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Good explanation of modular engines vs. older V8's?
Hi all -
I am curious, when FoMoCo made the switch from the old 5.0L V8 to the 4.6L modular engine, what is the difference? What does "modular" mean, anyway? Thanks, Thomas |
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The mod motor first came out in the 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII. "Modular"
refers to a design concept that was intended to make it easier to add or subtract cylinders, i.e., to turn the V8 into a V-10. Since Chrysler did the same thing with the Viper motor, adding two cylinders to its 40 year old small block, and Chevy did the same thing with the S10 motor, subtracting two cylinders from its *50* year old small block, I'd say it was not exactly an engineering breakthrough. 180 Out |
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On Wed, 08 Jun 2005 09:08:32 -0700, one80out wrote:
> The mod motor first came out in the 1993 Lincoln Mark VIII. "Modular" > refers to a design concept that was intended to make it easier to add > or subtract cylinders, i.e., to turn the V8 into a V-10. Since > Chrysler did the same thing with the Viper motor, adding two cylinders > to its 40 year old small block, and Chevy did the same thing with the > S10 motor, subtracting two cylinders from its *50* year old small > block, I'd say it was not exactly an engineering breakthrough. > > 180 Out Thanks! Thomas |
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Thomas Cameron wrote:
> Hi all - > > I am curious, when FoMoCo made the switch from the old 5.0L V8 to the 4.6L > modular engine, what is the difference? What does "modular" mean, anyway? > > Thanks, > Thomas http://www.babcox.com/editorial/ar/eb40228.htm Rob |
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Thomas Cameron wrote:
> Hi all - > > I am curious, when FoMoCo made the switch from the old 5.0L V8 to the 4.6L > modular engine, what is the difference? What does "modular" mean, anyway? > > Thanks, > Thomas Try here too... Mods are covered on pg.2, but this is a good read on ford engines...: http://www.fordracingparts.com/downl...nginetypes.pdf Rob |
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ZombyWoof wrote:
>>The Chevy was only 22-23 years old when it was >>configured into an odd-firing V-6(the 3.8 Chevy - not to be confused >>with the 3.8 Buick - which everybody did). It was before the S-10... >>the S-10/S-15(remember them?) original V-6 was the even-fire 60 degree >>2.8 Liter. >> > > After the 2.8 in the S-10/S-15's it was the 4.3 liter V-6 never a 3.8. Right - the 3.8 was before the S-10. Never said the 3.8 came in a S-10. Rob |
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trainfan1 wrote:
> Again... sort of. The Chevy was only 22-23 years old when it was > configured into an odd-firing V-6(the 3.8 Chevy - not to be confused > with the 3.8 Buick - which everybody did). It was before the S-10... > the S-10/S-15(remember them?) original V-6 was the even-fire 60 degree > 2.8 Liter. > Eehhh you sure about them numbers? I know someone that built a V6 Chevy to race and it was the 4.3 V6. I don't remember too much about a 3.8 Chevy. -- 3am is _never_ a good hour for a summoning - a moment of lost concentration and you've got Nader instead of Nyarlathotep. Amphetamines are not a good idea either: unsafe at any speed. - Cadbury Moose |
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WindsorFox[SS] wrote:
> trainfan1 wrote: > >> Again... sort of. The Chevy was only 22-23 years old when it was >> configured into an odd-firing V-6(the 3.8 Chevy - not to be confused >> with the 3.8 Buick - which everybody did). It was before the S-10... >> the S-10/S-15(remember them?) original V-6 was the even-fire 60 degree >> 2.8 Liter. >> > > Eehhh you sure about them numbers? I know someone that built a V6 > Chevy to race and it was the 4.3 V6. I don't remember too much about a > 3.8 Chevy. > Few do remember. It was the 305 with 2 cylinders lopped off. Think 80-84 Malibu/El Camino/Monte Carlo/Impala/Camaro/LeMans. It was the VIN "K" engine - 229 CID vs Buick's 231 CID. By 1985 it was 4.3 Liters / 262 CID. Most people remember the 5.7 L Olds diesel... same era, up to 1984, but how many remember the 4.3L / 260 V-8(1979-80 - Olds only) & 262 CID V-6(82-83) diesels? They were available in some GM cars - Malibu/Regal/Cutlass & other Olsmobiles... also an Olds-based(not "converted" gas) engine - and I think the 262's were the only "Olds" V-6's! Rob |
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