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Not to add fuel for the fire, but... The Ford modular motors are a product of the late 1980's. The idea was to use interchangeable parts on the production line to produce displacements of 262 cuin to 413 cuin. This engine series include the requirements for heavy truck and light-weigh cars; as well as, a standard combustion chamber design which was designed around a throttle body intake. In those days the Mustang had the old Windsor 302 HO rated at 220 hp @ 4,200 rpm. Now days the Shelby 350 ($50,000 list) with a 315 cuin Voodoo engine is rated at 537 @ 7,500 rpm and a red line of 8,250 rpm (normally aspirated). The car has the best sounding exhaust on a car since the McLaren M-8D. Since it runs a 12:1 CR, I would say Ford can also build high HP engine at a reasonable price also.
Ford's engineering budget allowed Ford to design an test a new combustion changer design in 2006 for the basic modular motor, but the production budget did not allow the plant conversion as that money was going to hybrid and electric drive trains for existing vehicles. Ford decided at that time to concentrate their engineering on the new diesel and gas engine for there truck line and drop all but two of their cars in the near future.
By the way my truck and convertible are Chevys.
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