How To Build Max-Performance 4.6-Liter Ford Engines - Covers 4.6L & 5.4L Engines

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The 4.6-liter Ford has become one of the premiere modern performance engines. In fact, it's beginning to rival Ford's own 5.0 liter in popularity, potential, and availability. With Mustang buy-in prices dropping and media and aftermarket support booming, there was never a batter time to take your 4.6-liter's performance to the next level.

Sean Hyland is a world-renowned engine builder and tuner. He and his crew at Sean Hyland Motorsport build over 200 4.6-based performance and race engines per year. In fact, he built the engine in John Mihovitz's Cougar-bodied drag racer that has run a best of 6.94 seconds at 202 miles per hour in the quarter mile. He also built the naturally-aspirated 5.2-liter stroker engine that helped racer Joe Hutchins's Pro Mod Cobra run the quarter mile in 9.9 seconds at 135 miles per hour.

In How To Build Max-Performance 4.6-Liter Ford Engines, Sean Hyland gives you a comprehensive guide to building and modifying Ford's 2- and 4-valve 4.6/5.4-liter engines. You will learn everything from block selection and crankshaft prep, to cylinder head and intake manifold modifications. He also outlines eight recommended power packages and provides you with a step-by-step buildup of a naturally-aspirated, 405-horsepower Cobra engine.

This is the definitive guide to getting the most from your 4.6-liter Ford.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Cylinder Block
Block selection. Block machining. Sleeving for increased displacement. Bearings and clearances. Race-only modifications

Chapter 2: Crankshafts
Crankshaft preparation | Trigger wheel | Flywheels

Chapter 3: Connecting Rods
Steel rods | Lightweight rods | Rod bearings

Chapter 4: Pistons
Forged pistons | Overbore sizes | Piston domes | Piston pins | Piston rings

Chapter 5: Cylinder Heads
2-valve heads | 4-valve heads | Valves and guides | Port flow | Spark-plug threads | Head gaskets

Chapter 6: Intake manifolds
2-valve intakes | 4-valve intakes | Custom manifolds

Chapter 7: Electronic Fuel Injection
Ford EEC-IV | Ford EEC-V | Spanish Oak | Aftermarket EFI systems | Injectors | Fuel pumps | Fuel lines and rails

Chapter 8: Camshafts and Valvetrain
Camshafts | Camshaft selection | Degreeing 2-Valve camshafts | Degreeing 4-Valve camshafts | Valvetrain

Chapter 9: Exhaust Systems
Cat-back exhaust | H-pipes/X-pipes | Headers | Mufflers

Chapter 10: Ignition Systems
Spark plugs | Ignition wires | Ignition coils | Ignition amplifiers | Battery

Chapter 11: Lubrication
Oil pans | Oil filters | Accusump | Dry sump systems

Chapter 12: Cooling System
Water pumps | Radiators | Plumbing | Fans | Oil coolers | Transmission coolers

Chapter 13: Power Adders
Supercharging | Turbocharging | Nitrous oxide

Chapter 14: Successful Packages
Naturally-aspirated '96-'04 Mustang GT | Supercharged '96-'04 Mustang GT | Supercharged 3-Valve 4.6L | Naturally-aspirated '96-'98 Mustang Cobra | Naturally-aspirated '99-'01 Mustang Cobra | Supercharged '96-'98 Mustang Cobra | 2-Valve Supercharged 5.4 | Naturally-aspirated 4-valve 5.4 | Boosted '96-'98 Mustang Cobra

Chapter 15: Building a 405-HP Cobra Engine

Appendix A: Engine Specifications | Appendix B: Source Guide | Appendix C: Glossary

How To Build Max-Performance 4.6-Liter Ford Engines - Covers 4.6L & 5.4L Engines