Synopses & Reviews
Expert practical advice from an experienced race engine builder on how to build a high-performance version of Ford's 4-cylinder engine. Whether the reader wants a fast road car or to go racing, Des Hammill explains, without using technical jargon, how to build a reliable high-power engine using as many FoMoCo parts as possible and without wasting money on parts and modifications that don't work. Although the text of this book specifically relates to engines with carburetors, many of the modifications described are appropriate to turbocharged/supercharged engines and engines with fuel injection.
Synopsis
Build a reliable high-performance 1600/1800/2000 'Pinto' engine for road or track, using many stock parts and without wasting money. Covers Cosworth versions of Pinto engines, too, and fitting Cosworth heads to Pinto blocks.
Synopsis
Expert practical advice from an experienced race engine builder on how to build a high-performance version of Ford's naturally-aspirated 4-cylinder 1600, 1800 & 2000cc Pinto engine, which has been used in Ford's most popular cars (Escort, Capri, Cortina & Sierra - Ford/Mercury Capri, Pinto, Bobcat in USA) over many years.
Whether the reader wants a fast road car or to go racing, Des Hammill explains, without using technical jargon, just how to build a reliable high-power engine using as many stock parts as possible and without wasting money on parts and modifications that don't work.
The book also covers Cosworth versions of Pinto engines and fitting Cosworth heads to Pinto blocks. (It does not cover 1300, E-Max 1600 or American-built 2300.)
About the Author
Des Hammill is a professional engineer with huge experience of building successful and reliable racing engines and solving the problems associated with all aspects of high performance applications. Des has written many of Veloce's SpeedPro series books.