aluminum block years

liljojo4711 · July 11th, 2009, 08:44 PM

im wondering all the ford cars that came with the aluminum 4.6 or 5.4 (was there a 5.4 aluminum?) block?

Doc8224 · July 11th, 2009, 09:05 PM

all of the 4v 4.6's in the cobras where aluminum and the only aluminum 5.4 that I know is in the ford GT. also the Mark 8's had the aluminum 4.6. now all the new 4.6's are aluminum too I beileve.

liljojo4711 · July 11th, 2009, 10:21 PM

what do u mean by all the new 4.6's are aluminum?

i heard that the explorer had an aluminum block also, anyone know what years?

Exodus · July 12th, 2009, 01:27 AM

All of the newer 4.6l are aluminum blocks, I believe everything after 05, but thats a guess. Ford quite using the iron blocks on everything including the mustang, expedition, etc. As for the aluminum explorers, they had them back in 02 I think, somewhere in the there they started putting V8's in them and thats when they started using aluminum blocks. All of the explorers before then were v6's I think. I do know that they are a bit cheaper than trying to find one out of a cobra or mark 8. I found both of mine for less than 50 bucks, so the deals are out there, you just have to find the right idiot,,,,,, I mean guy that doesnt know what he's throwing away.

SWEET2KSTANG · July 12th, 2009, 01:43 AM

93-98 teksid aluminum (mark III, 96-99 cobra)
99-04 WAP aluminum (01 cobra, mach, marauder)
05+ mustangs are aluminum

some year exploders had aluminums as well, just not sure which years.

Safi · July 12th, 2009, 01:46 AM

are all teksid blocks aluminum?

SWEET2KSTANG · July 12th, 2009, 01:47 AM

Safi · July 12th, 2009, 01:50 AM

sweet! So my 99 cobra's block is aluminum

Didn't know that, you get reps!

SWEET2KSTANG · July 12th, 2009, 02:00 AM

yes it is. the 99's got them, a couple of the 01's did as well.

liljojo4711 · July 12th, 2009, 03:39 AM

so still no one knows which explorers got the aluminum...

mustang_gtr_99 · July 12th, 2009, 08:21 AM

Ford Modular engine - Wikicars

liljojo4711 · July 12th, 2009, 11:09 AM

i have a link similar to that but neither one states which year vehicles have the aluminum block...

Willy Mo · July 12th, 2009, 12:27 PM

Originally Posted by Exodus

All of the newer 4.6l are aluminum blocks, I believe everything after 05, but thats a guess. Ford quite using the iron blocks on everything including the mustang, expedition, etc. As for the aluminum explorers, they had them back in 02 I think, somewhere in the there they started putting V8's in them and thats when they started using aluminum blocks. All of the explorers before then were v6's I think. I do know that they are a bit cheaper than trying to find one out of a cobra or mark 8. I found both of mine for less than 50 bucks, so the deals are out there, you just have to find the right idiot,,,,,, I mean guy that doesnt know what he's throwing away.

ford put the 5.0 in explorers for a while.

Scott2001GT · July 12th, 2009, 02:46 PM

i wanna say the 03/04 Cobra blocks were cast iron

liljojo4711 · July 12th, 2009, 03:09 PM

^^^^ they were for added rigidity, read it in the new muscle mustangs & fast fords today. they have a whole write up about every ford modular engine in the august issue if anyone is interested.

Scott2001GT · July 12th, 2009, 06:40 PM

ya thanks LIL....I thought I read that b.c they boosted it

ReverendDexter · July 12th, 2009, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by Scott2001GT

i wanna say the 03/04 Cobra blocks were cast iron

All the factory boosted modulars are iron block, with the exception of the GT supercar's 5.4L. All of the factory 2v applications I'm aware of are iron block, as well.

All Mustang 3v and n/a 4v motors are aluminum.

Are the "Explorers" that you're thinking of that came with an aluminum block actually the Lincoln Aviators? Those had a 4v 4.6L, but that's the extent of my knowledge about them.

liljojo4711 · July 12th, 2009, 09:34 PM

from 02-04 the explorer came with an aluminum 4.6

mustang_gtr_99 · July 13th, 2009, 06:05 AM

Got it!!! Only after 2005 when all 4.6 blocks were made of aluminum did the Eplorer get the aluminum block. The only 4.6's to get an aluminum block prior where vehicles with DOHC which the explorer did not have.

Ford Explorer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

HBK_2007 · July 13th, 2009, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by liljojo4711

^^^^ they were for added rigidity, read it in the new muscle mustangs & fast fords today. they have a whole write up about every ford modular engine in the august issue if anyone is interested.

that was a good article

how do the new aluminum blocks compare in strength to the teskid blocks?

July 11th, 2009, 09:05 PM	#2
Doc8224 N/A 4v Guru 2003 Mach 1 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Afghanistan Posts: 3,463 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 1 reviews	all of the 4v 4.6's in the cobras where aluminum and the only aluminum 5.4 that I know is in the ford GT. also the Mark 8's had the aluminum 4.6. now all the new 4.6's are aluminum too I beileve. __________________ Military Crew U.S. Army Aviation Apache's Lead The Way

July 12th, 2009, 01:27 AM	#4
Exodus Regular 02 mineral grey GT SORC 29 miles 13 mins 14 secs Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 411 iTrader: 0 reviews	All of the newer 4.6l are aluminum blocks, I believe everything after 05, but thats a guess. Ford quite using the iron blocks on everything including the mustang, expedition, etc. As for the aluminum explorers, they had them back in 02 I think, somewhere in the there they started putting V8's in them and thats when they started using aluminum blocks. All of the explorers before then were v6's I think. I do know that they are a bit cheaper than trying to find one out of a cobra or mark 8. I found both of mine for less than 50 bucks, so the deals are out there, you just have to find the right idiot,,,,,, I mean guy that doesnt know what he's throwing away. __________________

July 12th, 2009, 01:43 AM	#5
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	93-98 teksid aluminum (mark III, 96-99 cobra) 99-04 WAP aluminum (01 cobra, mach, marauder) 05+ mustangs are aluminum some year exploders had aluminums as well, just not sure which years. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance Last edited by SWEET2KSTANG; July 12th, 2009 at 02:00 AM.

July 12th, 2009, 01:47 AM	#7
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	__________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

July 12th, 2009, 02:00 AM	#9
SWEET2KSTANG mm's nitrous mod 2000 mustang gt 11.79@115.83 (old set up) Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: N.W. AR Posts: 12,430 iTrader: 8 reviews	yes it is. the 99's got them, a couple of the 01's did as well. __________________ project warhorse under construction being built by MP2 Performance

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mustang_gtr_99 Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 3V GT/2007 GT D/D corner carver Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,730 iTrader: 2 reviews	Ford Modular engine - Wikicars __________________ OS2 (SW) USN REAR SEAT DELETE FABRICATOR "RSD pics in garage" 99 3V GT/2007 GT DD

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Scott2001GT BYAHHHH! 2001 Mustang GT 13.874 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 14,628 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 3 reviews	i wanna say the 03/04 Cobra blocks were cast iron __________________ Precision Turbo\|TurboSmart\|TeamZ\|Strange\|Hellion\|BBK\|SCT\|Edge Converters\|Fairbanks\|CG Fabrications\|Treadstone 4V swap in the works

July 12th, 2009, 06:40 PM	#16
Scott2001GT BYAHHHH! 2001 Mustang GT 13.874 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 14,628 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 3 reviews	ya thanks LIL....I thought I read that b.c they boosted it __________________ Precision Turbo\|TurboSmart\|TeamZ\|Strange\|Hellion\|BBK\|SCT\|Edge Converters\|Fairbanks\|CG Fabrications\|Treadstone 4V swap in the works

July 13th, 2009, 06:05 AM	#19
mustang_gtr_99 Hardcore Enthusiast 1999 3V GT/2007 GT D/D corner carver Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Eugene, Oregon Posts: 2,730 iTrader: 2 reviews	Got it!!! Only after 2005 when all 4.6 blocks were made of aluminum did the Eplorer get the aluminum block. The only 4.6's to get an aluminum block prior where vehicles with DOHC which the explorer did not have. Ford Explorer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ OS2 (SW) USN REAR SEAT DELETE FABRICATOR "RSD pics in garage" 99 3V GT/2007 GT DD Last edited by mustang_gtr_99; July 13th, 2009 at 06:07 AM.

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