The Gen 1 and Gen 2 Coyotes are nearly identical from the outside looking in, and the major differences between the Gen 1 and 2 Coyotes are improved airflow thanks to larger valves, increased camshaft lift¡, and cylinder head port revisions.įord also added charge motion control valves to help with idle quality and low-speed torque for Gen 2 motors. The compression ratio was set at 11.0:1, which at the time, upset some enthusiasts because boosting a high compression ratio is quite a more difficult to do safely than a low compression ratio engine.īut ultimately, that high compression ratio is one of the keys that allows the Coyote to make so much power naturally aspirated.

The downside to this is that it limits bore size, but makes the engine easier to package and smaller overall. What’s really interesting is that the bore spacing of 100mm and the deck height of 227mm are carried over from the 4.6L. Inside the engine, a few components remained the same, but many of them were changed or improved.īore and stroke measure at 92.7mm and 92.2mm, with a total displacement of 302.1ci or 4,951cc. The Coyote uses a cast aluminum block and cast aluminum cylinder head, with a composite intake manifold similar to that on the old 3V motor. The Coyote featured an all-new design that was quite a bit different than the 3V before it, but with some key features that kept it in the Ford Modular engine family. The return of the 5.0L engine really brought the Mustang back into contention with the top sports cars and pony cars of the time. While the outgoing 3V 4.6L did its job, it was pretty terrible compared to what GM was offering with their LS platform, so Ford knew they had to do something to up their game. In 2010, the Mustang was released with an all-new look, but it still had the same 4.6L that was found in earlier year models. So today, we’re going to look at the different Coyote generations and variants to better understand how Ford has improved this engine over the years. Over the years, the Coyote engine platform has had a lot of changes, improvements, upgrades, and special-edition versions.įrom the outside, the changes to the Coyote engine are largely not visible. Since the announcement of the Coyote in 2010, the Ford performance world has obviously been happy to enjoy something better than the old 2v and 3v 4.6L motors. There simply is no debating the fact that it’s an advanced engine that outputs a huge amount of power for its given displacement. As you probably know, the ford Coyote is a powerhouse.

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