which is it, iv heard both from many diffrent people. 281 or 289 (in the mark atleast)

which is it, iv heard both from many diffrent people. 281 or 289 (in the mark atleast)
281 cu inches

281 cu inches

What he said.....289 is an older Ford motor. :Beer

Why!?

60.5 CI = 1 leater /4.6 = 281

Why!?


well iv gotten a bunch of 289, and some 281, like markviiidrea. it does work out to 281 with the math, and that is the size of the new mustang's 4.6. edelbrock says 289, and my mechanic says 281, i cant get people to agree. i say its 289, but ...its just confusing thats all

289= 4.77liters

Jeep/dodge 4.7L v8 is 287 cubes,

Fords 4.6 is/always has been 281 ci.
thats why it gets the 4.6 name ,not 4.7 or 4.77 or 4.8

i think ford should have made it 289 for nostalgia
lol

Mike

ok, well i always thought it was bigger than the chevy's...but w/e

ACtually there are trademark laws with CIDs ... thats the issue at hand. A Ford 5.0 is a 302, and Chevy 5.0 is a 305 but divide by 60.5 and what do you really get.. Chevy had a 302 until Ford sued and started Trademark laws for Auto CIDs ... Dodge being the smart ones could care less and made a 5.2/5.8 :p

dodge always did go against teh grain concerning cid's 8p

ACtually there are trademark laws with CIDs ... thats the issue at hand. A Ford 5.0 is a 302, and Chevy 5.0 is a 305 but divide by 60.5 and what do you really get.. Chevy had a 302 until Ford sued and started Trademark laws for Auto CIDs ... Dodge being the smart ones could care less and made a 5.2/5.8 :p


although fords 351 is truely a 5.8 and dodge had the 5.9 right?

chevy calls their 350 a 5.7?

i guess its all just a numbers game,
probably why all the manufacturers just like to call them by ther metric displacement now.

mike

just call em...either small silly econ, medium semi decent econ/powerful, or uber power hoper! ...i guess that will be a little hard to fit on a valve cover though? eh?

ACtually there are trademark laws with CIDs ... thats the issue at hand. A Ford 5.0 is a 302, and Chevy 5.0 is a 305 but divide by 60.5 and what do you really get.. Chevy had a 302 until Ford sued and started Trademark laws for Auto CIDs ... Dodge being the smart ones could care less and made a 5.2/5.8 :p





dodge had a 5.9-360 ford had the 5.8-351

you know, it doesnt matter anymore! im more confused than before i started this thread! :explode:

What was the question again? LOL

289 is a Windsor engine. Same as the 302. The 281 (block and crank, at least) is built in Essex from what I see.

the brits always did have somthing to do with everthing