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Ford Pinto engine | |
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Overview | |
Manufacturer | Ford Motor Company |
Also called | EAO/OHC T88-series Taunus/Lima in-line |
Production | 1970–2001 |
Layout | |
Configuration | Inline-4 |
Displacement | 1.3–2.5 L (1,294–2,504 cc) |
Cylinder bore | 79 mm (3.11 in) 81 mm (3.19 in) 86.2 mm (3.39 in) 87.7 mm (3.45 in) 89.3 mm (3.52 in) 90.82 mm (3.58 in) 96.04 mm (3.78 in) |
Piston stroke | 66 mm (2.6 in) 76.2 mm (3.00 in) 76.95 mm (3.030 in) 79.4 mm (3.13 in) 86.4 mm (3.40 in) |
Cylinder block material | Cast Iron |
Cylinder head material | Cast Iron |
Valvetrain | SOHC 2 valves x cyl. |
Compression ratio | 8.0:1-9.5:1 |
Combustion | |
Turbocharger | Garrett with intercooler (on some versions) |
Fuel system | Pierburg, Motorcraft or Weber carburetors Fuel injection |
Management | Bosch L-Jetronic (on some versions) |
Fuel type | Gasoline |
Oil system | Wet sump |
Cooling system | Water-cooled |
Output | |
Power output | 54–205 hp (40–153 kW) |
Torque output | 90–240 N⋅m (66–177 lb⋅ft) |
Chronology | |
Predecessor | Essex V4/Taunus V4 engine |
The Ford Pinto engine was the unofficial name for a four-cylinder internal combustion engine built by Ford Europe. In Ford sales literature, it was referred to as the EAO or OHC engine and because it was designed to the metric system, it was sometimes called the "metric engine". The internal Ford codename for the unit was the T88-series engine. European Ford service literature refers to it as the Taunus In-Line engine (hence the TL codenames). In North America it was known as the Lima In-Line (LL), or simply the Lima engine due to its being manufactured at Lima Engine in Lima, Ohio.
It was used in many European Ford cars and was exported to the United States to be used in the Ford Pinto, a successful subcompact car of the 1970s, hence the name which is used most often for the unit. In Britain, it is commonly used in many kit cars and hot rods, especially in the 2-litre size.
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