I've been seeing people talk about Ford Romeo engines and that they are desirable. What makes them so appealling? I was comparing a picture of a Romeo 4.6 to my 4.6 (as far as I know, mine isn't a Romeo... I don't know how to tell) and they looked the same. ???

 

I read somewhere that if the 8th digit of the VIN is a W, then it's a 4.6 Romeo. Is that true? If so, then I do in fact have a Romeo. I ran the VIN on a decipher somewhere on the net and it came back 4.6 SOHC V8 (R). Does the (R) mean Romeo?

 

yes the W is a romeo engine. romeo engines are built more for performance not long hauling

 

Ah, ok. I don't know if that's good, or bad. I like performance, but I haul, too. I must say that my truck doesn't lack in the hauling department. I've already had well over 1000 lbs in the bed of this thing and could barely tell it was there. It's a champ.

 

Romeo is where the plant is located....Romeo, Michigan...has nothing to do with performance or hauling. Windsor is the other plant location where engine are made and is in Ontario, Canada.

 

every motor that is boost ready or performance motor comes from the romeo plant even the engine in the SVT line comes out of the romeo plant that is where the engineers for the svt build and produce their motors... even the ford GT motor comes from the romeo plant

 

The difference is in the components each 4.6 receives. Not every motor out of the ROmeo plant is a fire breathing SVT motor.

 

I know they're different. If I remember correctly, I read that the Windsor engines have "beefier" components. I guess that's what would make them more for hauling, if that is the case which I'd say it is. I think I saw something when I searched on yahoo. Talking about different blocks and such.