The 5.0 L; 302.1 cu in (4,951 cc)
[13] Coyote V8 was first produced in 2010 for the 2011 model year. It was an evolutionary development of Ford's Modular V8,
[14] and is assembled in Ford's Essex Engine Plant in Windsor, Ontario, using existing Modular tooling.
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Ford engineers needed to design a V8, specifically for the Mustang GT, that would compete with the
GM 6.2 L LS3 used in the new
Chevrolet Camaro, and the new
Chrysler 6.4 L HEMI in the
Dodge Charger,
Dodge Challenger,
Chrysler 300 and
Jeep Grand Cherokee. Since this engine replaced the already popular 4.6 L and 5.4 L Modular Engines, this engine had to remain close to the same physical size of the outgoing 4.6 L, and share other specifications with it such as bore spacing, deck height, bell housing bolt pattern, etc. in order for the engine to utilize existing Modular production line tooling (the source of the 'Modular' designation for the engine family). The result was the 5.0 L Coyote, which produced roughly the same amount of power as its competitors, but with a much smaller displacement.
It shares the 4.6 L (280.7 cu in)'s 3.937 in (100.0 mm) bore spacing and 8.937 in (227.0 mm) deck height,
[16] while bore diameter and stroke have increased to 92.2 mm × 92.7 mm (3.63 in × 3.65 in), respectively. The engine also retains the 4.6 L's 5.933 in (150.7 mm) connecting rod length, which produces a 1.62:1 rod to stroke ratio.
[17] The firing order has been changed from that shared by all previous Modular V8s (1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8) to that of the
Ford Flathead V8 (1-5-4-8-6-3-7-2).
[17] Compression ratio is 11.0:1, and despite having port fuel injection (as opposed to
direct injection) the engine can still be run on 87 octane gasoline.
The Coyote features all new
4 valve DOHC cylinder heads that have shifted the camshafts outboard, which allowed for a compact roller finger follower setup with remote hydraulic valve lash adjusters and improved (raised) intake port geometry. The result is an intake port that outflows the Ford GT intake port by 4 percent and the Yates D3 (NASCAR) intake port up to 0.472 in (12.0 mm) lift, which is the maximum lift of the Coyote's intake cams. Engine redline is 7000 rpm.
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The Coyote is Ford's first implementation of its cam-torque-actuated (CTA)
Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing (Ti-VCT) in a V8 engine, which allows the powertrain control module (PCM) to advance and retard intake and exhaust cam timing independently of each other, providing improved power, fuel economy and reduced emissions.
To strengthen the block enough to handle increased output, webbing was extensively used as reinforcement in the casting, rather than increasing the thickness of the walls. The intake plenum was also situated low between the two cylinder banks to meet the height constraint, thus the alternator traditionally placed low and center was moved to the side of the engine.
The Coyote made
Ward's 10 Best Engines list for 2011, 2012, and 2018.
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