Ford insiders have revealed plans to revive the 6.2-liter V-8 engine program, dubbed the Hurricane, according to a report in the Detroit News. The engine is a response to Chrysler’s immensly popular 6.1-liter Hemi engine that produces 425 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque, as well as General Motors’ 403-horsepower 6.2-liter Vortec engine that powers the 2007 Cadillac Escalade.
Ford had nixed the Hurricane project a year ago due to percieved high-costs of development. However it is speculated that Ford decided to revive the engine program three months ago to help maintain the company’s leadership in the truck market. Dodge and GM have both been chipping away at Ford’s market share with their larger displacement non-diesel engines. Analysts say Ford’s Cleveland casting plant has received orders for a new 6.2-liter engine block, with work to begin next year. The speculation is that the Ford engine will outgun the Hemi and may be used in other company platforms. It is unclear whether the new engine will keep the Hurricane nickname.
Well , it’s July 2009, all you snoots that said your crap…fiat crap broke chrysler, government motors…Ford, zero bailout. Any dip remarks about that one, ohhh Toyota sales down by 47%. Internet warriors are dumb. They usaully do not even have the vehicles they brag about.
By truth hurts. July 28th, 2009 at 9:05 pmI’ve had 4 Ford trucks over the years since 1978.
By Jim Miller. July 20th, 2009 at 7:04 pm1.) ‘78 F150 with 400M and C6 this was a great truck, no major repairs, just typical maintenance items. It was getting better mileage with 99,000+ miles on the odometer in ‘90 when it was stolen.
2.) ‘90 F250 with 460 and C6 this old girl 97,000+ miles and no major repairs, just typical maintenance items. Still ran great and would pull tree stumps. The milage averaged about 1.5 mpg less than the 400M. She was donated to help a 19 year old kid with cancer.
3.) ‘00 Excursion 6.8L V10 and 4R100 (I think?). Just still maintenance items only with 75000+ miles. I did add a set of Bilstein shocks greatly improved this 7000 lb girls handling. Mom loves toting t he kids around she feels safe in her bus. She loves driving the biggest SUV on the street, if anybody runs into her they would just bounce off! Mileage is 10+ city and 12+ hiway. She’s worth her weight in gold, loan paid off 6 years ago. who cares if I pay $200 a month for gas, I don’t have a $700 a month truck payment!!!
4.) ‘04 Lightning Supercharged 5.4L with 4R100 (Again, I think). 400 honest horsepower, 450 Ft/lbs torque!!!! Need I say more?
I used to like Ford but when I realized how weak and cheap they are I went back to GM. Ford uses only eight headbolts,tiny rod bolts,Small exhaust ports,poor cooling,no scan data pre obd-II. The mustang is still a solid axle,Dont forget the TFI Ignition system or HSC Intake Valve Sludge Remove it with wallnut shells.Ford cant make a Diesel Engine to save there life.Try to keep the spark plugs in a romeo motor.Dont burn your house down with a bad ignition or cruse control switch. They pick the cheapest tires from the good ol boys at firestone. (the ford/firestone friendship lives on) the worst warranty.If you get killed in a ford your family will have to fight there arsenel of lawyers who will tie it up in courts for twenty years You will die before you get paid.If you do get paid its hush money so you dont hurt sales.We wont go into the Pinto thing though.The worst part is insurance companies are paying claims for Fords poorly engineered vehicles.Im glad they dont make the space shuttle.
By gr8ballsoffire. July 14th, 2009 at 8:29 pmi dont know much about cars but i would like to know if you could put a HEMI motor in a ford mustang 1969 model?
By Andrew. March 10th, 2009 at 4:02 amI came to this newgroup by accident.
What a bunch of little pissing whiners.
After your’re done slapping Skippy, in your parents basement…zip up your pants…get a REAL JOB.
Everything I’ve read here , is just a bunch of patheiic loosers thinking if they bolt something on their Ford, Chevy, Mopar, Toyota,,,they are better than the other guy..
Get a REAL job. Get your OWN place. Pay YOUR OWN BILLS.
In other words…………GET A LIFE!!!!
Old enough to be your dad (THANK GOD I’M NOT)
ps - once you start to swear on line anyone, with an ounce of brains knows what type of person they are dealing with
This is why I hate the internet.
By Youe worst nightmare. March 8th, 2009 at 8:56 amKim said a Jeep will smoke a Ford Mustang GT. Give me a break Kim. That is the craziest thing I’ve heard in years!
By Brian. March 2nd, 2009 at 7:41 amQUOTE
“I would just like to point out to those talking about the 427 cammer. it was never actually put into a car. The 427 used was a pushrod engine.”
By John. March 20th, 2007 at 9:57 am
Actually John, Ford put one in a 1965 Galaxie and gave it to Gordon Copper the astronaut. Years later he gave it back to Ford and it was destroyed. So was it production, no but Ford did technically put one in a car from the factory. The rest of teh 427cammers were over the counter installs or crate bought and installed by the owners.
By ramairguy. January 21st, 2009 at 2:50 pmThis is in response to Steve whom told everyone just how great he was and to shut the fuck up. as hes been in the auto industry ….well for a long time…LOL
The Mustang, Ranger, Focus and F-150s and F250s are pretty much the line up at Ford if we dont count the Edge, Flex Fusion and the soon to be discontinued Taurus X in 2010/11. having said that the Fusion and Flex have cleaned up in the Automotive journalists eyes for saftey comfort style etc. So maybe we shouldnt really include those great platforms as well.So Id say Ford is doing a great job you knob.
Dont you just hate internet tough guys…
By ramairguy. January 21st, 2009 at 2:42 pmpushrod engines are actually more efficient. We have seen Ford produce a DOHC 5.4 V8, which sucked fuel like no tomorrow. The GM engines, especially the 5.3 was great on fuel. So large displacement pushrod engine will be fine for me, as long as it’s refined and puts out a lot of power and torque, and is fairly efficient, I am all for it. DOHC is old technology too.
By Alex. December 10th, 2008 at 11:16 pmHere’s my opinion, I think that Ford will be okay out of the big 3. here’s why. Have any of you been to a GM lot lately? their price tags are off page. If they get any higher you’ll need a goddamn ladder to read them. Dodge aint that bad and they offer a few more engine choices than Ford. Dodge became famous after a bad argument between Henry Ford and the Dodge brothers who were designers for Ford. They built an engine that destroyed Ford’s best engine out of rejected ford parts which says something. I like Ford and Dodge. When I think of GM I think of knobs falling of the stereo, the A/C works when it wants to, mirrors falling off, doors that won’t open. Unless you get a Cadilac, you’re buying over priced shit. Even the head designer of GM said that on CNBC that aired a week ago. Dodge is affordable to an extent. GM is overpriced. Why would I spend $25k+ for a GM product when I can get a Ford Ranger for less than half of what GM charges. Toyota is made in America but is still foreigned owned and they’ve been copying everyone of the big 3’s options. The only thing keeping Ford going right now is the Ranger, the Mustang, the Focus, and the F150’s and F250’s. You guys don’t even have a clue as to how bad the import market has hurt the big 3. here’s another little fact that might interest you. GM paid a boat load of cash to get out of the UAW union because if they didn’t they would be out of business as of next year. That came out of that show I mentioned above. The new camaro is a prime example of what I’m saying. The front looks like a bad copy of the mustang and the rearend is Identical to 1969 “B” body charger to a T. So until you assholes have more insight to the automotive world than I do, SHUT THE FUCK UP! I’ve been in the auto industry pretty much longer than most of you in here.
By Steve. September 16th, 2008 at 11:22 pmuhhh… i thought this comment section was supposed to be on the 6.2 hurricane… not you chevy and dodge loving pricks who think ford is crap… if you hate ford so much then why were you searching for a blog on ford… so fuck you … all of you!!!
By austin the ford guy. July 28th, 2008 at 1:27 pmTo whomever referred to the 4.6/5.4 as “oversize,overweight pigs”. I have an 2008 Mustang GT that I bored/stroked to 5.0/302C.I. and ported the stock heads to “Stage 3″ level through Sean Hyland Motorsport. Normally aspirated this 302 made 445 horsepower and 492 ft/lbs of torque. Lots of fun, couln’t find anything to run with me but a guy with a Viper and he spends more time in shop than on street. After installation of the new 2.8L Kenne Bell Twin Screw Intercooled Blower I’m putting right @ 800 HP on the pavement and just slightly less TQ running only 11 psi of boost. MY car idles fine in traffic, is completely docile around town and on the interstate until you put your foot into it, then from about 2800 to 7600 RPM it’s quite literally insane. So for an oversize/overweight pig with only 302 cubic inches of displacement I think Ford did a really good job with the 3 valve OHC Mod Motor. BTW 26 MPG @ 70 on cruise control form Tyler,TX to San Antonio, Tx.
By ‘08 302 GT. June 8th, 2008 at 6:49 amFord Blue in my veins.
Hey guys go back to school if you prefer a pushrod engine over an overhead cam. If you look at the Indy cars and big hp road race cars you won’t find any pushrods there,they were fine in the 50s and 60s but this is the 21st century.
By pistonbroke2. April 18th, 2008 at 10:46 amLooks like Toyota is following Fords lead too. Both look like a Dodge, might as well buy a Dodge.
By Derrick. May 1st, 2007 at 9:40 pm
By FORD. March 27th, 2008 at 9:04 pmyour a fucking dumb ass. why dont you do some research and find out where did DODGE got that design from ford sold that to them so………. hmmm by right thats all FORD…fuck you very much and have a nice day
Ford Ford Ford. Ford rules! I guess thats why my stock Jeep SRT8 will blow away the ford mustang gt. AS WELL AS ANY FORD TRUCK! LIKE IT OR NOT! FORD SUCKS STRAIGHT ASS.
By Kim. March 24th, 2008 at 1:28 amThe real test! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KD8ByS-EmQ
What you might think… This is totally LEGIT! No matter what you losers think.
By FordabovetheREST. February 16th, 2008 at 3:01 pmMan, I can’t believe all these LOSERS against the TOP truck in America and beyond! What’s with this shit comparing your GM, Dodge and Toyota’s against my Ford truck. I want a truck that will do the job and not twist and fall apart on me like yours does - even when all it does is cruise the street and not even dirty or tow a heavy load. Thus far, I am not convinced GM or Toyota are making things better. Dodge is not even worth mentioning, but I’ll mention them in this blog anyway. Quality is what matters, despite your cheezy slogans like, “what matters is what’s behind the grill” and bullshit like that… Ford is quality and I love my Ford trucks. The rest are a bunch of followers! Why can’t you all become more innovative and stop trying to follow a Ford truck. Pitiful dumb asses here!
By FordabovetheREST. February 16th, 2008 at 2:56 pmI maintained a fleet of trucks for the local utility. We had the big three for most of my 35 years. The last 10 years Ford has single handedly kept me employed. Countless transmission failures. Failing injectors on their diesels and cam position sensors, brake problems etc etc etc!!! Failure to take care of problems under warrenty. I would see design problems at the beginning of a model run and four years later they still haven’t fixed them. The reason Toyota is taking over market share is one reason. Reliability! Not the $ against the Yen. Not trade differences. Fords advertisement holding one of it’s trucks by it’s bumper is supposed to show how tough it is? Give me a break. Grow up Ford and quit building Junk and stand behind what you build.
By Maxcat. February 11th, 2008 at 9:41 amI used to buy a new F-250 every two years, but I got
By Frank Renosky. January 16th, 2008 at 9:02 pmtired of being “All Show and No Go ” Get off your Dead Asses and make something with HORSEPOWER and
MILEAGE !!! The last Great Truck was my 460…no wonder you are falling behind to Toyota & GM..
WAKE UP ALICE !
Someone can e-mail if they like or tell me here. Can I fit a 426 Hemi in my 1500 ram? It’s a 2004 model with a 5.7 Hemi. waynemonaghan@yahoo.com
By Wayne. January 1st, 2008 at 7:26 amhttp://jalopnik.com/cars/detroit-auto-show/this-is-the-2009-corvette-zr1-ls9-engine-and-yes-were-probably-in-serious-trouble-326717.php
By fuckford. December 3rd, 2007 at 6:37 pmI can not understand why they do not use the old 460 big block engine in their trucks. It CAN be made fuel efficent the same way they make other engines fuel efficent. They are a proven design and the extra weight will not hurt a truck that needs a lot of torque. JB
By Jackie Bell. December 2nd, 2007 at 5:14 pmlook im a ford guy but can ford please make a fucking engine that can beat the supra engine come o on were getting our asses handed to us by a damn v6 i mean 180 cid beats a 427cid engine top fuelers don’t count come on im thinking about getting me a supra for gods sake that thing is running freaking 6.95 @199 damn thats emparassing dude
By kenneth. August 17th, 2007 at 5:30 pmRelax kiddies. By the time this engine hits the street, it will be outgunned by all the competition. I’ve been a diehard Fordman for many years.
By fordson. August 6th, 2007 at 6:15 pmOK lets get this motor in a mustang!!!
An go smoke UMMMMMM!!!!
JERBRO
By jerbro. June 25th, 2007 at 6:01 amFord finally makes a good gas motor and puts it in that big 8000 lb hunk of superdodo and they expect to beat a Dodge or Chevy? Not going to happen. I’ll bet the Toyota tundra will take it. I for one would like to see Ford begin to produce it’s own ideas and quit taking apart Dodges and Chevys to come up with designs. Looks like Toyota is following Fords lead too. Both look like a Dodge, might as well buy a Dodge.
By Derrick. May 1st, 2007 at 9:40 pmI was a ford men,but since ford is not making more pushrob engine.i became a chevy guy.
By rene. April 16th, 2007 at 12:56 pmi ever liked the modular engine that,I become a chevy guy.But since ford is going back to pushrod again,I am moving back to ford.
By rene. April 8th, 2007 at 9:21 pmI would just like to point out to those talking about the 427 cammer. it was never actually put into a car. The 427 used was a pushrod engine.
By John. March 20th, 2007 at 9:57 am460= POS Ford needs to just keep doing everything dodge does to grow =)
By fullsize. March 15th, 2007 at 6:45 pmI would first like to say that the new 6.4 litre is a great addition to the Super duty line of trucks. I have loved my 6.0 litre and and the old 7.3 litre’s are bulletproof so as always i expect nothing but the best to come out of this 650 foot pound monster.
By Superduty Guy. March 8th, 2007 at 12:57 pmTo comment on those who feel the 5.4 litre Triton is a pig you are entitled to your opinion but I have now bamked over 600,000 miles on three of them and they all have the power they did the day i rolled them off the show room floor. However I loved my windsor’s (they made me a ford guy) they would start to lose their pep at about 120,000 miles longevity says alot and the 5.4 has made myself and my company alot of money over the years. At any rate all hail ford supremecy and I can’t wait for the Hurricane!!!
I have a 92 5.0 mustang and a 06 3valve 5.4 f150 and it is about time that ford built a real engin with some power since the 5.0 pushrod .
By james. January 30th, 2007 at 2:53 pmTHE HURRICANE IS A PUSHROD ENGINE DESIGN ACORDING TO HOT ROD MAG. THE DISPLACEMENT WILL BE UP TO 7.0 427 CUBIC INCH. PRODUCED FOR F SERIES PICKUPS AND HOPEFULLY CARS. ITS BOUND TO BE CHEEPER TO BUILD THAN THE MODULAR DESIGN O.H.C. ENGINES. COULD BE SET FOR NEW F150 IN 2009. MONTY
By montycollis. January 14th, 2007 at 8:18 amwhen’s my t-bucket coming?
By jelbomb. December 15th, 2006 at 3:33 pmProcharger will now be an option on all 08-09 mustangs
By Luke. December 12th, 2006 at 10:44 pmsomeone build me a t-bucket.
By jelbomb. November 14th, 2006 at 7:01 pmFor what it is worth, you would have to have had to drive a 427 MR in a 67 Fairlane or a Shelby, had the pleasure of doing both, this engine can make more torque per CI than any thing before or since. Although not real good on the street, who cares when you can blow off most anything setting next to you at the light. Gas here in the Everglades is down to $2.35 and on the way down. High Risers and Tunnel Ports were great on the circle track but not good on the street……
By Chuck Stark. October 13th, 2006 at 1:11 pmwhy wont ford bring back the 460, build that like no other, and smoke everything there is.
By 460Ford. September 19th, 2006 at 5:47 amIf Ford engineers hold true from the past, the 6.4L diesel will have sequential turbos, not one for each bank just like the 4.5L V6’s in the LCF’s they produce.
As for the 4.6L V8, it is a work of art. I’ve owned three Grand Marquis’s and I wouldn’t think of changing. In a time where fuel consumption is a critical issue, my 2005 with the performance option gets 32.5 miles to the gallon on trips. nuff said!
Even after the introduction of the 6.0L powerstroke in Nov, 2003 and all the related service issues, sales are good and the name “Powerstroke” will still be a name for other manufacturers to chase.
Happy motoring!
By Doug Ballentine. August 23rd, 2006 at 4:21 pmI hope someone gets there story straight about the 6.4 turbo!!! Looking forward to owning one, If they are going to be produced or not! I have a 6 litre with 200k and have no problems yet… Good Luck FMC.
By Cliff. August 19th, 2006 at 7:24 pmI have the understanding the 6.4L will be an international supplied dual turbo?
By jeremy. August 8th, 2006 at 5:58 pmCleveland Casting Plant has an order for making the 6.2…Wonder if they’re gonna use their new compressed graphite iron capabilities, cgi is supposed to achieve much stronger castings that are two thirds the weight of aluminum.
By Bo. August 5th, 2006 at 1:34 pmhemi style heads comeo now, i remember a motor before the hemi that started off with the plugs threw the center may not have a hemispherical desighn but if i recall it was what a 221 flathead v8 built by ford so dodge people are thefts themselves
By mustang scotty. August 5th, 2006 at 6:10 amoh the new 6.4 litre diesel yea a buddy of mine was telling me about it like 350 horses and i believe 650 ft lbs of torque hell all they need to do if they wanna smoke some ass is just bring the 427 cammer back.
By mustang scotty. August 5th, 2006 at 6:07 amIf they’re gonna put the Hurricane into cars I hope it’s not an oversize, overweight pig like the 4.6-5.4.
By Milehog. July 12th, 2006 at 12:28 pmLong live the Windsor.
The new 6.4 diesel will be a dual turbo, not twin turbo. Dual meaning it will have 2 turbos. Twin means it will have the same turbo, dual meaning 2 turbos of different size. One small one for fast spooling for low end torque, a bigger turbo for the high end of the powerband. And also, big horsepower is not a goal of the new engine, big torque is. Most Superduty owners buy them for the ability to tow just about anything. Regardless of the amount of power GM or Dodge use, their frames cant handle the weight the way a f250/f350 frame can.
By joe. July 11th, 2006 at 9:26 pmThis engine will smoke the new hemi like the old cammer did
By Luis. July 6th, 2006 at 3:46 pmI have heard the same thing about the new 6.4 with twin turbos but my question is will they be in series like CATs ACERT or one for each side? Cory you said that one would be fixed and the other VGT, so i would guess they would be in series?
By BCFD25. June 24th, 2006 at 1:00 ami am a diesel tech at ford dealership. The new 6.4 liter powerstroke engine is coming out in january high pressure fuel instead of high pressure oil two turbo chargers one fixed and one variable vain 7 coolers and a lot of power
By Cory. June 9th, 2006 at 12:48 pmcan i get a f350 ford with a 6.7 litre cummings engene
By ray peoples. May 26th, 2006 at 9:45 pmAccording to an article, the Hurricane name is owned by Jeep…The name has reportedly been changed to “Boss” for production.
Expect to see this motor in future (Boss) Mustangs too!
By Bo. May 16th, 2006 at 4:35 pmI dont know anything about the 6.2 liter engine but i do know in 2007 ford will be replacing the current 6.0 powerstroke with a twin turbo 6.4 twin turbo diesel. This is probably due to the problems with the Variable geometry turbos on the current 6.0 powerstroke.
By Sam. April 18th, 2006 at 6:53 pmIf you’re fed up with LS1s, better find a cozy chair. The LS7s are just now being produced, and haven’t even come close to realizing their full potential with only two valves. You have to remember, too, that GM still has a 502 CI and 535 CI MkV engine to bolt in about anything large enough, and run on gasoline, ethanol, or whatever you can pump into it. Diesel is not the long-term answer either. Look at Brazil ir you want to see our future.
By Vader. April 5th, 2006 at 9:04 amIf a truck is for a business , then sentimentality doesn’t come into it and commercial priorities dictate that it should be a diesel .
Here in the UK the price of gasoline is just over $6 US dollars per US gallon . Although much of this is tax , the rate of oil production worldwide cannot be increased and the developed countries are set to get a smaller share of it as world wide demand increases .
I am a hotrodder and can only afford to daily a guzzler because I do less than 5,000 miles a year . It is time that manufacturers , goverments and most of all the consumer voted with their head rather than their heart and order new vehicles with a diesel .
By striebs. April 5th, 2006 at 12:15 amNosboss,
By imie. April 4th, 2006 at 3:15 pmSorry to burst YOUR bubble, the new Powerstroke diesel displaces 6.4 liters, the gasoline fueled Hurricane displaces 6.2.
Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble, but the 6.2 will be a diesel due to the fact that Fords 6.0 diesel will be going away. Word is the new 6.2 will have twin turbos.
By Nosboss. April 3rd, 2006 at 6:27 pmHere I am! Rock you like a Hurricane!
Well, at least the engine already has a theme song.
By Ted. April 1st, 2006 at 1:36 pmI think Cletus has missed the point.
This motor is NOT intended for any car- it is for Trucks. Big trucks that need to haul and tow big things. And Ford needs to compete with a new “big” gasoline motor that has the power of the competitors plus improved fuel efficiancy and lower emissions. Throw a multivalve head on a V8 of 378 cubic inches, add variable valve timing and drive-by-wire throttle body connected to an electronically controlled transmission and you can achieve all these things w/ a motor smaller , lighter, and more fuel efficient than the Triton V10.
W/ all that being said, once it exists, sure would be nice to see it grabbed by SVT (or whatever they evolve into) and used in a car.
Jim.
By Langley. March 29th, 2006 at 1:39 pmBuilding up engines is a hobby, getting huge horsepower is a goal, but these kind of cars do not run every single day on the street…
I think making huge engines anymore is stupid. Gas is expensive and cars are already getting heavier. They need to spend research money to make cars lighter and stiffer and make the current engnes output more power by improving efficiency - there’s a different era of vehicles ahead. Especially if these are cars that are driven around daily in short distances, suge huge engines in never even get to unleash their power.
In the new corvette, I’m not impressed that they managed to get 425 horsepower by increasing the displacement, that’s a given.
This why they should still have SVT…
By Cletus. March 28th, 2006 at 5:14 pmOh it will be OHC motor. Ill take a wild guess and say it will have Hemi style heads and Chamber with DOHC setup can any one say “new 427 Cammer”?.
By l.e. March 28th, 2006 at 2:49 pmIt would be a great step between the 300 hp 4.6 and the 475 hp cobra. More money then the 4.6, but would definatly kick some butt in a stang
By Andy. March 28th, 2006 at 1:44 pmi hope its a pushrod engine?? cheaper valvetrain
By maxxxboost. March 28th, 2006 at 5:30 ami am fed up with ls1s its time to kick ass
Hope it fits in newer mustangs or its not going to outgun crap.
By 19mach69. March 28th, 2006 at 4:34 amAbout time, any details on it? overhead cam? 2 or 4 valve heads? any racing plans?
By Tanner. March 28th, 2006 at 12:59 am