Ford USA Cars: V-8 Small-Block (Windsor / Cleveland) - Tuning Manuals

Ford 289-302-Boss 302-351W (Musclecar & Hi Po Engines)

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Ford 289, 302, Boss 302 and 351W Small-Block V8 engines from the 1960s and 70s.

The articles, published at the time in the American magazine 'Hot Rod Magazine', provide a lot of information about blueprinting, tuning, changing cylinder heads, overhaul and restoration.

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Ford 351C & Boss 351 (Musclecar & Hi Po Engines)

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Ford and Mercury 351C and Boss 351 Small Block 'Cleveland' engines from the 1970s.

The 23 articles, published at the time in the American magazine 'Hot Rod Magazine', provide a lot of information about blueprinting, tuning, changing cylinder heads, overhaul and restoration.

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Ford Small Block (Musclecar & Hi Po Engines)

Brooklands Portfolio book featuring Ford Small Block (Windsor and Cleveland) V8 engines.

The 29 articles, published at the time in the American magazine 'Hot Rod Magazine', provide a lot of information about blueprinting, tuning, changing cylinder heads, overhaul and restoration.

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Ford 351 Cleveland Engines - How to Build for Max Performance

Ford's 351 Cleveland was introduced in late 1969 for the 1970 model year as a mid-sized V-8 designed for high performance. It became a key engine in Ford Mustangs and other performance cars, improving on the cylinder head airflow limitations of the earlier Windsor engines.

This book details the history and variations of the 351 Cleveland, as well as the related 351M and 400M engines. It includes specifications, basic dimensions, and guidance for identifying design differences and casting numbers. Strengths and potential issues for each engine are also described.

Focused on performance, the book presents traditional power-enhancing techniques and methods to improve efficiency for these engines. With the availability of quality aftermarket parts, particularly cylinder heads, the 351 Cleveland, 351M, and 400M are now excellent engines for street or competition builds.

Comprehensive instructions guide the reader through all aspects of building a high-performance engine based on the 351 Cleveland platform.

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Ford Windsor Small-Block Performance - Modify and Build 302 / 5.0L and 351W / 5.8L Ford Small Blocks

This fully revised and updated edition of HP's bestselling guide on building high-performance Ford small-block engines includes five new chapters covering the latest technology for modifying cylinder blocks, heads, camshafts, valvetrains, exhaust systems, and more.

Engines covered:
- 302 / 5.0L Ford Small-Block
- 351W / 5.8L Ford Small-Block

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How to Build Big-Inch Ford Small Blocks

This book guides readers on increasing the displacement of Ford small-block engines by enlarging the bore and stroke, adding cubic inches without switching to a big-block engine.

Author George Reid explains the principles of building a stroker, emphasizing how changes in bore and stroke affect overall engine performance. The book also provides guidance for selecting compatible cylinder heads, camshafts, intake manifolds, carburetors, and exhaust systems to maximize the benefits of added displacement.

Included are detailed references for factory head and block castings, as well as aftermarket options, allowing precise selection of parts for any project.

The guide features four complete engine builds ranging from 331 to 408 cubic inches, making it the definitive resource for constructing high-performance, large-inch Ford small-block engines.

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How to Build Supercharged & Turbocharged Small-Block Fords

Superchargers and turbochargers have been used for over a century, prized for their power, performance, sound, and status. This book examines how these systems enhance the performance of Ford small-block V8 engines, including the 289-302, 351 Windsor, 351 Cleveland, and 4.6L/5.4L modular engines.

While Ford experimented with supercharging and turbocharging on production cars as early as 1957 with the Thunderbird, and later with Shelbys and over-the-counter kits, the modern aftermarket has driven the real advances. The Fox Mustang platform, introduced in 1979 and later featuring fuel injection in 1986, enabled higher boost levels, creating fast and affordable performance vehicles.

This guide covers supercharger and turbocharger systems from leading manufacturers such as Paxton, Vortech, Pro-Charger, Garrett-AirResearch, and Power Dyne, including traditional Roots-style setups. It provides complete information for boosting the performance of your Ford small-block engine.

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Ford Engine Buildups - 302/351 CID Small-Blocks (1968-1995) / 4.6L and 5.4L Modular Engines (1996-2008)

This guide presents over 35 complete engine builds, offering a range of performance levels across multiple generations of Ford V8 engines.

It details cylinder heads, camshafts, stroker kits, dyno-tested power combinations, fuel injection systems, and bolt-on components.

Engines covered include:
- 302/351 CID Small-Blocks (1968-1995)
- 4.6L and 5.4L Modular Engines (1996-2008)

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How to Build Max-Performance Ford V-8s on a Budget

This illustrated book focuses on high-performance Ford V-8 engines, including the 289, 302 and 351 cubic-inch small-blocks used in Mustangs, as well as the larger FE-series big-blocks. It explains practical and affordable methods for increasing power by combining factory parts with selected aftermarket components.

The author presents clear guidance for building strong, reliable engines on a limited budget. The book outlines effective, low-cost combinations and provides realistic formulas for achieving significant horsepower gains in Ford V-8 engines.

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How To Hop Up Ford & Mercury V8 Engines (1951 Edition) - Speed Tuning Theory, Costs, HP & Torque

This illustrated book covers speed tuning for all 1932 and later Ford and Mercury Flathead V8 engines. It explains the theory and practice of modifications, including costs, horsepower, and torque. Topics include block preparation, boring and stroking, cylinder heads (flathead and overhead-valve), camshafts, pistons, rings, intake manifolds, exhaust headers, and ignition systems. A dedicated chapter discusses superchargers.
Originally published in 1951, this classic by Roger Huntington provides insight into tuning methods of that time.

Features of this book:

• It shows classic speed equipment developed and manufactured by Ardun, Belond Besasie, Champion, Frenzel, Harman-Collins, Hilborn, Howard, Iskenderian, Italmeccanica, Kong, Mallory, McCulloch, Navarro, Offenhauser, Roemer, Smith & Jones, Spalding, SpeedOmotive, Stephens, Tattersfield-Baron, Tornado, Vertex, Weber and Winfield.
• It explains the V-8 family tree, planning the job, block modifications and assembly, cylinder heads, carburetors, estimating horsepower and how to get the most performance for your money.
• This is a classic guide for any auto buff's library.

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