[DeTomaso] New Windsor vs All aluminum new 5.4 modular? - Life after 3 decades with a Cleveland

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/18/10 3:26:57 PM, teampantera at yahoo.com writes:

> This particular 5.4 block that I mentioned is a Shelby  aluminum block 
> using a Ford patented process called PTWA or Plasma Transfer Wire 
> Arc.....where  a high energy metal--spraying technique deposits a 1010 alloy steel 
> liner in the aluminum cylinders that is only 150 mics thick. I'm sure Shelby 
> isn't building the blocks but I'll call Gary Patterson (Manager at Shelby) 
> on Monday to see what he says. 
> 
OK- that's Fords unreleased new block for the Shelby 500, due out soon. The 
spray liners save 8 lbs according to the news flash last month. Maybe they 
made further changes.... Cheers- J Deryke