Don't know if this is new information or how reliable. But seems credible: Ford New 4.8L V8 To Replace 5.0L Coyote. Doesn't change a lot for our use of the Coyote. Lots of engines still being installed and used that have been discontinued from DD's. But would suggest that the current OE upgrade that was done starting with the 2015 model may be the last one. I know from people here in the industry that decisions like this are made years in advance because engines need to be regularly certified to meet future emissions and mileage requirements, and it's not a quick process for R&D and testing. Who knows, maybe the 4.8L mentioned will be the next "go to" choice for our builds?
It seems hard believe they would walk away from the coyote so quickly. The 4.6 was around in different forms from 92 to 2010, or nearly 2 decades. The small block 302 even longer. Only 7 years for the coyote? The coyote should still have some tricks up its sleeves too. I have read there are bosses molded in for direct injection, which would easily leapfrog the current engine in emissions and power.
Lastly, i don't believe they can get 480ft*lb from a naturally aspirated 4.8L production engine. The coyote is extremely efficient with 390 to 400 ft lbs already.
From what I read a while back, the 5.0 was designed for future direct injection. I'm thinking that its the same engine but smaller displacement for efficiency.
I guess it's safe to say the Coyote is not being phased out. Today at the North American International Auto Show here in Detroit Ford introduced the 2018 Mustang. The V-6 version is being phased out. But the 4 cylinder turbo and 5.0 liter V-8 (Coyote) both stay. No details yet about the Coyote, except that it's "upgraded" and will be direct injection.
Oh and a new 10-speed automatic transmission. I guess "how many gears" is the newest race. :surprise:
That's fancy and nice, but how long does it take to go from 8th gear to 2nd gear if you stomp on the gas? Hopefully, this has been worked through and the transmission can skip gears. The 5 speed auto in my 06 GT has to step through each gear to get from 5th to 2nd and is the antithesis of performance, as compared to the manual transmission which I can jam the gear desired.
On our normal fuel injected cars the injectors squirt fuel into the intake runners which is then drawn into the combustion chamber.
On direct injection the fuel is squirted into the cylinder through the head. That allows for a better fuel air mix to be presented by the computer but it likely will take a stronger pump to overcome compression and injector tips that can live in the combustion chamber. All doable since diesel is direct injection (also known as compression ignition).
Direct Injection also allows you to run higher compression because the fuel isn't lingering in the cylinder long enough for it to detonate early (from the heat generated in the cylinder).
I know that the 8 spd auto trans that Lexus put in their big sedan back in 06 or so was a great trans. I was always surprised how it pretty much hid all the normal shifting but also worked very well at full throttle. W/ another 10 yrs of general improvement in the mechanical and the ECU part, I expect that the ford 10 speed will be just fine.
Highly doubt it. Coyote heads have always had casting provisions for DI anyway.
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