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Old 05-01-2009   #1 (permalink)
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so i got a buddy with an 04 3.9 V6.

wants to get heads and cams.

i can suggest what i know but im sure that from my 5.0 push rod motor things work a little differently

what do you guys suggest?

he really has nothing done to the car
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hopefully he has a 3.8 not a 3.9 lol im onry today!!!!! try supersix motorsports!!!! they have everything for those engines
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the 3.9 is basicly the same as the 3.8 , slightly smaller bore , longer stroke. the same heads and cam for the 3.8 will fit the 3.9 from everything i read .
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+1 as the other two stated. Check out supersix. They have the best performance products available for the V6 and outstanding customer service.
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so i got a buddy with an 04 3.9 V6.

wants to get heads and cams.

i can suggest what i know but im sure that from my 5.0 push rod motor things work a little differently

what do you guys suggest?

he really has nothing done to the car
the 3.8/3.9 and the 5.0L are both pushrod engines, and they're both windsor engines.
they're not as different as you might you think.
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the 3.8/3.9 and the 5.0L are both pushrod engines, and they're both windsor engines.
they're not as different as you might you think.
What do you mean by " they're both windsor engines "
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I thought that the Windsor Engine was a Small Block V8 built at the Windsor plant in Canada. I don't think they ever built a V6.
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i think you're right about that...im not sure why i was thinking that
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according the the decal on my 3.9 valve cover ...its a Windsor
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TexStang04, you were correct and I was wrong. I just checked the sticker on my 3.9 and it also said made in Windsor Canada. The engine was produced in the Ford Essex plant in Windsor.
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so they ARE windsor engines...?
huh...
how about that?
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yeah i was reading a wikipedia a little while back on our v6's theyre made in the same place have similar configuration minus 2 cylinders... but arent directly related.. different bore/stroke and all that but thats what wiki says.. i wouldnt know for sure..
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I'm trying to look on the web to find learn more about our engine's development , but I haven't had time to find much. (Wife got into not liking the house as it is)
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If memory serves me right. Ford developed the 3.8 from researching the GM V-6s. That's why Buick and Ford have the same size V-6.
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If memory serves me right. Ford developed the 3.8 from researching the GM V-6s. That's why Buick and Ford have the same size V-6.
Yeah I had heard that too... but no-one's really sure if it was a copy or just similar design. Either way, the Ford V6 is built better and stronger - so we can thank Ford for that!!
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