V10 In Lightning
#16
Originally Posted by Neal
HI!... The crank is very weak in the v-10 and is known for breaking at higher HP #'s. I was going to build up a v-10 a few years ago to put in mu F-150 but after seeing the crank and talking to a few buddies that work at FORD's here in WINDSOR that are in the foundry and the assembly line I scrapped the idea.
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#18
Originally Posted by Neal
HI!... The V-10 crank is forged. It's off-set cut due to the firing order. If you ever saw one you would wonder why it does break at idle let alone 6000RPM on a 500RWH.P application.
#19
Originally Posted by TrackBeast
Perhaps due to poor quality control. There are plenty of unhappy people at Ford lately...
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Could the following motor be modified to work with gas and have the whipple working at the same time? Ford is making them for Hydrogen.
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006...ntroduces.html Seems its already built from 18 psi.
Jes
http://www.greencarcongress.com/2006...ntroduces.html Seems its already built from 18 psi.
Jes
#26
Originally Posted by rafa26
MISTERgadget always has been a dude since he was a kid :
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