This text gives practical advice on how to power tune a high-performance version of Ford's 4-cylinder 1600, 1800 and 200 cc Pinto engine which has been used in Ford's most popular cars (Escort, Capri, Cortina, Sierra) over many years. Whether the reader wants a fast road car or to go racing, Des Hammill explains, without using technical jargon, how to build a reliable high power engine using as many stock parts as possible and without wasting money on parts and modifications that don't work. The text also covers Cosworth versions of Pinto engines and fitting Cosworth heads to normal blocks. It does not cover 1300, E-Max 1600 or American built 2300.
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Des Hammill is a professional engineer with huge experience of building successful and reliable racing engines and solving the problems associated with all aspects of high performance applications. Des has written many of Veloce's SpeedPro series books.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Cosworth Tuning Guide,
By William K. Smith (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Power Tune Ford Sohc: 4-Cylinder 'Pinto' & Cosworth Dohc Engines for Road & Track (Speedpro) (Paperback)
In the world of uncompromised racing engines, few people outside of the manufacturers have real knowledge- this certainly is the case for Cosworth engine conversions covered in Des Hammill's book. Having spent plenty of money in my own dyno sessions, Mr. Hammill got to the point of real working engine packages nicely with head porting, cam, and carburettor specifics; he could have saved me plenty of time and money in development had I known of his work earlier. What he describes can be extrapolated to other Cosworth conversions including Formula Atlantic (Ford), Cosworth-Vega, and Cosworth-Pontiac engine street/race tunings. It's indeed a rarified atmosphere at this level, only recently broached by Honda with their S2000, and you won't find Steve Jennings writing about his top-flight engine tuning/tricks anywhere! Its a world where 2-valve motor rules-of-thumb and assumptions don't apply: just ask David Vizard. Complaints? I do wish the DOHC section had been more than just a single chapter, but what's there is gold!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Publisher's note,
By Dave (Dorchester, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Power Tune Ford SOHC 4-Cylinder Pinto & Cosworth DOHC Engines (Paperback)
I hope it will be helpful to let people know that the edition currently on sale still has all the information contained in the original version, so those older reviews still apply.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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pinto/cosworth tuning for fast road or race applications,
By khizer qureshey (irvine,ca usa) - See all my reviews
This review is from: How to Power Tune Ford SOHC 4-Cylinder Pinto & Cosworth DOHC Engines (Paperback)
this is a very good book that has tricks of the trade that can be applied to any sohc or dohc motor out there. highly recommended for people that want to save money by not going the route where there is little to gain in terms of reliability or horsepower. straight and to the point.
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In all Pinto engines the standard forged connecting rods are reliable to about 6700rpm with the standard weight pistons and piston pins fitted but are prone to breakage if the engine is subjected to sustained or continuous revs over 6700rpm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kent Cams, Burton Power, Piper Cams, Des Hammill, Holbay Engineering, Power Tune Distributor-type Ignition Systems, Power Tune Weber New!
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In all Pinto engines the standard forged connecting rods are reliable to about 6700rpm with the standard weight pistons and piston pins fitted but are prone to breakage if the engine is subjected to sustained or continuous revs over 6700rpm. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kent Cams, Burton Power, Piper Cams, Des Hammill, Holbay Engineering, Power Tune Distributor-type Ignition Systems, Power Tune Weber New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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