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(More customer reviews)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.
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Flathead Tuning ManualHow 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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