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(More customer reviews)This is a solid and comprehensive - albeit short (120 pages) - discussion on hot rodding the 4.6 litre ford, used in late model mustangs (including cobra and gt models), through 2003. the book was published in 2003 so the newer cobra engines with supercharging are covered.
There are 50 pages allocated to engine block, crankshaft, rods, pistons, heads, and intake manifold. Additional chapters follow for fuel injection, camshafts, ignition, oil, cooling, and superchargers. The author includes an individual summary for a half dozen or so competition and street "packages", examples of successful hot rods and what was done. And finally there's a chapter on building a 405 HP - no supercharger - cobra engine.
This is not a Haynes type of book, with lots of drawings showing how to take something apart and put it back together, this is primarily discussion, with lots of pictures, on what works and why, tweaks you should know about based on the author's experience, and what doesn't work or work quite as well. Of great benefit is the discussion of individual vendor components with associated pros and cons. This helps ensure the right amount of money is spent on the right stuff.
The author clearly enjoys performance engines and making performance engines work better, and he is a pro - see the website at http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com/. He also writes well, there are numerous 'stories' from experience which are reassuring: he's been there, done that. He covers both street setups, strip and road racing. I would say there's fairly even coverage, street vs track, and much is a matter of degree, such as boost from the supercharger.
hence i recommend this book for anyone thinking about tuning their cobra, or getting an earlier model gt or cobra and having some fun hot rodding it. there's a lot that can be done, and this book shows clearly how to get from 240 hp to 600 or more, for street or strip.
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