I have a dumb question. As I was looking through my engine today, I noticed on my 4.6l v-8 that is has nothing that says it's a 4.6 Triton? I know the 5.4L v-8 has it, but why did they take it away on the 4.6 v-8?

I would have liked to have something that said it was a Triton 4.6 V-8 in there to show off, but it don't? Why is that anyway?

 

My Side badge says triton.

 

I'd like to know that too. My side badges say triton too but not "4.6L Triton" like the "5.4L" does.

 

very petty.

 

Does anyone know what Triton means? Not even in an historical sense, just as it pertains to Ford truck engines. Aren't they all Triton engines? WTF difference does it make? It's like Chevy and their Vortec label, it means absolutely nothing except a hook for the advertising department. Hey, it got all you guys looking for the 'Triton'
badge, didn't it?

 

That thing gota triton?


Sweet

 

Thats a food question Rocky. I have wondered that about the magnificent HEMI (*cough, cough*) too. Is there anything in particular that makes an engine a hemi, or do they just slap that badge on the biggest engine they offer for a particular model as a maketing gimmick?

 

All these engine names are just marketing gimmicks. Cooked up by the various ad departments because it makes things sound better. "This is available with a Triton 5.4 L" vs. "This is available with a 5.4 L".

Same thing for Dodge, saying you have the option of the 4.7 L Magnum or the 5.7 L Hemi helps Dodge sell trucks. They're cashing in on the publics perception of the original Hemi's reputation. Those '60's Hemis were TRUE beasts that deserved their reputation. These new Hemi's are a wedge head, that don't have the hemispherical combustion chamber that makes a true Hemi.

 

just out of curiosity, what exactly is a hemispherical combustion chamber?

 

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/hemi.htm

 

Thanks inbred, that was some good info! The original '60's hemi's had a dome style combustion chamber that caused a swirling effect when the pistion came up on the compression stroke. This allowed the air/fuel to mix completly before the spark, that makes far more power then a coventonal design.

The new "hemi's" have a pointed dome that doesn't allow the same mixing to happen. Less power, less complete combustion=not a true hemi. But it still needs premium fuel. It's all marketing.

You can get the same power out of our 5.4 L with a 1714, and still use regular fuel. That's the real difference. The Ford engine will outlast the Dodge as well.