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RE: modular
its in reference to the factory... they can pick up and move modules to create any engine configuration...
from wikipedia...
The Modular engine, or "mod motor" as it is often referred to, is Ford Motor Company's modern overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 engine family. It gradually replaced the Windsor small-block and 385 big-block engines over several years in the mid-1990s. 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 the Triton) in Lincolns (called Intech) and in Ford and Mercury cars. In 2004 (2002 in Australia) Ford introduced a 3-valve SOHC with a Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) system. The engines were first produced in Romeo, Michigan but additional capacity was added in Windsor, Ontario.
from wikipedia...
The Modular engine, or "mod motor" as it is often referred to, is Ford Motor Company's modern overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 engine family. It gradually replaced the Windsor small-block and 385 big-block engines over several years in the mid-1990s. 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 the Triton) in Lincolns (called Intech) and in Ford and Mercury cars. In 2004 (2002 in Australia) Ford introduced a 3-valve SOHC with a Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) system. The engines were first produced in Romeo, Michigan but additional capacity was added in Windsor, Ontario.
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RE: modular
Nice! thanks for info, I never knew exactly why the called them Modulars either.
ORIGINAL: Feng Houzi
its in reference to the factory... they can pick up and move modules to create any engine configuration...
from wikipedia...
The Modular engine, or "mod motor" as it is often referred to, is Ford Motor Company's modern overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 engine family. It gradually replaced the Windsor small-block and 385 big-block engines over several years in the mid-1990s. 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 the Triton) in Lincolns (called Intech) and in Ford and Mercury cars. In 2004 (2002 in Australia) Ford introduced a 3-valve SOHC with a Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) system. The engines were first produced in Romeo, Michigan but additional capacity was added in Windsor, Ontario.
its in reference to the factory... they can pick up and move modules to create any engine configuration...
from wikipedia...
The Modular engine, or "mod motor" as it is often referred to, is Ford Motor Company's modern overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 engine family. It gradually replaced the Windsor small-block and 385 big-block engines over several years in the mid-1990s. 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 the Triton) in Lincolns (called Intech) and in Ford and Mercury cars. In 2004 (2002 in Australia) Ford introduced a 3-valve SOHC with a Variable Camshaft Timing (VCT) system. The engines were first produced in Romeo, Michigan but additional capacity was added in Windsor, Ontario.
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