High-Performance
Power Trains (HPPT)

Tune engines. Reach peak power.

Target Audience

Who does it appeal to?

  • “The Fast & Furious” fans
  • Those attracted to new-school tuners more so than classic muscle cars
  • Students who want to learn how to make cool cars go fast, and work in the race industry or a custom shop.

Consider this a 12-week primer in the fine art of making things go fast… for a living.

Students spend their time in the shop getting familiar with engines from both a mechanical and electronic perspective, and walk out with the basic knowledge of tuning both E.FI. and carbureted engines.

Core Competencies

  • Build a timing and fuel curve
  • Cylinder head porting
  • Engine operations 101
  • Explore electronic fuel injection
  • Getting hands-on experience with cylinder head porting and polishing
  • Improving existing packages
  • Interpreting data and safely using an engine dynamometer (dyno) to bring a car to its top performance
  • Learning different types of tuning software
  • OEM and aftermarket engine management systems
  • Rebuilding and tuning carburetors
  • Removing and reinstalling an engine 
  • Tune on the in-shop dyno
  • Tuning carburetors