How
to Hop Up Ford & Mercury V8 Engines
Roger Huntington
Speed tuning theory and practice, costs, horsepower
and torque for all 1932 and later Ford & Mercury Flathead V8s. The
performance fundamentals: cam, carburetion, compression, exhaust and
ignition are all covered in this 1951 classic handbook. Details 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.
Explains how to estimate horsepower, torque and costs for the various
modifications. A nostalgia special!
160 pages, 5 ½" x 8½"
ISBN: 1-931128-00-6
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Table of Contents
| Preface | 5 | |
| Announcement | 5 | |
| Chapter 1: | What's It All About | 9 |
Chapter 2: |
The V8 Family Tree |
13 |
| Chapter 3: | Performance Fundamentals | 21 |
| Chapter 4: | Planning the Job | 31 |
| Chapter 5: | Fitting Up the Bloack | 41 |
| Chapter 6: | Cylinder Heads | 61 |
| Chapter 7: | The Induction System | 77 |
| Chapter 8: | Ignition | 107 |
| Chapter 9: | Superchargers | 125 |
| Chapter 10: | What'll She do? | 141 |
| Chapter 11: | The Almighty Dollar Again | 153 |