In an effort to increase the basic understanding of automobile technology for those new to the hot rod world or those who have been involved for a while but don't have a good foundation of knowledge.

Decking—Removing material from the piston top to (1) provide the proper clearance between the piston deck and cylinder head, (2) equalize the distance from the center of the pinhole to the piston deck ...

In the last session of the EJ20 build-up, the block's deck was reworked and the cylinders were punched out over at RS Machine. With the machine work done, it was time to assemble the water boxer ...