New Ford Engine Patent

A recent patent filing by Ford reveals that the automobile company has developed a new V8 engine.  The application, filed on March 26, describes a pushrod 4-valve per cylinder unit with inboard exhaust and outboard intakes, as well as turbocharging.  As Autoblog.com reported, this engine may actually be the new Scorpion diesel V-8, which will replace the Navistar engines used in Super-Duty trucks.

The application states that this engine focuses on the intake/exhaust layout and valvetrain configuration.  Also, the text of the application implies that this engine could be used for either gasoline or diesel engines.  For further reading on the patent application, click here.

However, this engine isn’t the first with this type of manifolding setup.  Recently, BMW came out with the 4.4-liter turbo V8, and GM produced the 4.5 liter diesel.  However, GM cancelled their model shortly after, as bankruptcy is probably more of an issue for that company than their newest diesel engine.