Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance (Cartech) [Paperback]

Richard Holdener (Author)

Book Description

Series: Cartech | Publication Date: September 1, 2007

The all-new K-series engines are now found in all Honda and Acura performance models, and are also becoming the engine swap of choice. In Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance, author Richard Holdener gives you a detailed description of the K-series engines, followed by a put up or shut up account of all kinds of aftermarket performance parts. Holdener uses over 400 color photos and dyno graphs to help you separate the advertising hype from the real K-series performance. You'll find chapters detailing upgrades to the intake, exhaust, cylinder heads, camshafts, and short block, as well as on how to add turbochargers, superchargers, and nitrous oxide. Don't spend your hard-earned cash figuring out what works and what doesn't--pick up Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance and know for sure.   

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Book Description

The all-new K-series engines are now found in all Honda and Acura performance models, and are also becoming the engine swap of choice. You'll find chapters detailing upgrades to the intake, exhaust, cylinder heads, camshafts, and short block, as well as on how to add turbochargers, superchargers, and nitrous oxide. Don't spend your hard-earned cash figuring out what works and what doesn't--pick up Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance and know for sure.                                                           

About the Author

Richard Holdener was born in Washington D.C. but his family moved almost immediately to California. His first automotive experience came with his father at a car show. After viewing all of the elaborate horsepower hard-ware, Holdener was hooked on going fast. His garage has been home to a variety of high-performance machinery. The list includes a couple of Camaros, a Lotus-motored Jensen Healy, a 260 Z, a 230SL Mercedes, a 1972 911T, a blown crewcab Dualie, a pair of Hondas (one supercharged Civic Si), a Toyota Corolla, a Mercedes 450 SEL, and trio of hot motorcycles. First came the Honda 500 Interceptor, then the 600 Ninja, and finally the GSX-R750. Somewhere in all this madness came a 1965 Hipo GT and a trio of 5.0L Mustangs. Holdener’s first article came from his Mustang adventures at the Silver State. Since this initial coverage, Holdener has contributed to numerous magazines, including Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords, Car Craft, Super Ford, Truckin’, Mustang Illustrated, Popular Hotrodding, Sport CompactCar, European Car, Pontiac Enthusiast, and many others.                   

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: S-A Design (September 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932494413
• ISBN-13: 978-1932494419
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,692 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money, July 12, 2008

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Robert L. Widmer "TheOldOne" (TheOldOne) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance (Cartech) (Paperback)

Unless you're looking for nothing more than chassis dyno numbers for different (simple) bolt-ons, this book isn't for you. It contains little if any technical information regarding building these engines, so if you're interested in modifying K series engines, this book's a complete waste of money.
TheOldOne

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Honda k24 build, August 30, 2010

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This review is from: Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance (Cartech) (Paperback)

well, I was kind of disappointed by this book, Honestly I expected a lot more information. As far as this book goes you're better off just browsing the web for information. The dyno charts were good but not all that informative.

4.0 out of 5 stars k20, October 16, 2011

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This review is from: Building Honda K-Series Engine Performance (Cartech) (Paperback)

There is a lot of good information in this book pertaining to the Honda k-series engines. Most of the info goes over the more powerful engines but really neglects the k20a3 and only briefly talks about it.
Don't get your hopes up about head swapping either, only one swap is mentioned and is about the k24/k20 hybrid which consists of a k24a1 block with a k20a2 head; essentially making a TSX engine with lower compression. Still this book is useful in some aspects but doesn't touch much on engine internals. Its basically your bolt-on handbook.