[DeTomaso] Ford V10

[Michael Shortt]

I had both a 2000 and 2003 Excursion with the V10, great for towing a
10,000 lb trailer and it would criuse at 90 on the highway all day
long, but I never thought of it as anything special to be modified,
aside from a lack of performance parts ( K& N, Chip, Exhaust ) there
ain't much out there and it's not an attractive powerplant to be seen
in a Pantera engine bay in my opinion. Plus my Pantera with a highly
modified engine gets better gas mileage everywhere than the Excusion
did on the highway.
I averaged 9-10 when towing, 12-14 in town and 15-16 on the highway
w/o a trailer.
But in the truck, it was great.

Michael in Savannah

On 11/28/07, David in Durango <adin at frontier.net> wrote:
> Hmmmm, I just read they are close to the same length as a 4.6.
> 457 ft lbs, 350 hp (from the factory and before the supercharger).  More
> horsepower than my yellow wreck! and a little more torque . . . .
>
> Wonder what they weigh?
>
>
>
> anything is possible with cubic $
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <MikeLDrew at aol.com>
> To: <shawkins777 at comcast.net>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 11:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Ford V10
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> >
> > In a message dated 11/28/07 22 46 29, shawkins777 at comcast.net writes:
> >
> >
> >> Has anyone tried putting a Ford V10 in a Pantera yet?
> >>
> >
> > I seriously doubt it would fit.   It is substantially longer than a V-8 I
> > think.   Plus, it's not very powerful (being biased towards very low-end
> > torque).
> >
> > Mike
> >
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