[tpiini]

Hey guys,

I just sealed the deal on a Cobra and will be bringing it home next week. Strangely enough, I've never been a Ford vs Chevy vs Mopar warrior, but for screwy reasons, I've always ended up with Chevrolets as play-cars and have never even owned a Ford anything. I started digging through some catalogs and quickly came to grips with how easy I've had it for all these years. It seems that everyone sells everything for the Chevrolet engines, but there doesn't seem to be much out there for Fords.

So what I'm interested in are some recommendations for a few good manuals on the rebuilding of Ford engines of all types. Specifically, what interchanges with what and some basic block family-differences. The car I bought currently has a small block and runs very well. But I like to plan ahead and want to get familiar with all the displacement options.

Also, can you point me to some performance catalogs that deal in more Ford parts than places like Summit & Jegs? It seems easy to find parts for your basic 289/302/351w, but when you talk big-blocks, stuff is harder (for me) to find.

Thanks for the help. I've lurked here for a few years and have learned a lot from you all. But obviously I haven't paid nearly enough attention...

Tom