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An engine type is an entire class of engines produced by a manufacturer. and example would be the General Motors LS engine used in late model Corvettes, Firebirds, Camaros and trucks although the type itself is not limited to internal combustion engines.
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| x Ford Windsor engine |
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Ford 260 cu in Windsor V8 |
The Ford "Windsor" motor family is considered by performance enthusiasts to be one of the greatest and most successful engines produced by the Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1962 as part of Ford's "Total Performance" era, the Ford Windsor design...
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| x GM LS engine |
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2002-2004 GM GenIII 5.7L LS1 350hp |
The GM LS engine family is an engine design intended as the only V-8 engine used in General Motors' line of rear-wheel-drive cars and trucks. The LS series was a "clean sheet" design with little in common with the classic Chevrolet small block V8....
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| 2005-2006 GM Gen IV 6.0L 400hp LS2 | ||||
| x VTEC |
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2006-2008 Honda 3.5L 6 cylinder VTEC |
VTEC (Variable Valve Timing and Lift Electronic Control) is a valvetrain system developed by Honda to improve the volumetric efficiency of a four-stroke internal combustion engine. The VTEC system uses two camshaft profiles and electronically...
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| 2005 Honda 3.5L 6 cylinder VTEC | ||||
| 2003-2004 Honda 3.5L 6 cylinder VTEC | ||||
| x V6 engine |
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2003-2004 Honda 3.5L 6 cylinder VTEC |
A V6 engine is a V engine with six cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of three cylinders, usually set at either a right angle or an acute angle to each other, with all six pistons driving a common crankshaft. It is the second most...
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| 2006-2008 Honda 3.5L 6 cylinder VTEC | ||||
| Hyundai 3.3L 6 cylinder 234hp 226 ft-lbs | ||||
| Acura 3.5L 6 Cylinder 290 hp 256 ft-lbs | ||||
| Honda 3.5L 6 Cylinder 247 hp 245 ft-lbs | ||||
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| x Pontiac V8 engine |
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1968-1970 Pontiac 400 cu in V8 |
Pontiac began as a adjunct to the Oakland division of the General Motors line of automobiles in 1926. Pontiac successfully competed against more expensive 4-cylinder models with their inline flathead 6 engines. After outselling Oakland, Pontiac...
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| 1964-1966 Tri-Power Pontiac 389 V8 | ||||
| 1964-1966 4BBL Pontiac 389 V8 | ||||
| x V8 engine |
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1968-1970 Pontiac 400 cu in V8 |
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 but sometimes at a narrower angle, with all eight pistons driving a common crankshaft.
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| 1964-1966 Tri-Power Pontiac 389 V8 | ||||
| 1964-1966 4BBL Pontiac 389 V8 | ||||
| 1968 Chevrolet 327 Small Block V8 | ||||
| 2005-2006 GM Gen IV 6.0L 400hp LS2 | ||||
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| x Chevrolet Small-Block engine |
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1968 Chevrolet 327 Small Block V8 |
The Chevrolet small-block engine is a series of automobile V8 engines built by the Chevrolet Division of General Motors using the same basic small (for a V8) engine block. Retroactively referred to as the "Generation I" small-block, it is distinct...
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| x Ford Duratorq engine |
The Ford Duratorq engine, commonly referred to as Duratorq, is the marketing name of a range of Ford diesel engines first introduced in 2000 for the Ford Mondeo range of cars.
The first design, codenamed "Puma" during its development, replaced the...
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| x Ford Duratec engine |
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The Duratec is a range of four, five, and six-cylinder gasoline engines produced by the Ford Motor Company, used in Ford, Mazda, Volvo, Caterham, Morgan, Tiger, Ginetta cars and by specialist engine tuner Cosworth.
Originally there was a 2.5 L V6...
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| x Saturn I4 engine |
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The powerplant used in Saturn S-series automobiles was a straight-4 aluminum piston engine produced by Saturn, a subsidiary of General Motors. The engine was only used in the Saturn S-series line of vehicles (SL, SC, SW) from 1991 through 2002. It...
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| x Ford I4 DOHC engine |
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The Ford I4 DOHC engine was a 4-cylinder inline internal combustion engine with twin overhead camshafts, produced by the Ford Motor Company. First with 2.0-litre 8-valve version, in later models with 2.0/2.3-litre 16-valve version from 1989 to the...
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| x Oldsmobile V8 engine |
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The Oldsmobile Rocket V8 was the first post-war OHV V8 at General Motors. Production started in 1949, with a new generation introduced in 1964. Like Pontiac, Olds continued building its own V8 engine family for decades, finally adopting the...
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| x Oldsmobile Diesel V6 engine |
Oldsmobile developed three diesel engines for the 1980s: two V8s and a 263 CID (4.3 L) V6. It was based on the Olds 350 V8 with a 4.057 in (103.0 mm) bore and 3.385 in (86.0 mm) stroke.
The history of passenger-car diesel engines at General Motors...
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| x Buick V6 engine |
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The Buick V6, initially marketed as Fireball at its introduction in 1962, was a large V6 engine used by General Motors. The block is made of cast iron and all use two-valve-per-cylinder iron heads, actuated by pushrods.
The 3800 was on the Ward's 10...
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| x Buick V8 engine |
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Like its sister General Motors divisions, Buick produced its own family of V8 engines to replace its straight-8 engines. These engines came in many of the same displacements as those from other divisions, but were entirely different.
Buick first...
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| x Internal combustion engine |
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The internal combustion engine is an engine in which the combustion of a fuel (normally a fossil fuel) occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber. In an internal combustion engine, the expansion of the high-temperature and high ...
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| x 8 Cylinder | Ford 4.6L 8 cylinder 224hp 275 ft-lbs | |||
| Ford 5.4L 8 cylinder | ||||
| Ford 5.8L 8 Cylinder FFS | ||||
| Ford 4.9L 8 Cylinder FFS | ||||
| Ford 5.8L 8 Cylinder POLICE FFS | ||||
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| x 6 Cylinder | Ford 4.2L 6 Cylinder | |||
| Ford 3.9 L 6 Cylinders | ||||
| Ford 3.8L 6 Cylinder FFS | ||||
| Ford 3.8L 6 Cylinder FFS S-Charge | ||||
| Ford 3.8L 6 Cylinder FFS S-Charge | ||||
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| x Straight-4 |
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Hyundai 1.6L 4 cylinder 110hp 106 ft-lbs |
The inline-four engine or straight-four engine is an internal combustion engine with all four cylinders mounted in a straight line, or plane along the crankcase. The single bank of cylinders may be oriented in either a vertical or an inclined plane...
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| Hyundai 2.0L 4 cylinder | ||||
| Hyundai 2.4L 4 cylinder 162hp 164 ft-lbs | ||||
| Honda 2.2L 4 cylinder 237 hp 162 ft-lbs | ||||
| Honda 2.4L 4 Cylinder 166 hp 161 ft-lbs | ||||
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| x 4 Cylinder | Ford 2.3 L 4 Cylinder | |||
| Ford 4 L 6 Cylinder | ||||
| Ford 2L 4 Cylinder | ||||
| Ford 2.5L 4 Cylinder FFS | ||||
| Ford 2.3L 4 Cylinder FFS | ||||
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| x DOHC V-6 | Hyundai 3.8L 6 cylinder 260hp 257 ft-lbs | |||
| Hyundai 3.8L 6 cylinder 250hp 253 ft-lbs | ||||
| x Straight-3 |
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Honda 1.0L 3 cylinders VTEC 67hp 66 torque |
A straight-three engine, also known as inline-three engine, or a triple, (abbreviated I3 or R3) is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side.
Most inline-three engines...
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| Honda 1.0L 3 cylinders VTEC 73hp 79 torque | ||||
| x VR6 engine |
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Volkswagen 3.6L 6 cylinder 276hp 265ft-lbs |
The VR6 engine is an internal combustion engine configuration, consisting of six cylinders. It was developed by the Volkswagen Group in the late 1980s, and evolutions of the original variant are still produced by them.
It is technically closer to an...
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| Volkswagen 3.2L 6 Cylinder 250 hp 236ft-lbs | ||||
| x V10 engine |
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Volkswagen 5L 10 cylinder 310hp 553ft-lbs Turbo Diesel |
A V10 engine is a V engine with 10 cylinders in two banks of five, which produces a distinct exhaust note.
The V10 is essentially the result of mating two even-firing straight-5 engines together. The straight-5 engine shows first and second order...
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| BMW 5.0L 10 cylinder 500hp 383 ft-lbs | ||||
| x W12 engine |
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Volkswagen 6L W12 444hp 406torque |
A W12 engine is a twelve cylinder piston internal combustion engine in a W configuration. W12 engines are manufactured in two distinct configurations. One configuration uses four rows of three cylinders merged into two 'cylinder banks' (two narrow...
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| Volkswagen 6L W12 420hp 406torque | ||||
| x 12 cylinder | Lamborghini 5.2L 12 Cylinder GUZZLER FFS MPFI | |||
| Lamborghini 5.7L 12 Cylinder GUZZLER FFS MPFI | ||||
| Lamborghini 5.7L 12 Cylinder | ||||
| Lamborghini 6.0L 12 Cylinder GUZZLER | ||||
| Lamborghini 6.2L 12 Cylinder | ||||
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| x V12 engine |
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BMW 6.0L 12 cylinder 438hp 444 ft-lbs |
A V12 engine is a V engine with 12 cylinders mounted on the crankcase in two banks of six cylinders, usually but not always at a 60° angle to each other, with all 12 pistons driving a common crankshaft.
Since each cylinder bank is essentially a...
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| Ferrari 550 | ||||
| Mercedes-Benz 5.5L 12 Cylinder 510 hp 612 ft-lbs Turbo | ||||
| Mercedes-AMG 6.0L 12 Cylinder 621hp 738ft-lbs Turbo | ||||
| x Straight-6 |
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BMW 3.2L 6 cylinder 330hp 262 ft-lbs |
The straight-six engine or inline-six engine (often abbreviated I6 or L6) is an internal combustion engine with the cylinders mounted in a straight line along the crankcase with all the pistons driving a common crankshaft. The bank of cylinders may...
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| BMW 2.5L 6 cylinder 184hp 175 torque | ||||
| BMW 3.2L 6 cylinder 333hp 262 torque | ||||
| Isuzu 4.2L 6 Cylinder 285 hp 276 ft-lbs | ||||
| Isuzu 4.2L 6 Cylinder 291 hp 277 ft-lbs | ||||
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| x 5 Cylinder | Hummer 3.5L 5 Cylinder | |||
| Hummer 3.7L 5 Cylinder 242 hp 242 ft-lbs | ||||
| Pontiac 2.8L 5 Cylinder FFS MPFI | ||||
| Volkswagen 2.2L 5 Cylinder FFS Regular | ||||
| Volkswagen 2.5L 5 Cylinder FFS Regular | ||||
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| x 10 Cylinder | Lamborghini 5.0L 10 Cylinder | |||
| Porsche 5.7L 10 Cylinder Premium | ||||
| Lamborghini 5.2L 10 Cylinder 562 hp 398 ft-lbs | ||||
| Lamborghini 5.2L 10 Cylinder 550 hp 398 ft-lbs | ||||
| Lamborghini 5.2L 10 Cylinder 560 hp 398 ft-lbs | ||||
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| x 2 Cylinder | Mazda 1.1L 2 Cylinder ROTARY | |||
| Mazda 1.3L 2 Cylinder FFS | ||||
| Mazda 1.3L 2 Cylinder FFS, TRBO | ||||
| Mazda 1.3L 2 Cylinder FFS ROTARY | ||||
| Mazda 1.3L 2 Cylinder FFS, TRBO ROTARY | ||||
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| x In-Line 3-Cylinder | Honda 1.0 3 cylinders 71hp 89 torque | |||
| Honda 1.0L 3 cylinders VTEC 65hp 65 torque | ||||
| x 3 Cylinder | Suzuki 1.0L 3 Cylinder FFS Regular | |||
| Pontiac 1.0L 3 Cylinder FFS | ||||
| Pontiac 1.0L 3 Cylinder FFS, TRBO | ||||
| Pontiac 1.0L 3 Cylinder FFS, TRBO MPFI | ||||
| Pontiac 1.0L 3 Cylinder FFS SPFI | ||||
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| x Straight-5 |
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Isuzu 3.7L 5 Cylinder 242 hp 242 ft-lbs |
The straight-five engine or inline-five engine is an internal combustion engine with five cylinders aligned in one row or plane, sharing a single engine block and crankcase. This configuration is a compromise between the smaller inline-four engine...
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| Volkswagen 2.5L 5 Cylinder 150 hp 170 ft-lbs | ||||
| Volkswagen 2.5L 5 Cylinder 170 hp 177 ft-lbs | ||||
| x Ford Y-block engine |
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The Y-block engine is a family of overhead valve V8 automobile piston engines from Ford Motor Company. It was introduced in 1952 on Ford trucks and in 1954 on Ford cars to replace the side-valved Ford Flathead engine and was replaced by the Ford FE...
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| x Ford Essex V6 engine |
The Ford Essex V6 engine was a 60° V6 engine built between 1966 and 1981 by the Ford Motor Company in the United Kingdom at their engine plant in Dagenham, Essex, which gave the engine its name. It was produced in two main capacities, 2.5 L and 3.0...
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| x Ford Pinto engine |
The Ford Pinto engine was the unofficial but generic nickname for a 4-cylinder internal combustion engine built by Ford Europe. In Ford sales literature it was referred to as the EAO or OHC engine and because it was designed to the metric system, it...
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| x Ford Taunus V4 engine |
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The Taunus V4 was a V4 piston engine with one balance shaft, introduced by Ford Motor Company in Germany in 1962. The German V4 was built in the Cologne plant and powered the Ford Taunus and German versions of the Granada, Capri and Transit.
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| x Ford Modular engine |
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The Ford Modular engine is Ford Motor Company's overhead camshaft (OHC) V8 and V10 engine family, which has been produced in 4.6L, 5.0L (Cammer, Coyote), 5.4L, 5.8L and 6.8L variations. Contrary to popular belief, the Modular engine did not get its...
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| x Ford Cologne V6 engine |
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The original Ford Cologne V6, also known as the 'Ford Taunus V6', is a series of 60° cast iron block V6 engines produced continuously by the Ford Motor Company in Cologne, Germany since 1968. In its original form, it was closely related to the Ford...
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| x Ford Essex V6 engine |
The Ford Essex V6 engine was a 90° V6 engine family built by Ford Motor Company at the Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Unlike the British Essex V6, the Canadian Essex used a 90° V configuration, in addition to having different...
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| x Ford Yamaha V8 engine |
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The Ford SHO V8 engine [super high output] was designed and built by Ford Motor Company in conjunction with Yamaha Motor Corporation for use in the 1996 Ford Taurus SHO. It was based on the successful Ford Duratec engine rather than its predecessor,...
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| x Ford Vulcan engine |
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The Ford Vulcan V6 is a 3.0 L (2,986 cc (182.2 cu in)), 60° V6 engine with an iron block and iron heads, used in some of Ford Motor Company's vehicles from model years 1986 through 2008. It was originally designed to be the optional engine in the...
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| x Ford GAA engine |
The Ford GAA engine is an all aluminum, 32 valve, DOHC, 60 degree V8 engine produced by the Ford Motor Company during World War II. It featured twin Stromberg NA-Y5-G carburetors, dual magnetos and twin spark plugs, and crossflow induction.
The GAA...
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| x Ford Zetec engine |
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Ford Motor Company used the Zetec name on a variety of Inline-4-cylinder automobile engines. It was coined to replace "Zeta" on a range of 1.6 L to 2.0 L multi-valve engines introduced in 1991 because Ford was threatened to be sued by Lancia who was...
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| x Ford 385 engine |
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The Ford 385 engine family (the name coming from the 3.85 inch crankshaft stroke of the 460 V8) was the Ford Motor Company's final big block V8 engine design, replacing the Ford MEL engine and gradually superseding the Ford FE engine family. This...
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| x Ford Kent engine |
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. Originally developed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia, it is an in-line four-cylinder overhead-valve–type engine with a cast-iron cylinder head and block.
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| x Ford Essex V4 engine |
The Essex V4 was a V4 engine from Ford Motor Company made at the plant in Essex. The engine was available in two capacities, 1663 cc and 1996 cc, differing only in stroke. This engine was used on the Ford Corsair, Capri Mk I, Consul/Granada Mk I,...
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| x Ford 335 engine |
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The Ford 335 engine family were a group of small-block V8 engines built by the Ford Motor Company between 1970 and 1985. The significance of the Numerals '335' designated to this series of Small block Ford V8 engines is relatively unknown....
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| x Ford CVH engine |
The letters CVH denote a particular type of 4-cylinder internal combustion engine produced by the Ford Motor Company during the 1980s and 1990s.
This engine was labeled with a couple different names throughout its production. From 1991-1996 in the...
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| x Ford FE engine |
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The Ford FE engine is a Ford V8 engine used in vehicles sold in the North American market between 1958 and 1976. A related engine, the Ford FT engine, was used in medium and heavy trucks from 1964 through 1978. The FE filled the need for a...
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| x Ford Boss 302 engine |
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Two generations of Boss 302 Mustang sports cars -- the 1969-1970 original and the 2012-2013 reintroduction -- have been produced and, while their model-specific engines (the 1969-70 Cleveland-Boss variant and 2012-13 Coyote-Boss variant respectively...
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| x Ford Power Stroke engine |
Power Stroke is the name given to the diesel engines found in Ford Super Duty trucks, Ford Excursion SUVs, Ford Econoline vans, and Ford LCF commercial vehicles. Production by Navistar International Corporation (International Truck and Engine...
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| x Ford CHT engine |
The letters CHT denote a particular type of 4-cylinder internal combustion engine produced by the Ford Motor Company in Brazil during the 1980s. It is a completely different engine from the CVH engine and should not be mistaken with it. Contrary to...
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| x Renault Ventoux engine |
The Ventoux was an automotive engine designed by Renault for the Renault 4CV, used subsequently until 1997, and named after Mont Ventoux in Provence.
The engine was liquid-cooled, with four cylinders in line. It was also characterised by its three...
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| x Ford SHO V6 engine |
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The Ford SHO V6 is a family of DOHC V6 engines fitted to the Ford Taurus SHO from 1989 to 1995. The designation SHO denotes Super High Output.
Due to the engine's unusual and aesthetically pleasing appearance it is sometimes transplanted into other...
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| x Ford HSC engine |
The HSC ("High Swirl Combustion") is an automobile engine from Ford Motor Company sold from 1984 until 1994. It was produced in Lima, Ohio, largely using tooling and designs adapted from the predecessor 200 CID straight 6.
The 2.3 L (2301 cc, 140...
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| x Ford Model T engine |
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The Ford Model T used a 177-cubic-inch (2.9 L) inline 4-cylinder engine. It was primarily a petrol engine, but it had multifuel ability and could also burn kerosene or ethanol. It produced 20 hp (15 kW) for a top speed of 45 mph (72 km/h). The...
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| x Ford Sidevalve engine |
The Ford Sidevalve is a side valve (flathead engine) from the British arm of the Ford Motor Company. The engine had its origins in the 1930s Ford Model Y, and were made in two sizes, 933cc or "8 HP", and 1172cc or "10 HP". The early engines were...
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| x Ford Flathead engine |
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The Ford flathead V8 (often called simply the Ford flathead or flathead Ford when the V8 context is implicit, such as in hot-rodding) was a V8 engine of the flathead type, designed by the Ford Motor Company and built by Ford and various licensees....
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