theoldwizard

Sorry Edsel. Cadillac used the exact same mechanism that TRW was trying to sell to Ford ! The software to control the mechanism was written "in house" by both companies.

Same reason as Cadillac. It drove like crap !

Believe it or not, I actually wrote software for Ford's "original" attempt at cylinder deactivation (on the old 300/4.9L I6 - dropped 3 cylinders) in about 1980 (?). It was within one year of going into production when it and 4x8 version were cancelled. Cadillac came out with a version a year later. It was so bad, customers demanded that it be eliminated (cut one wire).

Major BRAIN FART on me !! That is what the "word on the street is". Trust me, I have talked to experienced engine enhineers. Smaller engine, lower particulate outpu.

How could I forget ! The Coyote now has 16 injectors !! Getting rid of 8 injectors and that high pressure fuel pump will mean $100s of dollars in production cost savings. (That should be over $1000 at retail.)

I have mentioned this in the past, but I will give this topic its own thread. The EcoBoost technology has a serious problem. CAFE and EPA have proposed emission standards (maybe already in place ?) that will hurt EcoBoost. Ford did not add 8 more injectors to the Coyote just because they thought is was a "cool idea". Those port injectors (which are used more than 50% of the time) are there to reduce "particulate emissions". Yes, the same particulate emission that diesel engines use a particulate trap (and regeneration cycle) have to deal with. The new 6.8L is the first nail in the coffin.

It is going to die, or at least only live on in the "limited production" versions (Voodoo, Predator). Two valve pushrod is all about cost savings. As long as it make the power required for the F150/F250, who cares. Everyone has forgotten the history behind the Coyote. The 6.2L Boss was supposed to be the first of a new family of V8 engines, but the design failed in two areas. It could not take the heat when tested for Medium Duty trucks and the fuel economy (more specifically, the fuel economy on the little brother) and horsepower did not meet their goals either. Ford was in a bind as the old 4.6L just wasn't going to "cut the mustard" any longer with the Mustang crowd. Plus all of this was happening just before the Recession. The "urban legend" is that a bunch of engine guys convinced management to "give them a shot" at improving the Modular. With the requirements that they reuse as much of the tooling as possible (so same bore spacing and roughly the same bore) they were given the green light. Most of the improvements came from things racer has already tried and were proven. Tens of thousands of hours of computer time using Ford proprietary "flow modeling" software were used for designing a new "clean sheet" head. We all know the results !

Why ? Coyote Ugly: Is Ford reverting to Windsor V-8s with pushrod power? The clearly it would go in the F-Series (F150/F250) and maybe the Mustang. The only reason I can imagine is that the Coyote is very expensive to build.

I have been retired for 13+ years, so things may have changed (but I doubt it). You had better be a good talker and hope your supervisor will "go to bat" for you with the department manager. Usually it takes an "outstanding" to get a larger raise. (Flip Side - I think it was during the Nasser era, when it was decreed that 10% of the salaried work force should be classified as "below average". They would not get raises and unless their performance increased the following year they would face dismissal. I got tagged. When I asked the boss specifically why I was given a below average rating I was told, "I had to pick someone, so I picked you", probably because he knew I really liked my job. That gives you such a nice warm feeling.) Sadly, you may NEVER get past "midpoint". Some people have people are just born with "the silver spoon in their mouth" (or are good brown nosers) and others are not. Another "story". Female who started working for Ford in her early 40s. Quickly made it up to a Grade 8. Already had one Masters (Mathematics) but went back and got a second (special one, designed for Ford, through Wayne State). Took "extra" internal training. Volunteered for various "task forces". Always got "above average" reviews. She was bucking for an LL6, but by the time she was in her 50s, she realized that hey age was against her. Maybe it was because she did not play golf with the "good old boys".

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I worked 31 for the company. My experience was that unless your immediate supervisor really like you, you would probably NEVER get out of the bottom quartile. I had a friend who was a LL6. She regularly fell BELOW the minimum, despite having above average ratings and HRs only response would be, "Wait for the next PR cycle." A different friend was promised a "significant raise" when he complete a special Master in Business Engineering degree (this was at MIT; company paid for it, but it was a huge amount of work). After completion of the course and some period of time, he contacted HR as to when he could expect his raise. "Oh, you were above mid-point so we decided you did not need a raise". He quit within 3 months.

And that is my point ! Any accountant that looks at the numbers, should figure out that for a FLEET of vehicles, the gas is a big $$$ savings !

Is anyone else surprised that the new 7.3L gas has not increased sales significantly ? I thought for sure fleets would jump on this as the "total cost of ownership" is much less.

The 2.3L has an "open deck" block. There is no surface that the head mates to. The hot rodders with deep pockets, scanned the top of the block, used CAD to make a "plug" that fits in the void, with a few water passages. Now they can really crank up the boost ! A few people are running E85 for max boost.

A week ago yes, Tried it last night, no problem.

I guess they do not include the CO2 being released by the farmers tractors !

ALWAYS THE CASE ! Second Law of Thermodynamics Fission, using different design reactors (fail safe, no radio active waste) is much more feasible.

Nope. Second Law of Thermodynamics.

That was based on managements decision to install the transmission in a vehicle/engine combination that it was not designed for (meant to go in Fiesta).

Concur ! Lots of effort was put in by Ford and it is certainly questionable if they really got "paid back".

First Law of Thermodynamics

E450 DRW has 14,500 lbs GVWR

Back in the "hay day" of Ford's Class 8 business, I was always told it was all the thousands of combinations of engines, transmissions and axles that brought in the customers, especially the owner/operators. Don't forget, the reason Ford is in Class 6 and 7 today is because the can use engines and transmissions that were already in production for other vehicle. This gave those products a larger profit margin. I still see very few of F650/F750 around Motown !

After Windstar/Freestar were finally killed off The word "minivan" was never even whispered in the halls at Ford ! Even today, the passenger version of the Transit and Transit Connect are NOT called minivans.

It has happened before ! Clearly, the design/manufacturing procedure was changed. They COULD change suppliers. You have no idea how many revisions were done to the old TFI while it was in production !