Literature
From V6SHO
Repair Manuals
Chilton
Chilton part number 8251 $19.95 list, $13 discount
Scott Chan's comments: "Good general purpose book. Includes some information about engine control diagnostics,
wiring and vacuum drawings. Illustrations are hard to read."
[Ed: Does not appear to cover SHO engine.]
Haynes
Haynes part number 1421 $16.95 list price, $13.50 discount
Scott Chan: "Assumes we can overhaul an engine, but are incapable of reading out engine control diagnostics.
Good photographs help identify things. My copy does not cover the SHO motor, but if you are just doing a brake job, it's fine."
Haynes TechBook 2108 $16.95 list price, $13.50 discount
Dictionary of computer trouble codes for many systems including Ford EEC IV. General troubleshooting.
Haynes TechBook 2112 $16.95 list price, $13.50 discount
General brake systems maintenance and repair, with information on ABS systems and on performance modifications.
Haynes Automotive Detailing Manual, Haynes TechBook 2113 $16.95 list price, $13.50 discount
Haynes does detailing, wouldja believe!
Helm
Official Ford Motor Company shop manuals and wiring diagrams.
Published by Helm Publications. Their telephone number is (800) 782-4356. The full manual is a bit (okay, a lot) expensive,
and you don't get the addenda that the dealers do, but they're a good way to check whether your mechanic knows the SHO.
The main manual for the Taurus is
FPS-12055-xx (where xx is the model year)
19xx Taurus/Sable Shop Manual, $85.00
1989 Ford Engine Operations Manual
This is a book distributed to Parts and Service centers to train their technicians on the operation and maintenance of all of the engines Ford used in 1989. Of particular importance, of course, was the new SHO engine, and a large portion of the book was dedicated to it. This book represents a condensed wealth of knowledge about the engine and contains many little-known facts about it. This book was acquired, scanned page-by-page, OCRd, indexed, and uploaded by SHOForum member Hawkeye18 at a cost of $110 and over ten hours of work (he also typed this entry - feel free to say thanks! It's all he asks).
The book can be found here:[1]. Enjoy!
Other Part numbers and prices in 1990 were:
FPS-12106-90
1990 Car and Truck Engine Emission Diagnosis, $81.00
FPS-12139-90
1990 Car Service Specifications Front Wheel Drive, $20.00
FPS-12067-90
1990 Taurus/Sable Do-It-Yourself Maintenance Information, $25.00
FPS-12123-90
1990 Taurus/Sable Electrical and Vacuum Troubleshooting Manual, $24.00
FPS-12136-90M
1990 Taurus/Sable Wiring Diagrams Only, $10.00
I have the shop manual, which is sufficient for a complete teardown and
rebuild of the car but makes a lot of references to
special tools and equipment available only to Ford dealers, and the do-it-yourself maintenance guide, which doesn't cover all
I'd like but is thorough on those bits it does cover (oil changes, general inspection, etc.)
Ford and SHO specific tuning and performance
Probst, Charles. "How to Understand, Service and Modify Ford Fuel
Injection and Electronic Engine Control." Cambridge, MA:
Robert Bentley Inc. (Stock No. GFF9), 1993. $29.95 list price. ISBN 0-8376-0301-3
Required reading if you're going to do your own wrenching or perhaps modification.
SHO Performance Guide by Ted Breaux
Available via $20 check to:
Ted Breaux / SHO Performance
127 Hwy 22 East, W9
Madisonville, LA 70447
To give you an idea of what Ted has experimented with, here's his list
of modifications that he has made to his own car:
Custom 2.5" true dual exhaust w/high-flow cats and Edelbrock 5502 mufflers Custom headers,jet hot ceramic coated inside and out My own computer module and break-out box Pro-M 77mm MAFUnderdrive pulleys Extrude honed intake Entire intake is jet hot coated inside and out Ported heads with unshrouded combustion chambers Stage 2 cams Custom valve springs Titanium retainers Adjustable cam degree sprockets (with my own proven timing scheme) Magnecor plug wires Custom intake manifold crossover tube Remote oil filter VDO oil press, oil temp, and boost gauges Cyberdyne Fuel press and air/fuel ratio gauges Grizzly clutch and T/O bearing SHO Shop lightened flywheel 155LPH fuel pump Bosch 35lb/hr injectors on a modified rail Tokico struts Eibach springs Delrin bushings SHO Shop subframe and strut rod bushings 17X7.5 RW Hightech wheels with BFG Comp T/A3 225X45 ZR 17 rubber 9psi Blower is on the way
Look for Ted's Stage II Performance Guidebook to be announced soon!
General books on performance and handling
Some stuff from my library:
Los Angeles: HPBooks, 1993, $14.95 list price ($19.95 CDN)
By Herb Adams.
Good text on chassis and suspension design by the chassis engineer of the original Pontiac Trans Am. Mostly race-oriented,
but information is equally applicable to street cars. Includes tools and techniques for doing your own wheel alignment.
Performance Handling: How to Make Your Car Handle.
By Don Alexander.
Osceola, WI: Motorbooks International, 1991.
Howto book on suspension, wheels, and tires, with lots of examples (including a Shogun).
Magazines
I find it difficult to recommend any hot rodding magazines in general. I believe that the dependence of these magazines on paid advertising for their existence influences their articles and reviews to the consumer's detriment; in addition, the SHO's relative rarity means that articles are few and far between. That being said, Super Ford seems to have the best coverage of the SHO in addition to being more literate and entertaining than the norm for hot rodding magazines, although 95% of it covers V8s and rear drive. Some recent articles on 302 and 351 modifications have been quite well written and objective IMO, and they're paying more attention to the SHO recently.
Past articles include:
Dec 1992 Rod shifter upgrade
Feb 1993 SHO spring and shock tuning
July 1993 K N Filter Care
June 1994 Super Ford SHO project: Borla, Eibach, tires, etc.
May 1994 J M tuner car featured
June 1994 I'll SHO U Performance tuner car featured
June 1994 Wilwood disc brake kit
Oct 1994 SHO cylinder head porting
Dec 1994 Cams etc. from The SHO Shop
Feb 1995 Ford vs. Ford, '90 SHO with LPM and NOS. Ran 14.6 1/4 mile.
Mar 1995 Supercharged 2nd gen SHO
Super Ford back issues are available from:
Taylor's Reader Services
P.O. Box 624, Dept. SF
Douglas, GA 31533
Orders (800) 883-4561
Info Questions (912) 384-4780
Other magazine articles about the SHO include :
Car & Driver
Dec 1988 "America's Best Sedan"
Jan 1989 SHO is one of the "Ten Best Cars"
Mar 1991 SHO vs. Lumina Z34 vs. Dodge Spirit R/T
Jan 1992 Another "Ten Best Cars" award
Apr 1993 The SHO Wagon
Road & Track
Oct 1988 First real review of the SHO
Feb 1991 v42 n6 p56(7) - "Rocket science: the Rod Millen Motorsport Escort and Special Editions Shogun mix fun
and firepower. (testing customized cars)(Pocket-Rockets)"
Jul 1993 "Six sporting sedans" (SHO didn't fare too well)
Motor Trend
Jan 1992 v44 n1 p64(4) - "Shogun: performance factored by the cube."
Mar 1995 Long term wrapup of '93 SHO ATX
May 1995 1996 1/2 SHO Preview
Popular Science (it IS a high tech engine, after all!)
Oct 1988 Cover photo of highly polished SHO cutaway beside a LT5 engine plus some (separate) discussion of the car and the engine
Mar 1989 Car Test of Fast Track Sedans - SHO, 535i, Audi 200, and Maxima SE
Autoweek
Oct 16 1989 "SHO Business Blues" cover story. Good photos. Not overly complimentary.
Apr 199x (year?) '96 SHO cover story
Automobile
Jan 1989 Several mentions in "All Star Section" ("Best car for someone expecting a 3rd child" and a test between a SHO and 535i.
Hot Rod Magazine
Dec 1989 Best of Hot Rod 88' Issue. "SHO of force". Good article with some great cut-away pics. of the SHO engine.
Dec 1990 v43 n12 p14(1) - Shogun street fighter. (Ford Festiva fitted with a SHO motor, a hot rod innovation)(Roddin at Random)
Cycle
Dec 1988 v39 n12 p63(1) - "SHOgun. (Super High Output engine for the Ford Taurus)"
