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High-Performance Ford Engine Parts Interchange (S-a Design)

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Product Description: Covering both big and small block Ford V8 engines, this first-ever book on the subject provides the same type of information that was sold extremely successfully to Chevy enthusiasts covering their engines. Includes factory high performance parts, interchangability between Ford Windsor and Cleveland engines, extensive coverage of the 302 and 351 series, as well as the 390 through 460 engines, factory casting numbers, and more. For high performance enthusiasts.

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interchange with what
Reviewer: buddy4739 , Date of review: July 30, 2010
Avg. Customer Rating: 2 Stars
this book was a bunch of bs. its more of a parts description then parts interchange. it doesn't tell you barely anything about what parts can swap with what
High Performance Ford Interchange
Reviewer: Janette A. Rawls , Date of review: February 02, 2010
Avg. Customer Rating: 2 Stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

I had flipped thru book at the bookstore, but did not really get at the details. I am really into the 60's Ford engine builds and components. I have not looked into all the engine families in this book, but right off, the book makes a glaringly important omission. They go into great detail on the 302 Tunnel Port build-up and its background and design rationale, but they totally omit the 289HD head (essentially named the original gt40 head circa '65/'66) that started the whole Ford Trans-Am presence. This head was the pre-runner for the 351W design in '69, as well as the essential blueprint for the modern gt40 casting, making it extremely relavent to the history of the small block. They were sold over the counter, along with its companion camshaft "lemans" solid lifter camshaft. The Ford Motorsport program even retained the 1.88 and 1.625 valves in their inventory for years. If the book was focusing on production vehicle engine components, it would not be an issue, but they obviously aren't, as they chose to hit on the tunnel port pretty well. I will even let the Gurney-Weslake conversion pass since it was technically not a FoMoCo part.

The camshaft section on the small blocks is weak too, and is flat incorrect. They refer to only one performance camshaft being offered being offered for the 289/302/351W. I guess they completely forgot about the Lemans solid lifter camshaft, the 302 trans-am camshaft, and the Pro-Stock 351C camshaft that could be bought directly from Ford in the '71/'72 time frame. I have not gotten past the small block section, but I have already formed an opinion about it. If these were obscure part omissions, it would be one thing, but these are major omissions and incorrect data, that a writer of true Ford heritage would not have missed.
Fairly good book
Reviewer: Book Lover (United States), Date of review: January 14, 2008
Avg. Customer Rating: 4 Stars

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Fairly good book. What I don't like about it is that it doesn't have the information about each engine in one point. You have to read all through the book to gather up all the info on one engine. For this to have been a GREAT book, each engine should have been addressed individually, not scattered throughout the whole book.
Not useful after ~1980
Reviewer: Erich Weinfurter (Baton Rouge, LA USA), Date of review: August 11, 2002
Avg. Customer Rating: 2 Stars

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

Even with a publishing date of 1999, most of the information is about pre-1980 Ford Engines. For anyone working on 1986 to 1995 Ford 302's there is little information. Many of the Spac. tables end prior to 1975. For me rebuilding a 1995 5.0L to a 1986 Mustang GT, not much help.
Interesting Reading
Reviewer: John W. Worthington (USA), Date of review: May 20, 2000
Avg. Customer Rating: 3 Stars

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

I bought this book for information on 429 and 460 engines (it includes 460 in big letters on the cover). The information on 429/460s especially the heads is weak, tables are partially complete and the casing numbers are inconsistant and sometimes just wrong. It would be foolish to buy parts based solely on this reference. There no material for 429/460 engines after 1975. For the price it is a good value, I just wish it was more accurate and complete.