AMT 230 - High Performance Engine Fundamentals

3 Credits
Lecture: 2 Lab: 2

High Performance Engine Fundamentals is designed for students who wish to participate in motor sports either as an occupation or as a vocation. The students will be introduced to practical information on performance engine building, cost calculation, and machine shop selection. General construction theory, design, and procedures for building a high performance engine will be introduced. Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to build a high performance engine in a computer simulated environment as well as apply it to their own live applications.

Note: The MCC Automotive program maintains a dress code for all students for reasons of safety as well as meeting industry standards for professionalism. Students are required to follow the dress code and practice all rules of safety including, but not limited to: School provided safety glasses must be worn in the lab at all times. Clean blue/black work pants or blue/black jeans with NO holes in them are permitted. Sagging pants are not allowed and pant legs must be worn on the outside of the boots. Cotton MCC automotive provided t-shirts must be worn to all automotive classes. Black or brown leather work shoes or boots of a traditional work boot/shoe style must be tightly laced and tongue-in. NO jewelry of any kind may be worn at any time. Baseball caps are permitted with the bill facing forward. Knit black or blue skull caps may be worn when lab area temperatures fall below 60 degrees Fahrenheit. The instructor reserves the right to dismiss a student from class or lab if clothing, appearance, or actions are deemed unacceptable or unsafe! Students must possess a valid driver’s license to participate in any of the automotive courses due to minimum liability standards.

Articulation: 1.2

Prerequisite: AMT 120, AMT 140, AMT 160, AMT 170, AMT 260, and AMT 270 with a grade of C or higher in all courses
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