What is the best motor Ford Motor Company ever produced?

Answer 1

4.9L 300 c.i.d. Inline six. They never should have quit making it, but I see why they did. Since Ford went rainbow it doesn't need to build trucks anymore, the focus has shifted more to things, well, like the focus, little ninny cars that don't need a real motor. As long as they keep that up I'll keep up the boycott.

Answer 2

Johnny Boy has it right the BEST motor that Ford has ever Produced is the 300 cubic inch Inline 6. These motors have been known to hit the million mile mark on a regular basis. They have a 4" bore and a 4" stroke which provides the longest flattest torque curve or any gas motor. They hit their maximum torque output at a measly 1200 RPM and hold maximum torque output until the 4100ish RPM mark. Ford also built a V8 version in 1971 based off the 351C called the 400 again a 4" bore and 4" stroke, Like the 300 the 400 has a very long flat torque curve reaching peak torque at only 1400RPM and falling off at 4200 RPM. The 400 is a kickass motor BUT it has ALOT of bad rap due to the POS crappiest motor Ford ever produced the 351M (to the retarded idiots that do not know any better there IS NO 400M NONE ZERO ZIP ZILCH NADDA) In 1974 Ford stopped production of the 351C, But ford was unable to keep up with the demand for motors in the 350 CI range with just the Windsor Alone, so some idiot came up with the idea of "M"odifying the 400 to a 351 They destroked it so it had a 4" bore and 3.5" stroke (Same as a 351W) The 351M and the 400 use the same connecting rods so the extra .5" of now open cylinder had to be made up somewhere and Ford in all their geniousness cast big ol clunky goofy pistons that were just under the .5" needed taller also gave the 351M (M really stands for Midland where the block was cast, 351C was cast in Cleveland Ohio, 351W was cast in Windsor, Canada and 351M was cast in Midland Michigan) A lower compression ratio 7.9:1 the 351M/400 were the last OHV V8 Ford produced. Unfortunately they were produced at the beginning of SMOG requirements and Ford decided that they coudl save some time and money by casting alot of the smog related components into the block itself. Great idea Until the second generation of Smogging equipment comes around (the first smogging equipment actually made smog worse) and the 351M/400 were unable to be adapted because all the stuff was cast into the engine, Thus the end of the 351M/400 ALTHOUGH To achieve what I believe to be the BEST V8 Ford ever had the capability of producing but didn't is the Merger of the 400 and the 351W to create what is known as a 408 Clevor--Almost identical to a BOSS 302--more on that later, This engine uses a 400 Crank giving the 351W that magical 4X4 Bore, it also uses the Canted Oval port heads from the 351C/M/400 (I would get the 2V Aussie heads myself) to allow for easy breathing, in fact theres only 1 pair of aftermaket heads with better flow numbers than stock 2V C heads and they cost an arm and a leg plus yours and a buddies left nut and NONE that will compete with the 4V C heads. Big Blocks like the 429/460 use the Canted heads as well. There is no Ford intake available for this setup but you can purchase aftermarket adapters that allow you to use a 302 Intake either carbed or EFI with this setup. Like I said Ford DID build this engine setup in the early 70's but only as a BOSS 302, the BOSS 351 was strictly Cleveland, Back to the 300, What most people do not realize is the 300 (and 400 both) Have more useable torque at idle than ANY bigblock V8 Ford has built, thats right until almost 1500RPM a 300 will get the job done better than a 460 and the 400 will get the job done better until about 1800RPM.

----Taffscot, ALL 351 CI engines have been terminated the 351C was terminated in 1974 (in US late 90's in Austalia) the 351M was terminated in 1983 and the 351W was terminated in 1997--THAT Was almost 10 years ago Dude, Get with the times, 427SOHC is a powerhouse for sure, the Strongest production V8 EVER Produced and Sold to the public from the factory. But that 7' timing chain makes it a Pure POS for everyday use. (don't get me wrong I LOVE with Cammer) AS a FYI Ford made available a Cammer kit for the 289/302 in the 60's. the 289 Cammers were built and raced maily in Eruope and THIS engine the 289 Cammer is the predecessor for the 4.6 and 5.4 Triton motors. the NEW 6.2 BOSS Motor from Ford is rumored to be moreso Based off the 427Cammer than any other engine (kinda odd they have plans to produce a 7.0 (427) Version of this motor later down the road. I'm not EVEN gonna get start getting into the other engine lineups ford has but here's an easy Breakdown for JUST the V8's
Flathead, there is an OHV Hemihead conversion Kit available
Y-Block, that 312 kicks some serious ***
MEL Blocks 383, 406 and 462
FE--427, 428CJ need I say more
Small Block--289/302/351 ALL good motors
Big Block (385 Series)--372, 429/460 BOSS 429, 429CJ/SCJ need I say more
335 Series--BOSS 351, 400 and the junkiest POS ever the 351M--also a 302Cleveland Only in Australia
Modulars--4.6/5.4

Answer 3

Got to throw my hat in the ring on this one. 1st great engine was the Ford Flat Head engine it held the land speed record of 250 mph or near that until a Hemi took it in the mid 50s. Run for ever easy to fix souped up easily. Enough said. Then the 427 Ford engine all varieties tons of horse power right from the factory 428 also. Then the 351 Cleavland engine Bill Elliott set Nascar top speed at 212 mph still holds the record. Then the 429 series remember the Boss 429 no where was long enough space or to run that monster and of course the 460 an update of the 429.

Answer 4

That depends on the year that you are looking at. From the mid '60s to mid '80s it would be 2 engines. One being the 200 inline 6 and the 351 v-8. form the mid 70s to the 1996 it would be the 4.9l inline 6 and the 5.0l V-8. The 5.0 in the 1990 to 1996 Ford trucks are the precursors to the Triton V-8s. but the best V-8 I can think of would be the 460 CID as long as it had steel heads and not aluminum heads. The aluminum heads on the steel block tend to warp as that particular motor puts out a tremendous amount of heat. the last 460 I had had tempratures as high 500 degrees and that was at a distance of 10 feet from the engine. at that block tempratures were close to 750 degrees not quite the melting point of aluminum.

Answer 5

The greatest motor Ford ever made was the motor that was in the origional GT-40s that won lemans. This is the 427 Cammer. Better than a Hemi, and better than anything GM ever made. They still cast these in aluminum for drag racing today.
To the 300 lovers, i agree the 300 6 cyl is the greatest production motor ever produced by Ford.

Answer 6

I've read about this on a few other websites, talking about best engines ever made, so I'll try and remember the ones they listed.

The 351 is always mentioned.
The 5.0L "Windsor" engines is another great one.
THe Inline-6 I hear is indestructable as well. So I would go with the Inline-6...obviously it's design allows it to, where "V" configuration engines usually are trickier as they get older.

Now if we are discussing currently. or semi-recent.

The Triton 4.6L and 5.4L V8 have received numerous awards on a yearly basis for "10Best Engine Award" by Ward's Automotive. But it's been about 10 years that they have been studying/researching information for these awards.

Just this year the new Duratec35 3.5L DOHC V6 was just awarded that title, along with the 4.6L V8 as well.

Hope this helps...;-)

Answer 7

How about the 2.3 Turbo EFI, built from 1983 to 2000.

This engine made over 500 hp in the Ford Probe racecar in the 1979 and went over 200 mph, all with 140 ci and 205 hp stock in the 86 Mustang. It had ohc and was way ahead of the other makes. It was used in the Ranger pu for years!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Mustang_SVO

Answer 8

The 427 motors ruled the tracks in their time. Lo,med,high,tunnel port , sohc.


The 300 six is probably the toughest motor anybody ever made.

Answer 9

Tough call :
351 Cleveland.
427
429 boss
460
even the 4.9L straight 6 was known for it's durability.

Answer 10

All Aluminum 4 cam 32 V 4.6 V8