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Originally Posted by AMGoff  In all fairness... 260 was the most Ford ever squeezed out of the single-cammer 16v 4.6L. The 4.6 used in the Mark VIII was the dual-cam, 32v version... which then begs the question, why only 290 in the "hot-rod" version...? |
Correct, 260 was the most HP Ford ever squeezed out of the SOHC 4.6, but the 4.6L used in the 95+ Continental was the DOHC version, shared with the Mark VIII, but the transverse mounting needed for the FWD Connie restricted the intake and exhaust, cutting the HP down 20. Then in either 1998 or 1999, Lincoln redesigned the intake/exhaust somehow and got an additional 15 hp out of it, matching the LD8 Northstar.
