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Ford Super Duty V8 | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
Production | 1958–1981 |
Layout | |
Configuration | 90° V8 |
Displacement | 401 cu in (6.6 L) 477 cu in (7.8 L) 534 cu in (8.8 L) |
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Cylinder block material | Cast iron |
Cylinder head material | Cast iron |
Valvetrain | OHV, 2 valves per cylinder |
Compression ratio | 7.5:1 |
Combustion | |
Turbocharger | Twin-turbo on 534 cu in (8.8 L) marine version |
Fuel type | Gasoline |
Cooling system | Water-cooled |
Output | |
Power output | 226–266 hp (169–198 kW) |
Torque output | 350–490 lb⋅ft (475–664 N⋅m) |
Dimensions | |
Dry weight | 1,300 lb (590 kg) (534ci twin-turbo marine version) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Lincoln Y-block |
Successor | Ford 385 V8 |
The Ford Super Duty engine is a range of V8 engines that were manufactured by Ford Motor Company. Introduced in 1958, the Super Duty engines replaced the Lincoln Y-block V8 (alongside the smaller Ford MEL V8 engines).
By the end of the 1970s, the use of the Super Duty engine began to decline in heavy trucks in favor of diesel-fueled engines; in medium-duty trucks, variants of the similar-displacement (but higher-efficiency) 385-series V8s became more commonly used. In 1981, Ford withdrew the Super Duty engine line.
Through its production, the Super Duty engines were assembled by Ford in its Cleveland Engine Plant #2 in Brook Park, Ohio.[1]