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Old 01-17-2018, 01:14 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by BLSTIC View Post
That guess was scarily accurate.
When you said it's a 4.0L engine, the first thing that came across my mind was the Falcon. Later I checked Wikipedia, only to find out the displacement and bore x stroke matched. Well, when I remind the Brazilian F-250 had been available for some years with the Canadian Essex 4.2L V6 as its base engine (not the regionally-sourced MWM straight-6 turbodiesel), it does surprise me somewhat that the Barra had never even been offered as an option for the F-250 back there.

Back to topic: are you considering to add only one injector right above the plenum or individual injectors for each cylinder? When it comes to corrosibility, injectors rated to operate with ethanol might fare OK with water. Trust me, I'm Brazilian and familiarized with ethanol-powered cars.
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