Have you ever opened the
hood of your car and wondered what was going on in there? A
car engine can look like a big confusing jumble of metal,
tubes and wires to the uninitiated. You might want to know
what's going on in there simply out of curiosity. After all,
you ride in your car every day -- wouldn't it be nice to know
how it works? Or maybe you are tired of going to the mechanic
and hearing things that are totally meaningless to you and
then paying $750 for whatever that stuff means. Or perhaps you
are buying a new car, and you hear funny words like "3.0 liter
V-6" and "dual overhead cams" and "tuned port fuel injection."
What does all of that mean?
If you have ever wondered about this kind of stuff, then
read on! The next pages of this site will discuss the basic idea behind an engine, and then go
into detail about how all the pieces fit together, what can go
wrong and how to increase performance!
