4.6 ltr v-8? no way,did they make it?
05-31-2009, 09:12 PM
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4.6 ltr v-8? no way,did they make it?
never heard of this engine, i thought 5.0 was smallest v8 by ford, correct me if im wrong!
.This engine has been around for awhile..my 97 f150 had it, and the mustangs and i believe the lincoln town cars too.
05-31-2009, 11:01 PM
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it was more of a torque motor thou, it didn't even have enough horsepower to get out of its own way lol, im not bragging on it thou it is a good motor reliable. the heritage was a good truck wish i still had it lol. do you have any pics of your bird ? i will like to see it
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05-31-2009, 11:13 PM
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LOL..the 4.6L engine is one heck of a good engine! Almost to the end of it's life cycle though...It was better in the Mustangs from 96 to present..a high revving screamer...putting out 315+ HP now from only 281 inches...Then in '03 & '04 Ford put a Roots type Supercharger on it for the Cobra models...easy 425HP & the sky is the limit from there! Many Cobras are pushing 600-800HP now out of the 4.6 There is a all out funny car with 2300HP even. So don't knock the small Modular 4.6...
I had one in my 97 F150 & it did pull my 25 ft. trailer but was not happy about it ...the 5.4 does it MUCH better...there is a new 5.0 coming in a year or two for the F150 & Mustangs...400HP & great Torque numbers! But the 4.6 has been a great long lived high output engine for many years...our 04 Mach 1 has the 4v 4.6 & puts out 310 (underated) HP & get 26-28 mpg! So much better than my 5.0's ever did.
I had one in my 97 F150 & it did pull my 25 ft. trailer but was not happy about it ...the 5.4 does it MUCH better...there is a new 5.0 coming in a year or two for the F150 & Mustangs...400HP & great Torque numbers! But the 4.6 has been a great long lived high output engine for many years...our 04 Mach 1 has the 4v 4.6 & puts out 310 (underated) HP & get 26-28 mpg! So much better than my 5.0's ever did.
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it was more of a torque motor thou, it didn't even have enough horsepower to get out of its own way lol, im not bragging on it thou it is a good motor reliable. the heritage was a good truck wish i still had it lol. do you have any pics of your bird ? i will like to see it
Wasn't the smallest ford V8 the 255? I know that there was a 260 back in the day but I think that the 80 and 81 Mustangs had a 255 as an option.