Will we ever get the hurricane engine??
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Will we ever get the hurricane engine??
Do you guys think ford will ever bring out the hurricane engine?? I was so looking foward to this engine and then ford pulled the plug on it. I was going to kick some hemi butt!
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Not unless gas gets real cheap for a long period of time.
If big Ford does decide to produce this, I am sure it would be in limited supply.
Why not buy an F-250 witha V-10?
NOBODY wants a V-10 with all of its 362HP, 457lb-ft?
THIS IS YOUR ANSWER - SUPERDUTY WITH V-10
If big Ford does decide to produce this, I am sure it would be in limited supply.
Why not buy an F-250 witha V-10?
NOBODY wants a V-10 with all of its 362HP, 457lb-ft?
THIS IS YOUR ANSWER - SUPERDUTY WITH V-10
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Originally Posted by J-150
the Hurricane was shelved, but it has been restarted.
It is coming
It is coming
I sure hope your right!! I don't want a ''modded'' engine I want one from the factory that will kick the hemi!! Because the 5.4 now wont do it!
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Originally Posted by 4xford1
I sure hope your right!! I don't want a ''modded'' engine I want one from the factory that will kick the hemi!! Because the 5.4 now wont do it!
the following was clipped from a union newsletter and posted at BON.
"Cleveland Casting Plant
Discussions for new work for our Casting Plant are continuing at a slow pace. There are a lot of issues to deal with. The Company’s plan is too aggressive and had an unrealistic deadline of January 15, 2006. The impact it will have on our workforce is not acceptable to this Bargaining Committee. We will continue our discussions with the Company to work out a plan that is acceptable to all parties.
Local 1250’s Bargaining Committee is attempting to secure two new castings. One is a 6.2L block (boss) that has a volume potential of 350K Units per year and the other is a 4.4L Diesel Block (lion) that will use C.G.I. Technologies. This block will have a starting volume of 125K units per year. These two new products have a total yearly volume of 475K to 500K units; total tonnage is approximately 50K to 60K tons. They are being developed for application in F-Series trucks, Explorer and for several future vehicles starting in 2009-2010. These future blocks will be in direct competition with our current modular blocks.
A volume forecast in tonnage for our Casting Plant. We currently pour 192K tons of iron per year. Due to product discontinuance and volume reduction we will drop to 88K tons in August 20l0 that is a loss of over 100K tons. If this forecast remains unchanged, we will be in a very critical position at that time. The question is can we continue to cast modular blocks at such a low volume/tonnage and still remain a viable source for castings. "
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Originally Posted by Kool Aid
Within a year, gas will be less than $1.50 per gallon.
Remember...... you read it here, first.
Remember...... you read it here, first.
Wow, that is a bold prediction, that means that it might get to under $3.00 per gallon CDN... WOOHOO!
I need to see your sources on this one
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Originally Posted by J-150
the following was clipped from a union newsletter and posted at BON.
"Cleveland Casting Plant
Discussions for new work for our Casting Plant are continuing at a slow pace. There are a lot of issues to deal with. The Company’s plan is too aggressive and had an unrealistic deadline of January 15, 2006. The impact it will have on our workforce is not acceptable to this Bargaining Committee. We will continue our discussions with the Company to work out a plan that is acceptable to all parties.
Local 1250’s Bargaining Committee is attempting to secure two new castings. One is a 6.2L block (boss) that has a volume potential of 350K Units per year and the other is a 4.4L Diesel Block (lion) that will use C.G.I. Technologies. This block will have a starting volume of 125K units per year. These two new products have a total yearly volume of 475K to 500K units; total tonnage is approximately 50K to 60K tons. They are being developed for application in F-Series trucks, Explorer and for several future vehicles starting in 2009-2010. These future blocks will be in direct competition with our current modular blocks.
A volume forecast in tonnage for our Casting Plant. We currently pour 192K tons of iron per year. Due to product discontinuance and volume reduction we will drop to 88K tons in August 20l0 that is a loss of over 100K tons. If this forecast remains unchanged, we will be in a very critical position at that time. The question is can we continue to cast modular blocks at such a low volume/tonnage and still remain a viable source for castings. "
"Cleveland Casting Plant
Discussions for new work for our Casting Plant are continuing at a slow pace. There are a lot of issues to deal with. The Company’s plan is too aggressive and had an unrealistic deadline of January 15, 2006. The impact it will have on our workforce is not acceptable to this Bargaining Committee. We will continue our discussions with the Company to work out a plan that is acceptable to all parties.
Local 1250’s Bargaining Committee is attempting to secure two new castings. One is a 6.2L block (boss) that has a volume potential of 350K Units per year and the other is a 4.4L Diesel Block (lion) that will use C.G.I. Technologies. This block will have a starting volume of 125K units per year. These two new products have a total yearly volume of 475K to 500K units; total tonnage is approximately 50K to 60K tons. They are being developed for application in F-Series trucks, Explorer and for several future vehicles starting in 2009-2010. These future blocks will be in direct competition with our current modular blocks.
A volume forecast in tonnage for our Casting Plant. We currently pour 192K tons of iron per year. Due to product discontinuance and volume reduction we will drop to 88K tons in August 20l0 that is a loss of over 100K tons. If this forecast remains unchanged, we will be in a very critical position at that time. The question is can we continue to cast modular blocks at such a low volume/tonnage and still remain a viable source for castings. "
This sound GREAT!! We might get it after all!!
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Do you suppoce we will get hemi badges on our trucks then? Last i had heard for a few different places is that it will have hemispherical heads. Sounds like alot of power to me
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Originally Posted by 4xford1
I sure hope your right!! I don't want a ''modded'' engine I want one from the factory that will kick the hemi!! Because the 5.4 now wont do it!
Exactly, but chrysler already has the 6.1 hemi out and ford still has not even caught up with the 5.7 hemi yet (stock).
I emailed ford/lincoln about the lack of power in the big 5.4 and got a computer generated email back.
