Book - How to Hop Up Ford & Mercury V8 Engines: Speed Tuning Theory, Costs, H.P. & Torque - CarTech Books
Part #: 20738
Manufacturer Part #: CB808

This classic guide offers speed tuning theory and practice, costs, horsepower and torque specs for all 1932 and later Ford & Mercury Flathead V8's.
This Roger Huntington classic will help you understand how things were done around 1951, specifically, the details on planning the modifications, fitting the block, boring and stroking, flathead and overhead-valve cylinder heads, cams, pistons, rings, intake manifolds, exhaust headers and special ignitions. A special chapter discusses superchargers.
The book shows classic speed equipment developed and manufactured by Ardun, Belond Besasie, Champion, Frenzel, Harman-Collins, Hilborn, Howard, Iskenderian, Italmeccanica, Kong, Mallory, McCulloch, Navarro, Offenhauser, Roemer, Smith & Jones, Spalding, SpeedOmotive, Stephens, Tattersfield-Baron, Tornado, Vertex, Weber and Winfield. The book also explains the V-8 family tree, planning the job, block modifications and assembly, cylinder heads, carburetors, estimating horsepower and how to get the most performance for your money. A classic guide for any auto buff's library.
SPECIFICATIONS:
- ISBN: 9781931128087
- Date Published: 1/15/2004
- Author: Huntington, Roger
- Format: Paperback / softback
- Page Count: 160
- Illustrations: b/w photos, illustrations and charts
- Width (In): 5.5
- Height (In): 8.5
- Thickness (In): 0.3
- Weight (Oz): 7.36
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Manufacturer | CarTech Books |
Truck Freight | No |
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