DeTomaso Mailing List: February 99, Message #173

In a head to head test my wife driving our 73 Euro GTS toasted me in our 96
SVT Cobra. 
4.6 vs 351c
Sound       	Advantage 4.6, There is nothing and I mean nothing like 4 cam,
		32 valves reving over 5k, promice

Torque  		Advantage 351c
Horse Power	Advantage 351c	
Maintence     	Advantage 4.6
Starting		Tie at least with ours
Fuel/Milage	Advantage 4.6	
Weight		Advantage 4.6	
Loudness	Advantage 351c
Cost		Advantage 351c
Mods poss	Advantage 351c
Looks		Advantage ????
Reving		Advantage 4.6, with out the rev limiter the engine has been 
		tested at several Ford camps to sustain reving at 10,000 for 		sustained
period of time.
Shear Pin Prob	Advantage 4.6
Cooling		Advantage???

4.6 Technical Data
Configuration   Longitudinally Mounted 90-degree V8, Cast aluminum block
and heads with iron cyclinder liners, forged crankshaft, six bolt main
bearing caps

Bore x Stroke	90.2mmx90.0mm
Displacement	4,601cc	
Compression	9.85:1
HP		305@5800
Torque		300@4800
Redline		6800, fuel shut off 7000
Valve train	Double Overhead cam, 4 valves per cylinder
Intake		37mm
Exhaust	30mm
Throttle Body	Twin 57mm, Ours Twin 66 Yeh Baby
Air-mass	80mm 

The Block and heads are cast in Italy by Teksid whom also casts aluminum
components for Ferrari road and Formula One cars, as well as other Italian
and European super cars. The crankshaft is forged by Gerlach-Werke in
Homburg Germany then Machined and balanced at Ford's Windsor, Ontario
Plant. The engine has nodular iron main bearings, on each side of the cap,
two reach upward into the block and one running horizontally into each side
fo the cap through the skirt of the block.  The rods are made from powdered
metal, compacted the hot struck in a forge making them remarkably strong.
Lastly the engine has a unique windage tray that wipes excess oil away form
the crank and directs it to the  deep oil sump, so even during prolonged
excessive reving the sump contains at least 3 quarts of oil.

Paul better get to work now Rimov