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#41 ·
acmillr said:
Reason?? Enlighten us all..........
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the windsor was used in trucks,thus heavier duty in stock form. The mains are wider and the dowels align and help the cap from moving better than the jack screws. the rod's are larger than the romeo,and feature full floating pins vs pressed on the romeo...but you know this
 
#42 ·
the main prob with the dam windsor mills from that time frame - truck engines included, is that the heads have a nasty problem of spitting spark plugs, which results in stripped out threads and you have to take the head off to fix it properly.......
 
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#43 ·
2kGT said:
the main prob with the dam windsor mills from that time frame - truck engines included, is that the heads have a nasty problem of spitting spark plugs, which results in stripped out threads and you have to take the head off to fix it properly.......
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this problem is not limited to the windsor,or a 4.6 for that matter. I know of a few 03's(n/a) that blew out a plug. the 5.4's and 6.8's blow them too. Ford blames incorrect torque
 
#44 ·
limited said:
acmillr said:
Reason?? Enlighten us all..........
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the windsor was used in trucks,thus heavier duty in stock form. The mains are wider and the dowels align and help the cap from moving better than the jack screws. the rod's are larger than the romeo,and feature full floating pins vs pressed on the romeo...but you know this
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Who is feeding you this ****?? The rods are identical. Also, all the 4.6's have floating pins. I will be glad to take some pictures for you. Stop repeating things that you have heard on other internet sites.

I take it you have a Windsor motor- It is not better or worse simply because you have one.
 
#46 ·
limited said:
acmillr said:
Reason?? Enlighten us all..........
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the windsor was used in trucks,thus heavier duty in stock form. The mains are wider and the dowels align and help the cap from moving better than the jack screws. the rod's are larger than the romeo,and feature full floating pins vs pressed on the romeo...but you know this
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Anyone with some common sense should be able to disect this statement as bullshit. If the mains are wider, how can the crankshafts be interchangable?? You are FULL OF ****....... I say that with all due respect.
 
#47 ·
i have an 8 bolt windsor :hug ac is a show off, jack ass, magician, know it all, and polite all in one package (not signature material!). maybe sexy but i dont want to drive all the way to florida just to find out.
 
#48 ·
I drive through FL all the time to get back home.... I can stop in and find out for ya :wink .....
 
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#49 ·
if its bad just tell me, you dont have to show. i thought about going down there in a coupe weeks though to deliver my trans and pick one up just to get away from here for a little bit.
 
#50 ·
limited said:
2kGT said:
the main prob with the dam windsor mills from that time frame - truck engines included, is that the heads have a nasty problem of spitting spark plugs, which results in stripped out threads and you have to take the head off to fix it properly.......
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this problem is not limited to the windsor,or a 4.6 for that matter. I know of a few 03's(n/a) that blew out a plug. the 5.4's and 6.8's blow them too. Ford blames incorrect torque
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yea knew it was a variety of madular engine sizes, didnt know it was anything outside of the windsor plant tho.
 
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Yea I live in Jacksonville NC right now "Im Stationed there" and my parents live in PSL FL.... So needless to say i got to FL a lot, And no **** i have been wanting to go to Tampa for a while... I have never been there and lived in FL from birth till 17 years old. Go bucks lol, but I will keep you posted haha, and acmillr when ever i go to Tampa I will look you up haha, take it easy guys

Tim
 
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SWEET2KSTANG said:
i have an 8 bolt windsor :hug ac is a show off, jack ass, magician, know it all, and polite all in one package (not signature material!). maybe sexy but i dont want to drive all the way to florida just to find out.
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I wish I had of knew you back about a year ago. My job had me stationed in Blytheville for a little over a year.
 
#55 ·
hell yea acmillr, I will be down there one day
 
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#59 ·
acmillr said:
SWEET2KSTANG said:
i have an 8 bolt windsor :hug ac is a show off, jack ass, magician, know it all, and polite all in one package (not signature material!). maybe sexy but i dont want to drive all the way to florida just to find out.
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I wish I had of knew you back about a year ago. My job had me stationed in Blytheville for a little over a year.
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i have lived here my whole damn life! i am tired of this area, but my wife dont want to leave.
 
#60 ·
acmillr said:
limited said:
acmillr said:
Reason?? Enlighten us all..........
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the windsor was used in trucks,thus heavier duty in stock form. The mains are wider and the dowels align and help the cap from moving better than the jack screws. the rod's are larger than the romeo,and feature full floating pins vs pressed on the romeo...but you know this
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Anyone with some common sense should be able to disect this statement as bullshit. If the mains are wider, how can the crankshafts be interchangable??
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For those of us who are not mechanics it is sometimes difficult to separate the falsehoods from the truth. I read a statement once about Mach 1s having a forged crank but regular rods and pistons. Even I would have to question why Ford would do that. But sometimes it is a little more difficult. Especially when the information comes from reputable places.

In Prochargers application guide dated 2/26/07 they advertise the P-1SC Stage II for 00-04 GTs as available in 8, 10, or 12 psi. They then footnote that they recommend 2001-2004 only run a maximum of 8 lbs. boost. Why would they do that if the motors were the basically the same?

The difference, I was once told, was far more subtle than those discussed on this thread. They told me that Ford changed they way they cast rods and pistions in 01. While that is probably not a Windsor vs. Romeo difference, it is still a difference.

I do not know if Procharger is right. But I beilive that they are in a position to know. They have thousands of superchargers running on thousands of Mustangs.
 
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