Ford Modular Engine Specs

Bore, stroke, displacement and compression for all 16 Ford Modular engines, compared side by side. Plus rod ratio and head specs where published.

At a glance

Displacement281–415 ci
Cylinders8, 10
Bore3.551"
Stroke3.543–4.165"
Compression8.4–9.8:1
Advertised power190–500 hp
Years1997–2010

Engines in this family

EngineDisplacementBore × StrokeCRHP
6.8L 2V SOHC415 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"9:1275
6.8L 3V SOHC415 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"9.2:1362
6.8L SOHC 2-valve Triton V10415 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"—275–310
6.8L SOHC 3-valve Triton V10415 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"—362
5.4L 2V SOHC330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"9:1235
5.4L 4V DOHC Supercharged Shelby330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"8.4:1500
54 2V Sohc PI330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"9.8:1300
Triton 5.4 SOHC 2V330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"—230–260
Triton 2V SOHC330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"—235–260
SVT Triton SC330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"—360
5.4L SOHC 2-valve Triton330 ci3.5512" × 4.1654"——
4.6L 2V SOHC281 ci3.5512" × 3.5433"9:1190
4.6L 2V SOHC PI281 ci3.5512" × 3.5433"9.4:1215
4.6L 4V DOHC Supercharged281 ci3.5512" × 3.5433"8.5:1390
4.6L 4V DOHC Lincoln281 ci3.5512" × 3.5433"9.8:1280
46 4V Dohc Cobra281 ci3.5512" × 3.5433"9.85:1305

Factory cars with a Modular

What varies across the family

Every engine here shares a 3.5512" bore; displacement varies by stroke alone, which is the signature of a family built on one block with different cranks.

11 of 16 are undersquare — stroke larger than bore, favouring torque low in the range.

Each engine page carries rod ratio, mean piston speed, bore/stroke character and cylinder head specs where published, and links into the calculators with its dimensions already filled in.

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