Ford Modulars are enormous engines

[Aussie Mike]

I believe the modular motor's days are numbered. The new V8 motor Ford is building is not based on the modular platform. It's a motor developed for the new Jaguar.

The modular can't be made much bigger because of the bore spacing. It's at it's maximum piston size at the moment so the only way to increase the capacity is to further increase the stroke.

I'm not saying the modular is a bad motor. Our recent track day was cleaned up by a N/A 4.6 powered Robnell Cobra. It's just an expensive motor to improve.

An Iron block 5.4 quad cam weighs about 279KG which is about 99KG more than the LS series motor. Add a blower and intercooler to it and you've bolted on another 40 or 50KG.

Guys here running a stock L76 6.0 motor can do the basics with a new cam and springs and a retune of the ECU and they are making over 400 HP at the rear wheels. That's some great bang for your buck especially when you can buy a new L76 in the crate for under $5K

Cheers

[Aussie Mike]

I should qualify my last statement: The plan is to replace the modular motor in Australia with a new Ford/Jaguar sourced Supercharged 5.0 Litre V8. This was for the 2010 models.

I just found this interesting info when I went searching for the new Jaguar V8. It seems Indian car maker TATA has just bought Fords UK marques Land Rover and Jaguar for $2.3 Billion. However they will still be sourcing engines from Ford. It'll be interesting to see what happens now.

Cheers

[Dennis Kelley]

I'm not a chevy guy but the LS series of engine is a much better design than the Ford mod. In my opinion the ford mod motor was a Turd in 1996 and is a Turd in 2008,

[NASSTY]

Originally Posted by Aussie Mike

I should qualify my last statement: The plan is to replace the modular motor in Australia with a new Ford/Jaguar sourced Supercharged 5.0 Litre V8. This was for the 2010 models.

I just found this interesting info when I went searching for the new Jaguar V8. It seems Indian car maker TATA has just bought Fords UK marques Land Rover and Jaguar for $2.3 Billion. However they will still be sourcing engines from Ford. It'll be interesting to see what happens now.

Cheers

Hi Mike,
Depends what you read with regards to the replacement motor in 2010.
Could be Jag 5.0 or it could be the Hurrican/Boss motor which is the replacement for the Triton 5.4 V8 that has now ceased production. The new Boss is rumered to be based on the 5.4 with wider bore centre, increasing capacity to 5.8 and 6.3 litres. Quad cams and all. It would make more sense for Ford in Oz to use a high volume production engine rather than a low volume production engine for use in premium branded vehicles. Time will tell.

Cheers