4.2 L Windsor V8 engine
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The 4.2 L Windsor V8 engine is a small-displacement variant of Ford’s Windsor V8 family, designed primarily for improved fuel economy in late-1970s and early-1980s passenger cars.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ford Windsor engine
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V8 engine ⓘ automobile engine ⓘ |
| application |
Ford LTD (early 1980s)
NERFINISHED
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Ford Mustang (early 1980s) NERFINISHED ⓘ Ford Thunderbird (early 1980s) NERFINISHED ⓘ Mercury Cougar (early 1980s) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aspiration | naturally aspirated ⓘ |
| blockMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| boreFamily | Ford Windsor small-block NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | water-cooled ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| cycle | four-stroke ⓘ |
| cylinders | 8 ⓘ |
| designedFor | passenger cars ⓘ |
| displacement |
255 cu in
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4.2 L ⓘ |
| emissionsRegulationContext | post-1970s fuel economy and emissions standards ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | V8 ⓘ |
| engineFamily | Ford Windsor V8 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelType | gasoline ⓘ |
| headMaterial | cast iron ⓘ |
| ignitionSystem | spark-ignition ⓘ |
| induction | carbureted ⓘ |
| introducedInModelYear | 1980 model year ⓘ |
| layout | 90-degree V ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Ford Motor Company ⓘ |
| marketEra |
early 1980s
ⓘ
late 1970s ⓘ |
| marketPosition | economy-oriented V8 option ⓘ |
| positionInLineup | smallest-displacement Windsor V8 ⓘ |
| predecessor | 4.9 L Windsor V8 engine ⓘ |
| primaryDesignGoal | improved fuel economy ⓘ |
| productionEnd | 1982 ⓘ |
| productionStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| regionOfPrimarySale | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEngine | 5.0 L Windsor V8 engine ⓘ |
| successor | 5.0 L Windsor V8 engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInVehicleClass |
full-size cars
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mid-size cars ⓘ |
| valvetrain | OHV ⓘ |
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