Settle something for me...390 vs 400.

[Blmpkn]

The 2.9 peaks at 2600....just sayin

That's just too low... 2800 however.. *chefs kiss*

 

[RobbieD]

The spunky 2.9 is just fine.

The old 2.8 is just great.

The mighty 4.0, is so-so.

And the 3.0 is no-go.

But after the world ends,

And we’ve paid for our sins.

Honestly, this is no jive;

Only three things will be left alive:

Cockroaches, Keith Richards, and Ford Lima’s.

 

[rusty ol ranger]

The spunky 2.9 is just fine.

The old 2.8 is just great.

The mighty 4.0, is so-so.

And the 3.0 is no-go.

But after the world ends,

And we’ve paid for our sins.

Honestly, this is no jive;

Only three things will be left alive:

Cockroaches, Keith Richards, and Ford Lima’s.

Youre probably right...the 300 came out of the lima plant....

So technically....

 

[rusty ol ranger]

That's just too low... 2800 however.. *chefs kiss*

Arent lawnmower engines rated at higher RPM too? Guess it fits the theme

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

The spunky 2.9 is just fine.

The old 2.8 is just great.

The mighty 4.0, is so-so.

And the 3.0 is no-go.

Accurate assessment of the V6's

 

[Blmpkn]

Youre probably right...the 300 came out of the lima plant....

So technically....

I've always wondered..

Is Lima pronounced like... The bean.. or is it L-ee-ma?

Cause.. if it's pronounced like the bean.. and it being first put in the pinto.. id say Ford had a bunch of mighty stoned engineers working for them at the time who had a real good chuckle over that one lol.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I've always wondered..

Is Lima pronounced like... The bean.. or is it L-ee-ma?

Cause.. if it's pronounced like the bean.. and it being first put in the pinto.. id say Ford had a bunch of mighty stoned engineers working for them at the time who had a real good chuckle over that one lol.

Ford was (and still is) ran by bean counters...

According to Wikipedia Lima Ohio (where the plant is located) is pronounced like the bean.

 

[19Walt93]

I've always wondered..

Is Lima pronounced like... The bean.. or is it L-ee-ma?

Cause.. if it's pronounced like the bean.. and it being first put in the pinto.. id say Ford had a bunch of mighty stoned engineers working for them at the time who had a real good chuckle over that one lol.

I think it's pronounced Li-ma but I', not certain, I called the engine plant years ago about a warranty replacement engine.
The Pinto was a good little car that got unfairly bashed. The federal spec for rear impact was 30mph and 20-20 got hold of Ford's video showing the results of a 60 mph crash test and sensationalized the crap out of it. Ford should have videod the same crash test using a Corolla, a Datsun, and a GM with the gas filler behind the license plate.

 

[ekrampitzjr]

I think it's pronounced Li-ma but I', not certain, I called the engine plant years ago about a warranty replacement engine.
The Pinto was a good little car that got unfairly bashed. The federal spec for rear impact was 30mph and 20-20 got hold of Ford's video showing the results of a 60 mph crash test and sensationalized the crap out of it. Ford should have videod the same crash test using a Corolla, a Datsun, and a GM with the gas filler behind the license plate.

I saw crash-test footage decades ago of a late–1970s Corolla sedan that burst into flames in a rear collision just as Pintos were reported to do. My mother had a '78 Corolla two-door sedan, and the gas tank was mounted to the bulkhead between the back seat and truck, not in the trunk floor. The bulkhead and fuel tank meant there was no access to the trunk area from the interior. In theory that location for the tank should have been "safer" in a rear collision, but it really wasn't.