Originally posted by RogerB:
Well, I hate to parse words, here, but I think the most accurate statement is that a lot of the initial engineering was contracted to Porsche, and that Porsche built a prototype. I think the production Duratec is considerably different than that prototype, and, ultimately, designed by Ford engineers with a lot of foundational work from Porsche. The Porsche design was not accepted whole-hog, in other words. That's what I gather to be Terry's meaning, though I could be wrong on some level.






as I have read here before i beleive that the engine Porsche designed was to large for the contour engine compartment, so what ford did was cut the engine down to fit, this is where the oiling problems come from and why a dmd is so good for the engine

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Last edited by brapple; 01/03/05 05:29 PM.
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