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Flathead Tuning Manual

Flathead Tuning Manual
By Mike Davidson

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How to tune the Flathead Ford V8 engine using a range of combinations to achieve realistic horsepower figures. Assists the reader to gain positive results from their own engine. The book dispels a few myths and rumors along the way. Includes dyno verified results of tuning modifications, with illustrative charts.Chapters are dedicated to: 1. The benefits of tuning2. Carburetors3. Ignitions4. Electronic fuel injection5. Valve timing6. The ultimate challenge (Mike's next step in race development of his engines.)7. New products. - Full color throughout- World renowned author who has specialized solely in research and development of the Flathead Ford engine with two previous best selling Flathead books; "Flathead Fever" and "How to Build the High Performance Street Flathead", already in print- The author describes a range of Flathead engine combinations that achieve realistic horsepower figures that will assist the reader in achieving their own positive results- Dyno verified results of tuning modifications with illustrative charts.- Clear color photos used to illustrate parts and combinations used.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #860014 in Books
  • Published on: 2005-02-05
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 96 pages

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Good solid info, but not worth the price.1
While I have no reason to doubt Mike Davidson's flathead expertise, this "book" is little more than a moderately disguised home publishing of Davidson's off of a home PC. There are a few dyno tests of a very very few combinations - triple carbs with and without air filters, fuel injection with some different length stacks, etc, but none of the important stuff (ie, 2 vs 3 vs 4 carbs, various porting techniques, compression ratios, heads, etc.).

The are 55 paragraphs (+ or - 5) of actual printed content other then captions or screen captures from a dyno computer. Of these 55, several are a single sentence, and half are not even flathead related - they are on general knowledge hotrodding stuff. Nineteen paragraphs are on what a dyno is, why fuel injection is good, and why tuning is important - none of it flathead specific. It is embarassingly short with no new ideas or any real depth - It took 1 (yes one) hour to read cover to cover - possibly less.

In short, the pictures are great, the data is good (those two things take up 75% of the pages), but if you really want to learn about flathead tuning and performance, look elsewhere. There are many other good books like Tex Smith's or Frank Oddo's, s well as the H.A.M.B.

carbs,fuel injection and ignition for your flathead5
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.