Ford Windsor V10 Alloy Over Head Cam 6.8l (415cid)

[mik]

i stumbled across this on ebay, if i have it right it is the earlier 5.4 v8`s big brother truck engine(but i could be wrong), i was thinking this is a cheap donk good for parts or a project? f100 repower perhaps? maybe someone can clue us in about this engine?
woops forgot the link
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....#ht_500wt_1158

[2011G6E]

Originally Posted by mik

i stumbled across this on ebay, if i have it right it is the earlier 5.4 v8`s big brother truck engine(but i could be wrong), i was thinking this is a cheap donk good for parts or a project? f100 repower perhaps? maybe someone can clue us in about this engine?
woops forgot the link
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....#ht_500wt_1158

I think Ford tested those in Crown Victoria police cars...I seem to remember a small article in Popular Mechanics magazine some years back that said they were testing them for pursuit vehicles.

[Professor Farnsworth]

it might work in a pursuit vehicle, but i just don't think it'd have enough torque?

[XR Martin]

Herrod built a supercharged one years ago and put it into a Mustang as a burnout car. It was a bit of a flop from memory, not sure whatever happened to it either.

There was also a guy from a few years back putting one in an XG, pretty sure he was on here, also dont know what happened to it.
The one below is a 2valve, the one in the Ebay ad is a 3v, so it will be even wider.

[chevypower]

It's a test engine from the upcoming Falcon GTHO - btw, it's not a Windsor engine.

[Professor Farnsworth]

It's built at the Windsor plant though isn't it? Bit like the Barra 220/230 i guess. It's just called a Triton as far as i can tell.

[Jim Goose]

The sticker also says 1998?.. If its a test engine for the GTHO how long has the engine been in development?

[Professor Farnsworth]

Originally Posted by Jim Goose

The sticker also says 1998?.. If its a test engine for the GTHO how long has the engine been in development?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarcasm

[ebxr8240]

These engines are in trucks and mobile homes, camper vans in U.S...
Sheesh if they where to build an H.O motor ??
This engine I would NOT use !!!!
Mind our boss engine is in vans over there too or was...

The V10 through a rod at Bathurst.. While doing a demo burnout !!

[wrongwaynorris]

Originally Posted by mik

i stumbled across this on ebay, if i have it right it is the earlier 5.4 v8`s big brother truck engine(but i could be wrong), i was thinking this is a cheap donk good for parts or a project? f100 repower perhaps? maybe someone can clue us in about this engine?
woops forgot the link
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....#ht_500wt_1158

These are used extensively in Winnebagos both here and in the states .

[DJR-351]

As a performance engine they would make a good mooring......

[Powdered Toast Man]

Originally Posted by Professor Farnsworth

it might work in a pursuit vehicle, but i just don't think it'd have enough torque?

For being almost 7 litres in capacity 620Nm isn't much considering the 5.4 puts out over 500Nm. Even the 3V 5.4 makes 500Nm.

[chevypower]

Originally Posted by Powdered Toast Man

For being almost 7 litres in capacity 620Nm isn't much considering the 5.4 puts out over 500Nm. Even the 3V 5.4 makes 500Nm.

the 6.8 is the same as the 5.4 with two added cylinders. 500Nm divided by 8, multiplied by 10 = 625. Seems about right to me. What is amazing though is the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 isn't that far behind it in power and torque.

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by Powdered Toast Man

For being almost 7 litres in capacity 620Nm isn't much considering the 5.4 puts out over 500Nm. Even the 3V 5.4 makes 500Nm.

Difference is the 5.4L makes its peak torque 1500rpm higher than the 6.8L

[Powdered Toast Man]

Originally Posted by XR6 Martin

Difference is the 5.4L makes its peak torque 1500rpm higher than the 6.8L

Not the 3V, its about the same. 220kw made peak torque (472Nm) at 3250rpm, and the 230kw (500Nm) at 3500rpm.

Originally Posted by chevypower

the 6.8 is the same as the 5.4 with two added cylinders. 500Nm divided by 8, multiplied by 10 = 625. Seems about right to me. What is amazing though is the 3.5L EcoBoost V6 isn't that far behind it in power and torque.

And look at the boosted offerings from the Germans (AMG, BMW, Audi etc). So much torque available nowadays

[JG34JA]

Hmmm, 6.8L V10 ZF auto BF LTD road car. 110km/h at 1100 revs....

[cedric]

that blue mercury,lead sled,custom with the all metal interior. it won a lot of the big car shows a few years ago,summernats top ten etc. merculease or something. it had a v10 modular in it,it was very, very tuff and looked the goods

[Franco Cozzo]

Aren't these the ones which keep destroying spark plugs?

[Adamz Ghia]

Wouldn't be the engine MOTOR were hell bent on convincing everyone was going to make it's way into the '2003 AV Falcon Update'...?

[Sprint347]

The old sprintex mustang with the V10 was for sale a few years ago, iirc it was pretty cheap considering how much it would have cost and it's heritage.

edit. this thing

http://autospeed.com/cms/title_Smoki...5/article.html

[Kryton]

Still pretty cool to be able to say "Its running a V10 - You?"

[XR Martin]

Originally Posted by Adamz Ghia

Wouldn't be the engine MOTOR were hell bent on convincing everyone was going to make it's way into the '2003 AV Falcon Update'...?

Nah thats this one.

[SteveJH]

Originally Posted by Big Damo

Aren't these the ones which keep destroying spark plugs?

Thats the 3V Barra/Modular V8's that did that I thought?

[351@GT]

there was an xc coupe on ebay a while back with one of these v10's in it - unfinished project.

had towers chopped witth he rack n pinion steering, big brakes, 6spd tremec etc

think it was north wa?? no idea if/what it sold for.