Re: New Ford I-6!

[adh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Sandwich Maker)]

" From: farna@xxxxxxx
" 
" Okay, it's not AMC related, but I know a lot of us AMC nuts also like
" in-line sixes and would like to see the AMC 4.0L continue in one form
" or another. The Strokers group on Yahoo Groups (specifically for 4.0L
" engines w/258 cranks) has mentioned things like cross flow heads an
" overhead cams as possible improvements. Then Chevy came out with the
" Vortec I-6 as their new truck engine. It has variable timing, and the
" I-6 is a cost saving package for that. With a V engine four cam adjust
" mechanisms are needed, with the in-line only two (or one if only intake
" or exhaust is variable). 

btw only one cam is variable on the 4200 vortec - cost and complexity
issues, i suppose.

" Well, Ford apparently didn't take that lying down! Ford of Australia
" released a 24 valve DOHC 4.0L in-line six in 2004, in the popular
" Aussie Falcon! That's the successor of the car Mad Max used.

it's an evo of the u.s. 144/170/200 and 250 family.  big sixes are
mainstream engines 'dahn unda', like small v8s were here.

" Here's a link for more info:
" http://autoweb.drive.com.au/cms/A_55206/newsarticle.html

and here's a link on its forebears.  note it's been sohc since '88.
http://www.fordsix.com/tech/misc/aussie_sixes.php

" Chrysler even had a hemi in-line six "down under", those guys
" apparently appreciate a good in-line six banger!! 

ironically that mill was designed as a truck engine up here, to replace
the very old flathead, which may explain why it's also a
small-bore/long-stroke layout and also tops out at 265 cubes.  but it
was shipped off before ever seeing production up here.

and kind of like the ika torinos in argentina, hemi-six valiants
stood tall in competition long after they left production.
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