine builder can get a couple more HP out of a regular engine rebuild than an Average Joe due to all the little tricks and tips they know. There are a couple ways to learn all of these tricks, the best is to friend an engine builder and to hang out. I don’t like the idea of hanging around an engine shop to get in their way and to steal their methods. I’m hoping to learn these tricks through multiple books and trial/error method.

Some are probably wondering ‘why not send the engine to a motorcycle shop?’. Full engine rebuilds are starting at $2,000 which includes minimal parts are labor. I can get away with a full rebuild for $580. When things get bad in the engine, the rebuilds could start costing much more due to bad internals. I also love working on anything and everything, heck, I already play around with my own shim-stacks and do all my own suspension work! A motor would be another accolade to add on the long list of skills. So, what are the best books for performance engine rebuilds?
 
For my money, Andrew Trevitt (Road Rider) and Kevin Cameron (cycle world) are two of the most technically proficient writers in the moto world. If it were me, I'd be sending them an email to ask the same question.

There are quite a few books about building performance car engines, but I know of a scant few that are moto specific.
 
I was wondering about checking out some car books, but there is probably some differences since we might not want to contaminate our clutch plates. Just a guess though.
 
Porting the heads makes a good differnce
 
Porting does not tell me much and can also be bad for newbs who attempt. Exhaust ports need to be smooth and would help to have it larger, but intake needs to be rough for air/fuel can mix better. Not to mention that i'm building only production motors, so no porting allowed, removing metal on any component in the engine is also not allowed...
 
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