| Ford Kent engine | |
|---|---|
 1.3 L (1,297 cc) engine in an Anadol A1 | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Ford of Britain |
| Also called | Ford pre-crossflow Ford Crossflow Ford Valencia Ford HCS Endura-E VSG-411/413 |
| Production | 1959–present |
| Layout | |
| Configuration | Naturally aspirated straight 4 |
| Displacement | 1.0 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 bore | 80.96 mm (3.19 in) |
| Piston stroke | 48.41 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 material | Cast Iron |
| Cylinder head material | Cast Iron |
| Valvetrain | OHV 2 valves per cyl. |
| Combustion | |
| Fuel system | Carburetor Single-point fuel injection Multi-port fuel injection |
| Fuel type | Gasoline |
| Oil system | Wet sump |
| Cooling system | Water-cooled |
| Output | |
| Power output | 39–111 hp (40–113 PS; 29–83 kW) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Ford Sidevalve engine |
| Successor | Ford 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.