Ford Kent engine

Ford Kent engine
1.3 L (1,297 cc) engine in an Anadol A1
Overview
ManufacturerFord of Britain
Also calledFord pre-crossflow
Ford Crossflow
Ford Valencia
Ford HCS
Endura-E
VSG-411/413
Production1959–present
Layout
ConfigurationNaturally aspirated straight 4
Displacement1.0 L (996.7 cc)
1.1 L (1,117 cc)
1.2 L (1,198 cc)
1.3 L (1,297 cc)
1.3 L (1,339 cc)
1.5 L (1,498 cc)
1.6 L (1,599 cc)
Cylinder bore80.96 mm (3.19 in)
Piston stroke48.41 mm (1.91 in)
58.2 mm (2.29 in)
63 mm (2.48 in)
65 mm (2.56 in)
72.75 mm (2.86 in)
Cylinder block materialCast Iron
Cylinder head materialCast Iron
ValvetrainOHV 2 valves per cyl.
Combustion
Fuel systemCarburetor
Single-point fuel injection
Multi-port fuel injection
Fuel typeGasoline
Oil systemWet sump
Cooling systemWater-cooled
Output
Power output39–111 hp (40–113 PS; 29–83 kW)
Chronology
PredecessorFord Sidevalve engine
SuccessorFord Zetec engine

The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. Originally developed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia, it is an in-line four-cylinder overhead-valve–type pushrod engine with a cast-iron cylinder head and block.

The Kent family can be divided into three basic sub-families; the original pre-Crossflow Kent, the Crossflow (the most prolific of all versions of the Kent), and the transverse mounted Valencia variants.

The arrival of the Duratec-E engine in the fifth generation Fiesta range in 2002 signalled the end of the engine's use in production vehicles after a 44-year career, although the Valencia derivative remained in limited production in Brazil, as an industrial use engine by Ford's Power Products division, where it is known as the VSG-411 and VSG-413. Since 2010, it has been actively produced in the United States factories for Formula Ford globally because of its popularity in motorsport.