choo choo Posted July 14, 2008 Report Share Posted July 14, 2008 HI ALL,, I'M A NEW SGT OWNER BUT NOT A NEW MUSTANG LOVER. I'VE BEEN SORT OF DOING A CRASH COURSE ON THE TERMINOLOGY OF MUSTANG MOTORS NEW AND OLD. CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN TO ME WHAT EXACTLY THEY MEAN WHEN THEY REFER TO THE OLDER 5.0 MOTORS AS PUSHROD AND THE NEWER 4.6 AS A MODULAR MOTOR? WHAT DOES PUSHROD AND MODULAR DESCRIBE? THNX TO ANY ANSWERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rarecat Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 The 5.0 was the last pushrod V-8 generally offered in the Mustang. The pushrod ilself is a part of the engine that responds to the single cam shaft, used to open the intake and exhaust valves. It's like this (highly simplified): Camshaft lobe lifts the "lifter" Lifter is connected to rocker via "pushrod" Lifter pushes the pushrod up, connecting to the rocker arm Rocker arm opens valve Valve spring closes valve For Mustangs specifically, in 1996 the new Modular (mod) motors eliminated the pushrod design by placing the cam directly over the valves, thus SOHC and DOHC...single and dual overhead cam designs. Again this is a simplified explanation, but hopefully you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choo choo Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 THNX FOR THE CLARRIFICATION RARECAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuLu Posted July 15, 2008 Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 Though many parts are interchangable between modular engines, the term "modular" actually refers to the quick change adaptability of the engine production line. Read more here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Modular_engine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choo choo Posted July 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2008 THNX ALL FOR THE INFO, I FEEL MY BRAIN GETTING BIGGER. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIsHereToo Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 Though many parts are interchangable between modular engines, the term "modular" actually refers to the quick change adaptability of the engine production line. Read more here? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Modular_engine You beat me! yeah, it's my understanding that this design methodology allows for a wider application without having to retool and or major design work. The engines is modularized, to the extent it can be, so it can be easily and inexpensively adapted to different uses. Anyone know where out engine has been used elsewhere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mach 1 1970 Posted July 16, 2008 Report Share Posted July 16, 2008 You beat me! yeah, it's my understanding that this design methodology allows for a wider application without having to retool and or major design work. The engines is modularized, to the extent it can be, so it can be easily and inexpensively adapted to different uses. Anyone know where out engine has been used elsewhere? Yeah the V/10 engine puts out 362 HP with 3 valves and is used in the truck line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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