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ENGINE BUILDING FUNDAMENTALS
Complete Engine Building course for only $1 — usually $99. Learn expert engine building, applicable to any assembly job.
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No catches. No subscription. No hidden fees. Just $1.
73 lessons
33,295 students
Rated 4.9
No experience required
4-stroke piston engine suited
Learn to assemble your engine project with 100% confidence
and join the top tier of “car guys” around the world.
Building an engine is all about precision — small mistakes can lead to big, expensive problems.
Grow your knowledge & skill in engine building and assembly, without overlooking any critical steps. Get insider-knowledge from the team that have built hundreds of engines, including some world-record setters.
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You’ll learn about...
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Engine blueprinting
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Precision measuring equipment
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How to file piston ring end gaps
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Essential engine machining process
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Engine clearances & maintenance
From our expert...
Andre Simon
HP Academy Co-Founder
No catches. No subscription. No hidden fees. Just $1.
From our expert...
Andre Simon
HP Academy Co-Founder
No catches. No subscription. No hidden fees. Just $1.
Why learn engine building?
apart from just because it’s cool.
Real horsepower starts with a solid foundation. Building your own engine gives you full control over power, reliability, and performance.
More power. More fun.
Building your own engine lets you choose the perfect components for your goals. Balance, compression, and cam timing are in your hands — ensuring maximum power, efficiency, and fun.
DIY with confidence
Skip costly labor fees by gaining the skills to build an engine that meets your needs. Learning the process lets you design, assemble, maintain, and upgrade without relying on a shop.
Future-proof your project
Whether adding a turbo, stroking the motor, or swapping heads, knowing your engine inside and out makes future upgrades seamless. Adapt, rebuild, and push more power safely.
Enroll for $1
No catches. No subscription. No hidden fees. Just $1.
Learn alongside 1,000s of like-minded car enthusiasts
across all skill and experience levels.
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Peter JosephAmazing Engine Building and Tuning content! The quality and volume and frequency of additional content has left me truly impressed. HP Academy content is engaging, informative, entertaining and accurate! I am set for years to come with your stuff.
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Joel McinnesThese guys are unreal. What caught my attention originally was Andre offering up his expertise. He built and tuned the engine for DOCILE, the Evo that set world records and retired the fastest 4wd 4g63. I can see he’s now put together a crew of people equally as impressive in their own right.
Enroll for $1
No catches. No subscription. No hidden fees. Just $1.
Taught by industry-leading experts
with real-world, top-level motorsport experience.
Andre Simon
High Performance Academy co-founder and wiring course tutorAndre’s background includes extensive experience in the performance tuning industry. He gained first-hand experience running a world-class performance workshop, where he tuned thousands of high-performance cars, including several world record breakers.
Andre’s background includes extensive experience in the performance tuning industry. He gained first-hand experience running a world-class performance workshop, where he tuned thousands of high-performance cars, including several world record breakers.
Once purchased you have LIFETIME access to your training course/s. Lots of our customers use these course videos are reference material throughout their careers.
Yes, we provide a digital certificate of completion with every course you complete. This is great for the workshop wall or CV.
This course starts right at the beginning making it ideal for beginners with no experience what so ever. It also provides great information at a more intermediate level for those who have already had some experience.
Of course, lifetime access means you can watch every module just 1, or even 1000 times. It's up to you how and when you learn and then reference your course material.
There is a quiz as part of this course which is intended to help you learn and ensure you understand the topics covered as you go. If you get a question wrong, we help you find the relevant video module that contains the correct answer too.
No! So long as you are building a 4 stroke piston engine, there is knowledge in this course that applies to YOU. Same for tooling, it doesn't matter what your favourite brand is, their tool is made to do the same thing as the next brand.
Yes! 100%! The same fundamental principles apply to naturally aspirated, or forced induction (turbo and supercharged etc) engines. Things just happen a lot faster in the latter!
