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The run down on that 5.0 "Cammer" Crate Engine
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Posted by: Tang

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	FRT 5.0-liter 'Cammer' crate engine Ford Racing Technology will revolutionize the crate-engine concept when its new 5.0-liter Cammer crate engine becomes available in 2003. Instead of modifying a standard production engine to suit non-stock applications, Ford Racing specifically designed the Cammer to be one of the most technologically advanced crate engines any manufacturer has ever offered. This high-performance retrofit is an all-aluminum, overhead-cam, 4-valve engine that is a perfect repowering upgrade for vintage Mustangs, street rods, and classic truck projects. According to Ford Racing Technology engine engineer Andy Schwartz, “The 5.0-liter Cammer delivers a healthy 425-430 horsepower at 6700 rpm. The torque curve peaks with 370 foot-pounds at 4000 rpm.” The 5.0-liter Cammer crate engine is based on the SVT Mustang Cobra’s 4.6-liter 4-valve V-8. However, the crate version has several unique qualities and components, including: Larger cylinders (94mm vs. 90.2mm) for 5.0 liters of piston displacement Flanged cylinder liners Reinforced crankcase web areas Forged pistons 11.0:1 compression ratio Ported heads Higher-lift cams (12mm vs. 10mm) Beehive-shaped valve springs to accommodate the higher lift Modified roller-finger followers Multi-layer steel-insert head gaskets Higher-flow fuel injectors 3-piece cast-magnesium variable geometry intake manifold Higher-flow, dual-cone-spray fuel injectors The 5.0-liter Cammer crate engine will be shipped with a stock Mustang Cobra oil pan and exhaust manifolds. Installation will be eased substantially by a choice of six different 4.6-liter 4-valve modular wiring harnesses being created specifically for the 5.0-liter Cammer crate engine. “We intend to grow the interest in overhead-cam technology,” said Dan Davis, director, Ford Racing Technology. “This is the future for tuners, project-vehicle builders and aftermarket car and truck enthusiasts. There’s no reason why a crate engine can’t start and perform as well in an aftermarket setting as the engines in production automobiles and trucks do. The 5.0-liter Cammer crate engine will provide top performance, a slick underhood appearance and excellent driveability without the hassles attached to carburetors and distributors.”

Posted by: Penske

And I'm sure the cost will be eye-watering...

Posted by: Tang

No doubt

Posted by: procharged94

Yeah, sounds awesome but I'm thinking what, about $10 grand at least?

Posted by: merczephyr

It will be pricey. But, there are people with deep pockets that will buy it. As the intrest in this product increases, more products will hit the market, some being aimed at the grassroots racers.

It took 20-25 years for the Windsor motors to see the kind of development and support they enjoy today. The major concerns with the mod motors are packaging and complexity. The packaging we can't do alot about. But the complexity issue is relative. Back in the 80's, most "mom and pop" garages wouldn't touch an EFI vehicle. Now, everyday joes are tearing down EFI motors and building them into monsters in their back yard garages. As people dig into these motors, they "become" not as complex. For the electronic tuning, there are shops all over the country that can do this work.

This will be an expensive motor, but it is a step in the right direction for the mod motor.

Posted by: KingofSlackers

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	Originally posted by procharged94 Yeah, sounds awesome but I'm thinking what, about $10 grand at least?

Ahh hell you are still around some aren't ya

Isn't this crate engine basically the FR500 prototype??? I can't remember the specs of it right off hand but that sounds about like it....

then again i could be wrong

Posted by: bmustangguy

Are they actually running a 5.0 now in some of these mustangs now. One of my friends said his moms new mustang has a 5.0 in it and i told him it didnt cause i havent heard of them using 5.0s since 1993.

Posted by: 65fairlane

I have never heard a 5.0 in a mustang since 95. I am pretty sure that the mustang if it is a new one has a 4.6 in it.

Posted by: bmustangguy

Yeah that is what i thought too. I was just wanting to see what anybody else had to say about it.

Posted by: funstick

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	. For the electronic tuning, there are shops all over the country that can do this work

fat chance the half of them know what there doing however.

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