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	Ford MEL engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		All MEL engines had wedge shaped combustion chambers formed between a flat head surface and an angle milled block deck, with the piston top determining the compression ratio and combustion chamber shape.
		The least-common MEL engine was the 410 in³ (6.7 L) Bore was lower at 4.2 in (106.7 mm).
		The 430 was replaced by the 462 in³ (7.6 L) engine in 1966.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ford_MEL_engine (533 words)

	Mel Kenyon: The Champ Car Years - The 70's
		Mel was running in the 4th position when the rain finally halted the race, had the race gone the complete distance, Mel probably would have been so fortunate.
		Mel's racer had a wheel ripped off in the collision and was out of the race finishing in the 16th spot.
		Mel's crew flagged him in on his third lap as it was obvious he was not fast enough to "bump" into the field.
	melkenyon.tripod.com /indycarstats70s.html (3789 words)

	Melsgallery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Mel drove mostly V860s but graduated to Offies later in his career. He drove at Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, Salem, Eugene, Yakima, Ellensburg, Spokane, Kenniwick and in Canada at Cloverdale, Burnaby and Ladner B.C. Mel as a "rookie" in his first own car, a V860.
		Mel was inducted into the Golden Wheels Hall of Fame in October 2002 along with Bob McLees and Harry Stryker Snr.for their contribution to American Midget Racing.
		Mel goes on to say that he later drove # 61 in Canada for one night only - the steering wheel came off while leading the B Main, he jumped the low rail and ended up with his front wheels on the roof of the Ladies Rest Room.
	www.justmidgets.homestead.com /Melsgallery.html (920 words)

	Ford FE engine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The smallest big-block Ford was the 332 (of 331.8 inÂ³ (5.44 L) true engine displacement) with a 4.0 in (101.6 mm) bore and 3.3 in (83.8 mm) stroke.
		Ford 406 FE-series engine with Tri-Power intake and carbs on a Ford Galaxie.
		Ford's 427 inÂ³ (7.0 L) V8, introduced in 1963, was a racing engine pure and simple.
	www.kitcarusa.com /kb.php?aid=15 (2084 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The least-common MEL engine was the 410 inÂ³ (6.7 L) Bore was lower at 4.2 in (106.7 mm).
		The 430 was replaced by the 462 inÂ³ (7.6 L) engine in 1966.
		Bore and stroke were entirely different at 4.38 in (111.3 mm) by 3.83 in (97.3 mm) and the 462 MEL engine produced 340 hp (254 kW) and as much as 485 ftÂ·lbf (658 NÂ·m) of torque.
	www.goupstate.com.cob-web.org:8888 /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Ford_MEL_engine (548 words)

	The Ultimate Ford 385 engine - American History Information Guide and Reference
		The Ford 385 engine family was the American Ford Motor Company's final big block V8 engine design, replacing the Ford MEL engine and gradually superseding the Ford FE engine family.
		The engines were sold between 1968 and 1997.
		Besides service in large luxury cars in the 1970s and in trucks throughout its life, the the 385 series engine was also popular in motorhomes, marine, and industrial applications.
	www.historymania.com /american_history/Ford_385_engine (193 words)

	MSECRC/materials in everyday life/automobile/future cars/P2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ford is working on re-engineering the midsize sedan for the future - one result is the P2000.
		CIDI Engine (compression-ignition, direct-injection) is believed to be the lowest in emissions, highest in energy density, with the best fuel efficiency ever attempted.
		Light weight vehicle and hybridization allows the engine to be much smaller than found in conventional midsize sedans.
	www.crc4mse.org /MEL/AUTO/MEL_auto_P2000.html (309 words)

	Ford Falcon XR8 - - Car and Driver - March 2001
		The Dunlops break free at the first tickle from the engine's torque -- which reaches as high as 304 pound-feet -- and are doomed to live a life shorter than a Paul Hogan film festival.
		Tickford Vehicle Engineering, a joint venture between Ford and Tickford, the 58-year-old British coachbuilder that formerly was part of Aston Martin, bolts on the XR's hardware at a facility across the Hume Highway from Ford's Broadmeadows complex north of Melbourne.
		When Ford introduced the Taurus to Australia as a possible Falcon replacement in 1997, distinct chortling could be heard, especially from beyond the Sydney suburbs.
	www.caranddriver.com /previews/3108/ford-falcon-xr8-page2.html (422 words)

	Crate Engine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		A competitor without the southeast speedways' sealed crate engine will have the option to rent, borrow, or buy (depending on the speedway the competitor is attempting to race at) a sealed crate engine from that speedway.
		All crate engines must run a Mel's Ignition, an H.E.I. type ignition with an internal built-in rev limiter (maximum allowed is 6500 RPM) and the coil must be mounted on the engine side of firewall as close as possible.
		If during technical inspection, at any time, a racer's crate engine is found to have been altered, tampered with, opened, resealed, or wrong for any reason what so ever (and there is no explanation of it in the master database), the engine is illegal.
	www.carawayspeedway.com /crate_engine.htm (1136 words)

	Green Car Congress: Ford Introduces New, More Efficient V6 Engine Platform Designed for Upgrades
		Ford has unveiled its new 3.5-liter V6 engine platform, a more powerful and cleaner engine that eventually will be under the hood of one in five Ford products in North America.
		Ford's new engine is not world-changing and won't solve our fossil fuel problems, but it is a step in the right direction and deserves mention (even if only barely in the "almost" category).
		Ford does seem to be leading the american brands with efficiency and hybrids.
	www.greencarcongress.com /2005/11/ford_introduces.html (1918 words)

	Stock Car Races at the Cowley County Fairgrounds, Winfield, KS, July 14, 1968 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The #18 Ford on the pole of this race was driven by Gary Moore, of Wichita, Kansas.
		The #07 Ford, on the outside of the front row, was Stanley Topper, of Winfield, Kansas.
		Mel Montgomery is on the outside of the second row in John Hebb's #05 Ford.
	winfield.50megs.com /Cowley/14Jul68.html (603 words)

	Ford Classics - Engine Specs
		In 1968, the engine was reduced to 195 horsepower.
		Ford 480 cfm four-barrel carb atop a cast-iron intake manifold.
		In 1959, the Marauder engine was considered a mid range of its' predecessor with a stock horsepower of 322.
	www.fordclassics.com /enginespecs.html (1492 words)

	FORDMUSCLE webmagazine: Australian Falcon UTE
		Ford has actually been selling cars in Australia since the early 1900's, with many US models being slightly altered (right hand drive, etc.) for sale in Australia.
		The engine was rebuilt as a long rod 351, using the 6.03" rods from the Aussie 302, dangling from Federal Mogul pistons.
		A Ford Racing cam was thrown in the mix.
	www.fordmuscle.com /archives/2000/05/falconute/index.shtml (929 words)

	All Ford Mustangs: AFM Feature Cars: Mel Gregory’s 1986 Mellow Yellow 351 V8 Mustang
		From the get go, Mel set out to build himself an small block Ford engine that would beat the best quarter mile time of 11.79, which his newly acquired '86 Mustang, had set running the old 406 chevy engine.
		Heading into his third season, Mel decided it was time to get even more serious and upgraded to a 351 balanced engine assembly, complete with a set of totally hogged out 306 Dart heads and an even bigger torque convertor.
		Mel is quite proud of the fact that his stang is no trailer queen but instead, is street driven and raced regularly and proven to be one hell of a hoot to drive!
	www.allfordmustangs.com /Detailed/2037.shtml (750 words)

	Performance Engine Guide: 385-Series 429/460 Big-Block (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Ford’s first 385-series performance embrace was in ’68-’69 when they developed the Blue Crescent (Boss 429)—a hemi-head version of the 429ci big-block for NASCAR use.
		These wedge-head engines were engineered to make mucho torque in Torinos, Mustangs, and Cyclones in ’70-’71.
		The cylinder heads are similar to the 331-series Cleveland engine family, while the block resembles a small-block Ford on steroids.
	www.mustangandfords.com /techarticles/ford_big_block_engine (2173 words)

	MHAL - Henry Ford: The Innovator - Background Reading
		When Henry Ford was born in 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan, just a few miles from Detroit, the roads were all dirt and the automobile did not exist.
		Ford came up with a better way to produce the cars in a faster, cheaper way: the moving assembly line.
		Henry Ford was one of many automotive pioneers whose combined efforts revolutionized life in America.
	www.michigan.gov /hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-53436--,00.html (779 words)

	Ford, Harrison - Encyclopedia FunTrivia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Harrison declined because of the crudeness of Archie Bunker.
		Ford co-starred with Gene Wilder: 'The ______ ______ ' ?
		In a movie she wrote, Ford had a small part, but it was cut because the director considered his presence would be too distracting.
	www.funtrivia.com /en/Celebrities/Ford-Harrison-13890.html (1058 words)

	1961 Ford Fairlane Club Coupe - Featured Vehicles - Hot Rod Magazine
		After the fair, the building was disassembled and shipped back to Dearborn, Michigan, by boat, where it was reassembled at the Ford Visitors Center, across the road from Ford’s world headquarters.
		It is the same modular type of engine that Ford uses in both the Mark VIII Lincoln coupe and the Mustang Cobra.
		This engine in its stock form uses a highly advanced electronic engine management and fuel injection system.
	www.hotrod.com /featuredvehicles/3589_1961_ford_fairlane_club_coupe (1118 words)

	Ford Ranger: Prices Paid and Buying Experiences - CarSpace Automotive Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		I purchased a 2004 Ford Ranger Edge 4.0L, 5-spd at Varsity Ford in Bryan, TX on Aug 31.
		Well, when I went to Mel Clayton Ford in Santa Barbara the next day the salesman was 'gone on vacation' and the manager said absolutely not to the $11,000.
		Mel Clayton Ford in Santa Barbara Ford is pretty unethical and they don't keep a deal.
	townhall-talk.edmunds.com /direct/view/.ef3070e/1 (926 words)

	Ford Racing: Team Ford Racing News
		Driving the USAC 50th Anniversary Ford Focus Midget, Arute started from the rear of the field and finished eighth in the 50-lap event.
		The thing for me is all of the things I suspected about the Ford Focus Midget Series as far as the bridge (to other USAC series), that it’s such a controlled environment.
		The Ford Focus engine rewards what I call the egg between the throttle and the shoe.
	www.fordracing.com /news/detail/?article=27960 (1130 words)

	Mel's Ignition Systems :: Racing Ignitions
		We have engineered a method to eliminate the timing fluctuation, gear stripping, pin and gear breakage.
		One of the things we have done is built a solid Billet Shaft (no advance) that enables you to use the short cap on the Dura-Spark Cap.
		By simplifying the designs, we help you eliminate unexpected problems and timing errors to make your engine run as efficiently and reliably as possible.
	www.melsignition.com /racing_ignitions.htm (177 words)

	Retro Engines Program MEL engine - Club Hot Rod Forums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The MEL has a 4.90 bore spacing, and a 4.325 stroke aftermarket crank was available.
		The MEL has a deep skirt engine block like the Y-block and the FE, and the MEL has an angled block deck surface with flat faced cylinder heads like the 401-477-534 Ford Super Duty and the Chevy W series 348-409.
		Tom P, the 534 MEL is intended for anyone, with a classic Ford pickup especially, who wanted to drop in a 534 Super Duty, but couldnt because of the engines size and weight.
	www.clubhotrod.com /t1357.html (1002 words)

	MSECRC/materials in everyday life/automobile/future cars/Synergy 2010 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Use of hybrid electric powertrains in vehicles of the future may hold the key to achieving breakthrough fuel efficiency.
		Ford engineers, key suppliers and partners are researching three different and promising hybrid electric powertrain configurations.
		Synergy 2010 combines technologies in a way that provides a total effect greater than the sum of its parts - thus the name "Synergy".
	www.crc4mse.org /MEL/AUTO/MEL_auto_Synergy.html (213 words)

	Harrison Ford Bio
		Another four years and Ford was (words fail) Indiana Jones in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
		Harrison Ford has said The Patriot was "too violent" for his tastes.
		Harrison Ford also told People Magazine that another reason why he turned down The Patriot was because he felt the story was too simple, "The Revolutionary War boiled down to one man seeking revenge," he said.
	www.scms.ca /hbford.html (832 words)

	Ford and GM Scrutinized for Alleged Nazi Collaboration
		Ford and GM Scrutinized for Alleged Nazi Collaboration
		At GM and Ford plants in Germany, reliance on forced labor increased.
		Ford has backed away from its initial claim that it did not profit in any way
	www.pipeline.com /~rgibson/fordgmnazi.htm (2329 words)

	Media.Ford.com: REMARKS BY AARON MCKEY, PLANT MANAGER, FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LIMITED AT THE ESSEX ENGINE PLANT, ...
		At the time, the Essex Engine Plant project was described as the largest of its kind in Canadian automotive history.
		We are still a key source of V-6 engines, and very proud of our track record in providing Ford power to Windstar, Mustang, Econoline and F-150 product lines.
		In nearly a century of Ford operations in Windsor, this investment may go down as one of the most significant.
	media.ford.com /article_display.cfm?article_id=15252 (499 words)

	CAW reaches a "tough times" agreement with Ford Canada (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		As well the deal will see Ford close its casting plant in Windsor, Ont., and phase out production of the V-6 engine at its Essex engine plant, also in Windsor, which will result in about 1,100 jobs lost in total by 2008.
		Ford also agreed to invest $200 million at its assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont. and add a new engine at the Windsor engine factory where the V-6 is currently made.
		A spokesman for Ford Canada said the company was content with the outcome.
	www.cbc.ca /story/business/national/2005/09/12/caw_ford_20050912.html (1161 words)

	The (MEL) 383, 410, 430, 462 Engine Forum
		The date code on the block proves it is not the original engine - hawkrod on Sep 21, 9:29 PM
		MEL Technology Is Very Interesting - KULTULZ on Sep 6, 3:09 AM
		MEL Blocks - Brian on Aug 17, 7:12 AM
	www.network54.com /Forum/257364 (904 words)

	Stories Tagged 'engine' » Netscape.com
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		The new engine is being built at Fordâs Lima, Ohio plant, which underwent a $335 million overhaul in 2003 as part of the auto makerâs flexible manufactur (77 days ago)
		The engine works through harnessing wasted heat energy created by the fuel combustion to add another two-strokes to the engine cycle.
	www.netscape.com /tag/engine (1135 words)

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