Flathead Fever (Paperback)

~ M Davidson (Author) "Right from their introduction in 1932 the Flathead Ford V8 has been a hit with hot rodders..." (more)
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Product Description

Build up your Flathead! With the availability of more modern technology, new speed equipment is now available to enable these engines to produce horsepower far in excess of their makers' wildest dreams. Davidson takes you step-by-step through the entire buildups of Flatheads fitted to a couple of Ford Roadsters. Revised edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Graffiti Publications; Second edition (December 2, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094939825X
• ISBN-13: 978-0949398253
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #341,045 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Digging deeper into the flathead and it's power potential, March 9, 2004

By	Ted (Cody, WY USA) - See all my reviews

Mike, as an Aussie, has a little different take on parts and suppliers than those of us stateside, but if you want a little more technical approach than more basic books, check him out. He now manufactures some of the items he mentions, though he doesn't tout them. His flowbench info is great, and using some basic math tells you pretty close to what a modified motor would show on a dyno, for a lot less dough. I'd give five stars, but anyone using a powerglide behind a flathead just seems a bit too much to this geezer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trouble free flathead with more horsepower, May 22, 2008

By	Scott Rogers (australia) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There are three books in this series and should be considered a set as they compliment each other (Flathead fever, Street flathead, Flathead tuning).
These books are not for the beginner,you will not find basic engine rebuilding here,there are plenty of books available this subject.These books are strictly flathead/sidevalve v8 specific.
Mike Davidson provides all the latest information you'll need to build a flathead for street or the salt flat with the facts and figures to back up all his suggestions,no myths here.