View Full Version : Do you have a Windsor or Romeo 4.6?
Joe Friday
02-23-2005, 03:51 PM
You can check which engine you have by the vin..
The 8th character in the VIN is (6) for Windsor engine plant or (W) for Romeo engine plant.
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Aerosi665
02-23-2005, 10:47 PM
Which one is faster :D
Joe Friday
02-24-2005, 08:45 AM
Neither but it is better to have the windsor block, because of its higher quality construction, also it is more rare than the romeo. It's basically a "heavy duty" 4.6 truck motor with mustang heads n' shit The major diffrence is for peoiple who have to replace or upgrade thier flywheel, The windsors have the 8 bolt crank ( what the cobra has) and they romeo engines have a 6 bolt (not as strong). This is of course only on the v8's I don't know where they built the windstar.... i mean mustang V6 motor at. :D
CallawayGT
02-24-2005, 10:10 AM
why does the pic say 8th digit W and 6?
CallawayGT
02-24-2005, 10:26 AM
ok, after further investigation, the x just means that it is a 4.6L, this is from the manual:
The eighth VIN position is the engine displacement and number of cylinders code.
V — 4.6L, EFI (DOHC), eight cylinder.
X — 4.6L, EFI (SOHC), eight cylinder.
4 — 3.8L, EFI, six cylinder.
The Windsor engine was used in 99-00 models.They are better for power adders, but the Romeo has a higher compression ratio 9.4:1 vs 9.0:1 and yields a little more hp stock.
NoSlo5.0
02-24-2005, 10:34 AM
The windsors have the 8 bolt crank ( what the cobra has)
But not the same as the Cobra, they aren't forged.
Joe Friday
02-24-2005, 12:35 PM
not all cobras have forged cranks.. most are steel
NoSlo5.0
02-24-2005, 02:35 PM
not all cobras have forged cranks.. most are steel
Like in a FORGED steel crankshaft?
Tacbear
03-16-2005, 09:12 PM
Winsor and soon will be Supercharged!!!
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