Jalopnik has this great post they started doing again called "Engine of the Day". I was reading it and learned something cool? They show cased the Ford OHC (over head cam) motor, which was originally found in the Ford Pinto.
Now, the Pinto may have not been the safest, but perhaps the coolest, because they were known to explode in rear end collisions. While the Pinto didn't last long the motor did, finding its way into many Ford's up until 2001. That's a good thirty years! The best part is, the last car equipped with motor was the Ford Ranger, in a 2.5Liter form.
Guess what? My Mazda truck, is a re-badged Ford Ranger. You know what motor I have? A 2.5L OHC. I drive a truck with a Pinto motor! Geez. That makes a lot of sense. If it were a modern design, it would have more than 80 horsepower.
But! I there may be an upside to this. I saw a few examples of some race-prepped OHC motors. MaybeI can build up my truck motor for some decent horsepower and snappy throttle response.
Oh yeah, I forgot, that's retarded.
I need that Datsun I've been eying for awhile. At least that car participated in motorsports.
Jalopnik post: http://jalopnik.com/5165997/engine-of-the-day-ford-ohc
That is really strange. I would not have thought that anything from the pinto would have survived in production.
ReplyDeleteI agree, don't keep working on your truck. My step dad had a Datsun for years. They are nice lil cars. Great for gas mileage. I'm not sure they are too sexy tho. Then again I haven't seen many. What model are u gonna get?
240Z or 510
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