Ford 7.5L EFI V-8 Specs: 4.362 x 3.85 in, 230 hp

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Ford 7.5L EFI V-8 specs: 460 ci (7.5L) 8-cylinder, 4.362 x 3.85 in (110.8 x 97.8 mm) bore and stroke. Rated 230 hp, 1988. Used in the Ford F-250. OHV.

The Ford 7.5L EFI V-8 is oversquare — the 4.362" bore exceeds the 3.85" stroke by 13.3% — a layout that favors airflow and RPM over leverage at the crank. The 3.85" stroke puts mean piston speed at 4,000 ft/min around 6,250 RPM, which is where a production bottom end is generally considered at its limit. A rod ratio of 1.716 is in the range most production engines fall in. Each of the 8 cylinders displaces 57.5 ci (942 cc).

It is one of 9 engines in the Ford 460ci family, all of them 460 ci — the differences between them are in compression, heads and rating, not displacement.

Dimensions

Displacement460 ci / 7.5 L
Bore4.362"
Stroke3.85"
Cylinders8
ConfigurationV8
Rod length6.605"
Rod ratio1.716
Bore/stroke ratio1.133

Construction

Block materialcast iron
Head materialcast iron
ValvetrainOHV
Fuel typegas
Advertised HP230 hp
Years1988

What these numbers mean

Bore/stroke character1.133 — oversquare — bore exceeds stroke, which favours higher RPM and larger valves
Mean piston speed at 6,000 RPM3,850 ft/min — in the range typical of performance street engines
Rod ratio1.716 — moderate — the range most production V8s fall in
Displacement per cylinder57.5 ci

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