Ford 2000 Contour Automobile User Manual


 
Item Description
Configuration Transversely mounted, 60-degree
V6, cast aluminum block and
heads, iron cylinder liners, fully
counterweighted forged
crankshaft, crankshaft windage
tray, lightened flywheel, structural
aluminum-alloy oil pan
Bore x Stroke 82.4 x 79.0 mm (3.24 x 3.11 in)
Displacement 2 544 cc/155 cid
Compression ratio 10.0:1
Horsepower (SAE net) 149 kW (200 hp) @ 6 600 rpm
Torque 226 Nm (167 lb/ft @ 5 500 rpm)
Redline 6 750 rpm (fuel shut-off at
7 000 rpm)
Specific output 78.6 hp per liter
Valvetrain Dual overhead chain-driven cams,
roller finger followers with
hydraulic lash adjustment,
ovate-wire valve springs, four
valves per cylinder. The Extrude
Hone process is used on the
primary and secondary ports
Fuel system Sequential electronic fuel injection,
19 lb/hr injectors, 379 kPa (55 psi)
Mass air sensor 70 mm (2.76 in) diameter
Throttle body 60 mm (2.36 in) diameter bore
Port throttles Electronically actuated 32 mm
(1.26 in) diameter bore-open at
3 250 rpm
Exhaust manifolds Steel tube clamshell design
Exhaust system 57 mm (2.25 in) diameter with
63.5 mm (2.50 in) polished
stainless steel tips
Engine/Transmission
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