High Performance Small Block Ford Engines: The Best of Hot Rod Magazine (Hod Rod Technical Library, Volume 6) (Paperback)

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Product Description

Based on material found in both Hot Rod and 5.0 Mustang magazines, this collection of articles deals with the modification and performance enhancement of the V8 engines found in the Ford Mustang: one of the most popular American enthusiast automobiles. Includes good coverage of both "Cleveland" and "Windsor" versions, cylinder head identification, enlarged cubic inch versions, and more.

Also recommended: High Performance Ford Engine Parts Interchange

Product Details

• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: Cartech; illustrated edition edition (July 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1884089372
• ISBN-13: 978-1884089374
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,164,108 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Unsatisfying, July 12, 2001

By	Vincent Basehart (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This book was a disappointing rehash of mostly outdated Hot Rod articles on the small block Ford. Other than the article on the long-rod 351W, most of it was information which might have been cutting edge in the '70s and '80s, but is obsolete now, especially at it pertains to cylinder head technology. Who needs to learn how to spend $800 porting old, heavy iron heads, when there are now myriad aftermarket aluminum heads which flow much better right out of the box for just a couple of hundred bucks more? I expected to have relevant articles in one place which I could use as a starting point for figuring out appropriate engine combinations. Instead I was treated to articles on the 351C and 400M featuring engine builders wearing mutton chops and bell bottoms. I felt taken. Shame on Petersen Publishing for doing this to their loyal readers. One would do much better getting Isaac Martin's "Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance".

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Editor - ClassicCar.com, April 16, 2002

By	Ted J. Welch (Sacramento, CA USA) - See all my reviews

A great informational on Ford Hi-Performance Engines. Hot-Rod Magazine pulls together a wealth of past techincal information printed in Hot Rod Magazine. A great way to keep the best of tech information without keeping a cloest of past issues.