How to Build Max-Performance 4.6-Liter Ford Engines Paperback – February 9, 2004

Obviously, Sean Hyland has done a bunch of mod motors and R&D over the years. The review of different heads and intakes is nice, and seems spot on. How to modify intakes seemed a little vauge, but not bad. There's a few combos in the back of the book that probably would help some guys get an idea of what to build. There's a good source of info about superchargers!There's some engine build-up stuff in there, and lots of pictures, but I thought he could have been a bit more specific about actually building the engine step by step. I liked the parts where he told about past failures, and what he learned from them. I also liked his description and instructions for head porting. He doesn't explain how to do it as much as he does what to do. With a little existing knowledge about porting, you'll be able to gain from this.Overall, I thought the book was really decent and worth buying.

Plenty of detail on building 4.6 2v and 3v engines. Lists products that I didn’t know existed and offers tips and advice for building an engine to meet your goals. Goes over heads, gaskets, blocks, rotating assemblies, valves, manifolds, pistons, strengths and weaknesses, and much more. I took a highlighter to mine and will probably read it another time before I start working on my engine.

Sean has left no stone unturned in this book. He goes through such great detail in every aspect of the build process. You won't need another book on 4.6 or 5.4 engines. Whether you are new to rebuilding or not I highly recommend this book.

This is a great book if you are building a muscle car. It's less useful if you have a 5.4L, 3-valve truck engine and are looking for tips in that context. If you are shopping for modular Ford engine books, you may have read my review on Richard Holdener's "Building 4.5/5.4.L Ford Horsepower on the Dyno," book. My lament with this book is the same; a dearth of specifics on the 3-V 5.4L truck powerplant. This book, however, does have a modecum of specific info on the 5.4L 3-V and lots more practical nuts-n-bolts info. Because of the general architectural similarities between all the modular engines, the nuts-n-bolts approach covers a lot of ground generally. Of the two books, this one provides a more "hearty fare" that could be useful to a truck owner... if he understand the difference in context between the basic needs of a torquey truck engine vs a high-revving sporty engine. This book is geared towards the power side of the equation and that's exactly what the author intended. No foul! I came away a lot more knowledgeable regarding the Ford Modular engines. A few specifics on building a 5.4L torquer would have earned this book a rarely-given-by-me five stars. I like the layout and composition. It's only lack is a comprehensive index... something sadly lacking in many books these days.

Easy read. Well written. Informative. The writer knows his stuff. Read it cover to cover.

Pretty good book. I'm a 4.6 noob so it helped fill in a lot of blanks.

Bought this book for the hubby and he loves it. Great pics, lots of info - couldn't be more please. Thank you Sean Hyland!

The content is good but the diagrams are of poor quality but the information covers the full aspects of how to build a quality high performance 4.6.Gerald