How did Ford test the 5.0?

[Coolmanfoo]

I remember reading once that Ford tested the 5.0 engine by keeping the revs around 7k for days on end. Do the engineers really do intense stress tests like those or is it more of a myth?

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[Linkster1666]

2011 Coyote Developement

 

[Coolmanfoo]

Wow that's a fantastic article. One of the more interesting tests was the temperature shock test. Wot for minutes only to shut off the engine and freeze it. Then rinse and repeat for hours.

 

[CB18]

Yeah, if it was able to take that abuse, it makes you wonder about all the "ticks" and "rattles"...

They took half of them and fixed 'em till they was broke.

 

[302@12psi]

Yeah, if it was able to take that abuse, it makes you wonder about all the "ticks" and "rattles"...

....they must not have ever changed the oil or revved between 2-3k rpms.

 

[Dfeeds]

Yeah, if it was able to take that abuse, it makes you wonder about all the "ticks" and "rattles"...

It's a mass produced engine, not all are created equal. Some can blow being driven by a granny, and some people have blown these things at the track with far less abuse than in the article.

One thing I do wonder is if they perform all these tests on every iteration. This article is for the gen 1 build where it was a brand new engine. It wouldn't surprise me if, for the sake of r&d costs, the same level of stress testing wasn't performed for every iteration of this engine.

 

[TheReaper]

I'm on my 3rd Coyote with no major issues and I beat my cars really hard.

 

[Erik427]

2011 Coyote Developement

You can bet those tests were done on specially prepped hand built engines.

 

[Coolmanfoo]

It's a mass produced engine, not all are created equal. Some can blow being driven by a granny, and some people have blown these things at the track with far less abuse than in the article.

One thing I do wonder is if they perform all these tests on every iteration. This article is for the gen 1 build where it was a brand new engine. It wouldn't surprise me if, for the sake of r&d costs, the same level of stress testing wasn't performed for every iteration of this engine.

Now that's a great point. I'm sure when a brand new engine is introduced you need several tests to ensure its durability. But after that ehh who knows.

 

[Bald Menace]

I'm on my 3rd Coyote with no major issues and I beat my cars really hard.

i'm on my 4th with no issues. the first 3 were gen 1 coyotes

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