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Originally Posted by GretchenGotGrowl
I think you may be missing something. Ford built the Windsor/Cleveland small-block V8 from 1962 to 2001. They had multiple displacements, ranging from the 221 (3.6L) up to the 351 (5.8L) and 427 (7.0L). It carried them from the heyday of muscle/pony car era through the gas crisis, EPA and CAFE periods with tweaks of the platform. They are now on the modular V8s, wich include the Coyote, Trinity and Voodoo and range in displacement from 281 (4.6L) to 354 (5.8L). The whole point of the modular platform is that it can be reconfigured easily. The Road Runner was a reconfiguration of the base Coyote. The modular V8 has been around since 1991, which is longer than the Gen IV (LS) and Gen V (new LT) motors produced by GM. The two companies have just taken different routes with the V8 development cycles. The length of time each cycle (complete refresh vs reconfiguration) is in no way an indication of them needing to scrap them because of intra-company competition. It is more driven by government regulation and consumer demand.
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Well I'll be darned! I honestly didn't know that and it's wrong of me to say things without knowing it. It's time for me to get back to the books lol.