Informative reading for Fox-body owners

01-08-2001, 12:53 PM

For those experienced 'Stangers, I'm sure this is redundant information...

Got a Borders gift certificate from my Mom for Christmas. While looking around the transportation section, "The Official Ford Mustang 5.0 Technical Reference & Performance Handbook: 1979 Through 1993" caught my eye.

I purchased it and began reading as soon as I got home. Folks, this book is excellent! For those not too well acquainted with Mustangs (like me) it fills in the holes present in the Chilton's-Hayne's guides and magazines. Not much in the way of "step-by-step" stuff, but tips for "which mods do I make?" questions, tons of part numbers, answers to "does this mod really work?", special Cobra and Police Interceptor sections, and a section of historical data (including production stats and magazine reviews) for each model year.

Anyway, just thought I'd recommend this to anyone who hasn't read it already or is a newbie. It's by Al Kirschenbaum and available in any Borders, Barnes/Noble, or through the mail from Summit, etc.

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Greg
91 LX Convertible

NoSlow5.0 · 01-08-2001, 06:12 PM

That's the best one around and should be the first thing people buy when they get a fox stang. I'll answer really hard questions with stuff i've learned from that book, someone on stangnet called me an investigative reporter when i answereda question about how the fox got it's name. I Love It!!!

Light Em Up!!!

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01-08-2001, 07:08 PM

Oh, BTW...

The book will set you back about $30 - but it's well worth it!

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Greg
91 LX Convertible

Fox Body · 01-08-2001, 07:30 PM

Oooh. goody goody. Thanks for being considerate cleangreenmachine.

“…because, no one’s really gonna be free until nerd persecution ends.” ---Revenge of the Nerds

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'79 Mustang Coup
4" Cowl
Weld wheels (15x6;15x8)
Stock 5.8L
C4 w/ shift kit
1.5" MAC full length headers
Holley 750 CFM
Edelbrock intake
2.5" Off road H-pipe
8.8" Rear end w/ 2.73:1 gears (sucks!) (awaiting installation of 3.55s)
Front: 225/60/15 Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Sucky Purolator air filter that's choking my car.

AxemanZZ · 01-09-2001, 03:19 AM

Anyone seen that book in Jegs that deals with EFI? It tells about mods and such on fuel injected 5.0's and such. I was thinking of ordering it because it has a bunch of stuff in it that I probably need to learn about since this is my first "soon to be modified" EFI car.

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90 Mustang LX 5.0
My Ride*My Site

Mach 1 · 01-09-2001, 04:37 AM

Buy the book by Charles Probst? "How to service and modify fuel injected fords". This book is the real deal, and not full of a bunch of crap you can get out of magazine articles.

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1993 GT/AOD
'93 Mustang GT

NoSlow5.0 · 01-09-2001, 02:27 PM

GET THEM BOTH! I did, and they are both absofrigginlutely great books! Like i say, get to know as much about it as possible before you mess with it(the car that is). Light Em Up!!

StangFlyer · 01-09-2001, 03:26 PM

We did a review a similar book, or maybe the same one. Read it on our archived 1999 news page. It's titled, "Mustang journalist turns author". Regardless, it's a nice book.

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Dan McClain, Editor
The Mustang Works Magazine
1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker
1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush

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silver_pilate · 01-10-2001, 01:05 PM

cleangreenmachine,
I picked up that book a while back, too.

It is a great reference guide for V-8 Mustangs.

--nathan

01-08-2001, 12:53 PM	#1
cleangreenmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Informative reading for Fox-body owners For those experienced 'Stangers, I'm sure this is redundant information... Got a Borders gift certificate from my Mom for Christmas. While looking around the transportation section, "The Official Ford Mustang 5.0 Technical Reference & Performance Handbook: 1979 Through 1993" caught my eye. I purchased it and began reading as soon as I got home. Folks, this book is excellent! For those not too well acquainted with Mustangs (like me) it fills in the holes present in the Chilton's-Hayne's guides and magazines. Not much in the way of "step-by-step" stuff, but tips for "which mods do I make?" questions, tons of part numbers, answers to "does this mod really work?", special Cobra and Police Interceptor sections, and a section of historical data (including production stats and magazine reviews) for each model year. Anyway, just thought I'd recommend this to anyone who hasn't read it already or is a newbie. It's by Al Kirschenbaum and available in any Borders, Barnes/Noble, or through the mail from Summit, etc. ------------------ Greg 91 LX Convertible

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cleangreenmachine Guest Posts: n/a	Oh, BTW... The book will set you back about $30 - but it's well worth it! ------------------ Greg 91 LX Convertible

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Fox Body Mustang Maniac Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: GA, U.S.A Posts: 2,266	Oooh. goody goody. Thanks for being considerate cleangreenmachine. “…because, no one’s really gonna be free until nerd persecution ends.” ---Revenge of the Nerds ------------------------------- '79 Mustang Coup 4" Cowl Weld wheels (15x6;15x8) Stock 5.8L C4 w/ shift kit 1.5" MAC full length headers Holley 750 CFM Edelbrock intake 2.5" Off road H-pipe 8.8" Rear end w/ 2.73:1 gears (sucks!) (awaiting installation of 3.55s) Front: 225/60/15 Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II Sucky Purolator air filter that's choking my car.

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AxemanZZ Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Indiana Posts: 984	Anyone seen that book in Jegs that deals with EFI? It tells about mods and such on fuel injected 5.0's and such. I was thinking of ordering it because it has a bunch of stuff in it that I probably need to learn about since this is my first "soon to be modified" EFI car. ------------------ 90 Mustang LX 5.0 My Ride*My Site

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Mach 1 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Location: Georgia Posts: 3,866	Buy the book by Charles Probst? "How to service and modify fuel injected fords". This book is the real deal, and not full of a bunch of crap you can get out of magazine articles. ------------------ 1993 GT/AOD '93 Mustang GT

01-09-2001, 02:27 PM	#7
NoSlow5.0 YOU HAVE NO MARBLES!!!!!! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Jonesboro,Georgia,USA (Providence, Ri) Posts: 868	GET THEM BOTH! I did, and they are both absofrigginlutely great books! Like i say, get to know as much about it as possible before you mess with it(the car that is). Light Em Up!!

01-09-2001, 03:26 PM	#8
StangFlyer Founder Join Date: Jun 1995 Location: Michigan Posts: 19,326	We did a review a similar book, or maybe the same one. Read it on our archived 1999 news page. It's titled, "Mustang journalist turns author". Regardless, it's a nice book. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 01-09-2001).] [This message has been edited by Dan McClain (edited 01-09-2001).]

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silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	cleangreenmachine, I picked up that book a while back, too. It is a great reference guide for V-8 Mustangs. --nathan