| Ford Modular engine | |
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| Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
| Also called: | Ford Triton Lincoln InTech |
| Type: | 90° V8 and V10 |
| Production: | 1991–present |
| Predecessor: | Ford Windsor V8 Ford 385 V8 |
| Successor: | Ford Boss engine |
| Bore: | 3. The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other The Windsor engine is a 90-degree Small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. The Ford 385 engine family (the name coming from the 385 inch crankshaft stroke of the 460 V8 was the American Ford Motor Company 's final Big block V8 The Boss engine is a forthcoming all new large-displacement V8 engine project at Ford Motor Company. 552 in (90. 2 mm), 3. 700 in (94 mm) |
| Stroke: | 3. 543 in (90 mm), 4. 165 in (105. 8 mm) |
| Displacement: | 281 CID (4603 cc) 305 CID (4992 cc) 330 CID (5411 cc) 413 CID (6763 cc) |
| Valvetrain: | OHC with Roller Finger Followers |
The Modular engine is Ford Motor Company's current high volume overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 gasoline engine family. Engine displacement is defined as the total Volume of air/fuel mixture an Engine can draw in during one complete engine cycle it is normally stated in Cubic A cubic inch (plural cubic inches) is a non- SI unit of Volume, equal to the volume of a Cube with sides of one Inch. A cubic centimetre or cubic centimeter (symbol cm3 —the abbreviation cc, though widely used is deprecated is a commonly used unit of Volume Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the A V8 engine is a V engine with eight cylinders mounted on the Crankcase in two banks of four cylinders in most cases set at a right angle to each other A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five It gradually replaced the Windsor small-block and 385 big-block engines over several years in the mid-1990s. The Windsor engine is a 90-degree Small-block V8 from Ford Motor Company. The cylinder block or engine block is a machined casting (or sometimes an assembly of modules containing cylindrically bored holes for the Pistons of a multi-cylinder The Ford 385 engine family (the name coming from the 385 inch crankshaft stroke of the 460 V8 was the American Ford Motor Company 's final Big block V8 The cylinder block or engine block is a machined casting (or sometimes an assembly of modules containing cylindrically bored holes for the Pistons of a multi-cylinder Contrary to popular belief, the Modular engine did not get its name from its design or sharing of certain parts among the engine family. Instead, the name was derived from a manufacturing plant protocol, "Modular", where the plant and its tooling could be changed out in a matter of hours to manufacture different versions of the engine family. [1] It is used in Ford trucks, (called Triton) in Lincolns (called InTech) and in Ford and Mercury cars.
The engines were first produced in Romeo, Michigan but additional capacity was added in Windsor, Ontario. The Ford Motor Company currently manufactures Automobiles and other components of vehicles in the following factories The Ford Motor Company currently manufactures Automobiles and other components of vehicles in the following factories
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The first production Modular engine was the 4. 6 L (4603 cc, 281 CID)[2] 2-valve SOHC V8 introduced in the 1991 Lincoln Town Car. A cubic inch (plural cubic inches) is a non- SI unit of Volume, equal to the volume of a Cube with sides of one Inch. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the The Lincoln Town Car is a Full-size, Rear-wheel drive luxury sedan sold by Ford's upscale Lincoln brand
Over the years, the 4. 6 has been offered in 2-valve SOHC, 3-valve SOHC, and 4-valve DOHC versions. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the It has also been produced with both iron and aluminum blocks. The 4. 6 Ls bore and stroke are nearly square at 90. 2 mm (3. 552 in) and 90 mm (3. 543 in) respectively. Deck heights for all 4. 6 blocks are 227 mm (8. 937 in). Connecting rod length is 150. 7 mm (5. 933 in) center to center giving the 4. 6 L a 1. 67:1 rod to stroke ratio. Cylinder bore spacing measures 100 mm (3. 937 in) which is common to all members of the Modular engine family.
Until 1999, all car engines were produced at the Romeo plant. In 1999 and 2000, Mustang engines were produced in Windsor. Production was moved back to Romeo in 2001. Most truck engines are from the Windsor plant, however there are many later model trucks with Romeo engines. All aluminum-blocked engines were produced at Romeo. In keeping with traditional Ford practice, as engine design is revised over time compatibility with previous versions is considered low priority,[3] so that parts from a modular engine made in one model year are not necessarily likely to fit an engine made in another; and parts from an engine manufactured in Romeo are unlikely to fit an engine made in Windsor. [4] The Romeo and Windsor plants have different designs for main bearings, heads (cam caps), camshaft gears (press-on vs. bolt on), valve covers (number of bolts), crankshaft (number of flywheel bolts), and cross bolt fasteners for main bearing caps.
Vehicles equipped with the 16-valve SOHC 4. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the 6 include the following:
The 3-valve SOHC 4. The Ford Mustang sports coupe, manufactured by the Ford Motor Company, was initially based on the Ford Falcon Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the 6 L with variable camshaft timing (VCT) first appeared in the redesigned 2005 Ford Mustang. Variable Camshaft Timing ( VCT) is an Automobile Variable valve timing technology developed by Ford.
The engines are equipped with an electronic Charge Motion Control Valve (CMCV) system that provides increased charge motion at low engine speeds for improved emissions. Variable Length Intake Manifold ( VLIM) is an Automobile Engine manifold technology Cylinder block material varies between aluminum used in the 2005+ Mustang GT and cast iron used in the 2006+ Ford Explorer and the 2007+ Ford Explorer Sport Trac (see below), though the same aluminum heads are used in all applications.
The 3-valve SOHC 4. 6 L engine was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 2005–2008. Ward's 10 Best Engines is an annual list of the ten "best" automobile engines available in the U
Vehicles equipped with the 4. 6 L 24-valve SOHC include the following:
The 4-valve DOHC version of the Modular engine was introduced in the 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII. The Ford SVT Mustang Cobra is a Pony car built by Ford since 1993 Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the See Lincoln Mark for a complete overview of the Lincoln Mark Series
The 1993–1998 4-valve engines featured cylinder heads with two intake ports per cylinder (split-port) and variable runner length intake manifolds with either vacuum or electrically activated intake manifold runner controls (IMRC) depending on application. The engine was revised for 1999 with new cylinder heads featuring tumble-style intake ports, new camshaft profiles, and fixed runner-length intake manifolds. In Automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is the part of an Engine that supplies the Fuel / Air mixture to These changes resulted in more power, torque and a broader powerband when compared to the earlier 4-valve engines.
All 4. 6 L 4-valve engines featured aluminum engine blocks with 6-bolt main bearing caps, with the only exception being the 2003–2004 SVT Cobra which had a 4-bolt main cast iron block. The 1999 and earlier engines featured an aluminum block cast in Italy by Fiat subsidiary Teksid S. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer p. A. Since 1996, all of the 4. 6L 4-valve engines manufactured for use in the SVT Cobra or GT500 have been hand-built by SVT technicians at Ford's Romeo, Michigan plant. The Ford SVT Mustang Cobra is a Pony car built by Ford since 1993 The Super GT series formerly known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship or JGTC (全日本GT選手権 Zen Nihon GT Sensyuken) is a grand See also Special Vehicle Operations Special Vehicles Team, also known as SVT, is an arm of Ford Motor Company responsible for Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the US state of Michigan. [5]
The 4-valve DOHC 4. 6 L engine was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1996.
The 5. The Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang, built by Ford from 1968 through 1970 4 L (5411 cc, 330 CID)[2] V8 is a member of the Modular engine family first introduced in the redesigned 1997 Ford F-150 as a Triton V8. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. Bore diameter is 90. 2 mm (3. 552 in) and stroke is 105. 8 mm (4. 165 in), the increased stroke necessitated a taller 256 mm (10. 079 in) engine block deck height. A 169. 1 mm (6. 658 in) connecting rod length is used to achieve a 1. 60:1 rod to stroke ratio. The 5. 4 L is built in Windsor, Ontario at the Windsor Engine plant. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. The Ford Motor Company currently manufactures Automobiles and other components of vehicles in the following factories The engine has been available in three different configurations since its 1997 introduction:
Introduced in 1997, the SOHC 2-valve 5. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an Automobile Piston engine technology Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. 4 L has a cast iron engine block and aluminum cylinder heads. The 5. 4 L features multi-port fuel injection, roller followers, fracture-split powder metal connecting rods, and a forged steel crankshaft. Fuel injection is a system for mixing fuel with air in an Internal combustion engine.
The 2-valve SOHC 5. 4 L engine was on the Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 1997–1998 and 2000–2002.
In 2003, Ford introduced a new 3-valve SOHC cylinder head with variable camshaft timing (VCT), improving power and torque over the previous 2-valve SOHC version. For the 1999-present F-250 and higher models see Ford Super Duty. The Ford Expedition is a Full-size SUV built by the Ford Motor Company. The Ford E-Series, formerly known as the "Econoline" or "Club Wagon" is a line of full-size Vans (both cargo and passenger and truck The Ford SVT Lightning is a sports / performance version of the F-150 Pickup truck designed by Ford's truck-division and eventually In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. Overhead camshaft, commonly abbreviated to OHC, Valvetrain configurations place the engine Camshaft within the Cylinder heads above the Variable valve timing, or VVT, is a generic term for an Automobile Piston engine technology The 3-valve cylinder head was first used on the 2003 Ford Fairmont 5. The Ford BA Falcon is a Full-size car, produced by the Ford Motor Company of Australia, between September 2002 and October 2005 4 L Barra 220 engine in Australia. [7] The 3-valve 5. 4 L was introduced to the North American market in the redesigned 2004 Ford F-150.
In 1999, Ford introduced the DOHC 4-valve 5. The Ford SVT Mustang Cobra is a Pony car built by Ford since 1993 4 L in the Lincoln Navigator under the Intech moniker. The Lincoln Navigator is a Full-size luxury SUV produced by Ford Motor Company for its luxury division Lincoln. Ford later used versions of the DOHC 4-valve 5. 4 L in the 2000 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra R, the Ford GT sports car, and the Ford Shelby GT500. The Ford SVT Mustang Cobra is a Pony car built by Ford since 1993 This page refers to the concept and production cars of 2002 and later for the mid-1960s race car see Ford GT40. A sports car is a term used to describe a class of Automobile. The Shelby Mustang is a high performance variant of the Ford Mustang, built by Ford from 1968 through 1970 The DOHC 4-valve 5. 4 L is also used in the Ford Falcon line in Australia under the Boss moniker. The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960
The SVT Cobra R version of the 5. 4 L 4-valve V8 had several key differences from its Lincoln counterpart. While the iron block and forged steel crankshaft were sourced directly from the Intech 5. 4 L, the Cobra R powerplant benefitted from new, high-flow cylinder heads that were designed with technology developed under Ford's "Rough Rider" off-road racing program, application specific camshafts with higher lift and more duration than other Modular camshafts, forged I-beam connecting rods sourced from Carillo, forged pistons that provided a 9. 6:1 compression ratio, and a high-flow aluminum intake manifold. The compression ratio is a single number that can be used to predict the performance of any engine particularly piston engines (but can be used on essentially any Internal-combustion The Cobra R was rated at 385 hp (287 kW) and 385 lb·ft (522 N·m) though chassis dynamometer results have shown these ratings to be conservative with unmodified Cobra Rs often producing nearly 380 hp (280 kW) at the rear wheels.
The Ford GT version of the 5. 4 L is a highly-specialized version of the Modular engine. It is an all-aluminum, dry-sump 5. A dry sump is a lubricating oil management method for four-stroke and large Two-stroke piston Internal combustion engines that uses a secondary external 4 L 4-valve DOHC with a Lysholm screw-type supercharger and showcases numerous technological features, such as dual fuel injectors per cylinder and oil squirters for the piston skirts, not found in other Ford Modular engines. The twin-screw type supercharger or twin-screw blower is a positive displacement type device that operates by pulling air through a pair of meshing high-tolerance screws not dissimilar The GT 5. 4 L benefits from an improved version of the high flow 2000 Cobra R cylinder head and unique high lift camshafts. The GT is rated at 550 hp (410 kW) and 500 ft·lbf (678 N·m), though independent tests conducted on chassis dynamometers have shown these numbers to be conservative, with as delivered Ford GTs often producing nearly 550 hp (410 kW) at the rear wheels.
The Shelby GT500 uses an iron block 4-valve DOHC 5. 4 L with an Eaton M122H Roots type supercharger and air-to-liquid intercooler. The Roots type Supercharger or Roots blower is a positive displacement pump which operates by pulling Air through a pair of meshing lobes not [8] The GT500 5. 4 L shares its high flow cylinder head castings with the Ford GT, with only minor machining differences, and shares camshafts with the 2003–2004 Ford Mustang SVT Cobra; which have less lift and duration than the Ford GT camshafts. All of the 4-valve engines destined for use in SVT vehicles, such as the GT500, have been hand-built by technicians at Ford's Romeo, Michigan plant. See also Special Vehicle Operations Special Vehicles Team, also known as SVT, is an arm of Ford Motor Company responsible for The Super GT series formerly known as the All-Japan Grand Touring Car Championship or JGTC (全日本GT選手権 Zen Nihon GT Sensyuken) is a grand Romeo is a village in Macomb County in the US state of Michigan. [9]
The 6. 8 L (6763 cc, 413 CID) V10 is another variation of the Modular family created for use in large trucks. A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five Bore size is 90. 2 mm (3. 552 in) and stroke is 105. 8 mm (4. 165 in), identical to the 5. 4 L V8. Both 2-valve and 3-valve versions are currently produced. In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. The 6. 8 L uses a balance shaft to quell vibrations inherent to a 90° bank angle V10 engine configuration. In Piston engine engineering a balance The 2-valve version, built at Ford's Windsor, Ontario LVL engine line, was first introduced in 1997. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. For 2005, Ford introduced a 3-valve non-VCT version of the 6. In Automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. 8 L V10 . The 3-valve engine is built alongside the 2-valve engine at Ford's Windsor, Ontario engine plant. Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor.
Vehicles equipped with the 6. 8 L V10 Modular engine include the following:
In 2005, Ford Racing Performance Parts introduced a 5. 0 L (4992 cc, 305 CID) V8 crate engine for use in motor racing and home-made performance cars, officially called M-6007-T50EA, but more widely known as "Cammer". An automobile engine replacement is an Engine or a major part of one that is sold individually without any other parts required to make a functional car (for example a Drivetrain FRPP developed the Cammer from the previous generation's aluminum 4-valve DOHC engine in order to achieve maximum performance. The Cammer employs a 3. 700 inch (94 mm) bore achieved by resleeving an aluminum 4. 6 L block to reach its 5. 0 L of displacement. The T50 Cammer crate engine utilizes cylinder heads, a variable runner-length magnesium intake manifold, and camshafts which were originally used in the FR500 Mustang concept car and are not found on other production or crate 4-valve engines.
The Cammer that has seen success in Grand Am Cup powering the Mustang FR500C is officially called M-6007-R50 and features a unique dual plenum, fixed runner-length magnesium intake manifold, Ford GT aluminum cylinder heads, unique camshafts of unrevealed specifications, and an 11. This page refers to the concept and production cars of 2002 and later for the mid-1960s race car see Ford GT40. 0:1 compression ratio. The R50 Cammer produces over 425 hp (317 kW) despite being fitted with a Grand Am Cup-supplied "restrictor plate" mounted directly aft of the throttle body. Upon introduction the R50 Cammer-powered Mustang FR500C proved to be dominant in Grand-Am Cup, having achieved five victories and podium appearances in nearly every race in the GS class during the 2005 season, giving David Empringham the championship title with the Multimatic Motorsports team, and Ford the manufacturer's title. David Empringham (Born December 28th 1963 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Auto racing driver
Robert Yates publicly expressed interest in using a similar 5. 0 L 4-valve DOHC Modular V8 to compete in the NASCAR Winston (now Sprint) Cup series. [10][11][12] Roush-Yates currently supplies a 550 hp (410 kW) 5. 0 L Cammer for the Mustang FR500GT, also known as the "Man-Racer", that participates in FIA GT3 European Championship. The FIA GT3 European Championship is a Sports car racing series organized by the Stéphane Ratel Organisation (SRO and regulated by the Fédération Internationale [13]
Ford Australia uses 5. Ford Australia is the Australian subsidiary of Ford Motor Company and was founded in Geelong, Victoria in 1925 as an outpost of Ford Motor Company of 4 L Modular V8s in the Ford Falcon and previously on the Ford Fairlane sedan model ranges, as well as in its high performance Ford Performance Vehicles (FPV) division models. The Ford Falcon is a Full-size car which has been manufactured by Ford Australia since 1960 Ford Performance Vehicles ( FPV) is the Melbourne -based official performance car division of Ford Australia, founded in 2002 The DOHC 5. 4 L V8s are coined Boss by Ford Australia while the SOHC versions were coined Barra, with a number designation referring to power output in kW. The SOHC Barra engines were, and the DOHC Boss short blocks and cylinder heads are built in Windsor, Ontario. The Boss engines include some locally sourced parts such as intake and pistons. All are built with cast-iron blocks.
Ford of Australia 5. 4 L engines include:
The Koenigsegg CCR used a modified, Rotrex supercharged Ford Modular 4-valve DOHC 4. Overview The CCR is based on the Koenigsegg CC8S but is more powerful and has better performance 7L V8, which produced 806 hp (601 kW), to achieve a top speed of 241 mph (388 km/h). This certified top speed was recorded on February 28, 2005 in Nardo, Italy and broke the McLaren F1's long standing world record for fastest production car. The McLaren F1 was formerly the fastest street legal production car in the world holding this record from 1994 to 2005 the longest period the record has been held [14] The accomplishment was recognized by Guinness World Records in 2005, who gave the Koenigsegg CCR the official title of World's Fastest Production Car. Guinness World Records, known until 2000 as The Guinness Book of Records (and in previous U The Koenigsegg record was broken several months later by the Bugatti Veyron. The Bugatti Veyron 164 is a mid-engine Sports car produced by Volkswagen Group subsidiary Bugatti Automobiles SAS introduced in 2005 This engine is the basis for Koenigsegg's twin-supercharged flexible fuel V8 seen in the CCX. Development Koenigsegg began the CCX project with the aim of entering the world market though particularly the United States car market.
Starting in 1996, Ford began installing a DuPont Zytel nylon-composite intake manifold onto the 2-valve SOHC engines which were found to crack at the front coolant crossover, leaking coolant and possibly causing engine failure. Overview Nylon is a Thermoplastic silky material first used commercially in a nylon- Bristled Toothbrush (1938 followed more famously by In Automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is the part of an Engine that supplies the Fuel / Air mixture to A class-action suit was filed on behalf of owners, resulting in a settlement announced on December 17, 2005. In Law, a class action or a representative action is a form of Lawsuit where a large group of people collectively bring a claim to court Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Starting with the 2002 model year, and implemented halfway through the 2001 lineup, Ford began using a revised DuPont Zytel nylon-composite intake manifold with an aluminum front coolant crossover that corrected the issue. Replacement intakes were also made available for 1996-2001 engines. [15][16]
The following vehicles were included in this class-action suit settlement: