The New BBF Alternative

Although I am a 460 and FE afficiano, there's a new big block out that has not yet attracted much attention, and it can make BIG power. I know that this is a 429-460 site, but this is one way to get the message out:

The new Ford 6.2L PV8 engine shares common components, can be punched out for more cubes, has a wonderful cylinder head, and has nostalgic ties to the old 427 SOHC. Ford has not marketed it this way in the aftermarket as it doesn't come in a Mustang, but maybe some of us can make that change:

As opposed to the Coyote, the 6.2L's block is cast iron, complete with cross bolted 4-bolt mains, and priority oiling. The lower half of the cylinders are siamesed, creating an entirely solid bulkhead. The bore spacing is nearly the same as the FE's, and the cylinders can be punched out 3mm (0.120") or iin some cases a little more. Thrust sides of the bores are really heavy to keep a piston ring package together. Head studs run right down to the bulkhead so that the deck is undistorted by torquing.

Now for the fun stuff: The 6.2L's rods bearings are identical to the LS1 large bearing SBC, and the rods are the same length as an aftermarket 6.200" LS1!! The width is slightly wider on the rod bearing end, but the extra side clearance will not affect things. The factory crank is nodular iron, but Livernois or any of the crank manufacturers can supply a billet for a stroker. A 5mm stroker can be housed with a 6.100 rod and still use all commercially available components.

The engine is a 2-valve overhead cam arrangement, very similar to the 427 SOHC except that the cams have independent timing chains - one of the weaknesses of the cammer. Ports are straight shot and large, valves are big, with small 5/16 stems for high flow. Combustion chambers look a lot like a 351C, but they have dual plugs. Use one or both with an MSD crank trigger.

Manley now makes high (11.5:1) and low (9.5:1) compression pistons with SBC wrist pins so the Chevy rod can be used. These will work with a stroker or standard crank. Manley also makes oversized valves.

The only thing that's not out yet are some really hot cams. These will have to be custom for now, but I'm sure that they are on their way.

So how about some examples and dyno sheets?

Put some pictures up.

How big can you make them? How much can the heads support?

Don't believe there are many of thse engine out there yet beings just starting production in 2010. I'd say it will be a few years before they are available for cheap in junkyards and then it lacks cubic inches at 379ci. Yes you can bore it and stroke it and Roush did a 7.0l that made 700 hp... so it has potential for being a truck engine

I'd have to agree...... No heads, no intakes..... Very very limited aftermarket and the fact that they are only put in trucks....... I'd also be willing to bet you'll be dealing with ford revisions and changes by the month of production......

Welcome to the site Mike.


Tore

Sorry for the lack of detail. The 6.2L (379ci stock) can be pushed out easily to 430 ci. Power numbers naturally aspirated of over 800hp have already been achieved. It's true that there are not a ton of these motors out there, but I saw one at Columbus for sale new in factory trim for $3700, pretty cheap when you consider what you can spend on an FE.

While it is not a bolt-together engine like the pushrod motors yet, if you are creative, it's not too hard. The intake port flange lays horizontal. Think about that - perfect for a blower or hilborn injectors. That's how I plan to put mine together. The other thing that I didn't mention is the oil pump. The 6.2L has a crank driven oil pump. To upgrade it, the easiest thing to do is to put a dry sump on.

In addition to the cylinders, I've sonic'd the decks and they are around 0.500" thick. In my opinion, and another friend that ran name nitro cars for several years who has viewed it, the motor will handle nitro no problem unblown. That's the route I'd like to eventually take with one. Blown with nitro, the concern is the aluminum heads and heat as he said that the cammer heads used to melt the ports out. He's working on a recreation of the first blown nitro funny car to ever hit the strip that he was the head mechanic on. I'd love to see one in there as finished they look a lot like a cammer - you never know. I'll see if I can get a few pics up if I get a chance.

it's a shame it doesn't have 4 valve heads

My Kid has the 6.2L in his RAPTOR truck and man that thing runs!!!!!!!

Ace

Is this the engine that Ford has labelled as the Boss is back? Was that a 6.2 on the cart at Bowle's shop for the Winter Tech Seminar? It was long and had BOSS in the lifter valley. I think it had recently came out of his yellow Mustang.

I seem to remember Bowles telling me something about Ford wanting to do a crate version of it to the tune of 7 liters, 700 HP...

Didn't Bowles have a worked over 6.2 in his Raptor that had been rubbed on by the Rousch shop?

The 6.2 L (379 cu in) V8 is the main variant of the Boss engine. The V8 shares design similarities with the Modular engine family such as a deep-skirt block with cross-bolted main caps, crankshaft driven gerotor oil pump, overhead camshaft valve train arrangement, and bellhousing bolt pattern. In particular, the 6.2 L V8 features a 2-valve per cylinder SOHC valve train with roller-rocker shafts and two spark plugs per cylinder as well as dual-equal variable cam timing. The single most significant departure that the Boss engines make from earlier Modular engines is that they have much wider 4.53 in (115 mm) bore spacing (compared to the Modular's 3.937 in (100.0 mm)), allowing for the use of larger bore diameters and valves. The 6.2 L V8 has a bore diameter of 4.015 in (102.0 mm) with a 3.74 in (95 mm) stroke. The 6.2 L V8 has lightweight aluminum cylinder heads and pistons but makes use of a cast iron cylinder block for extra durability since most applications for the engine will be trucks.[3]
The 6.2 L V8 went into production in early 2010 and debuted in the 2010 Ford F-150 SVT Raptor as a late-availability option. A limited edition version of the Raptor from Ford Racing called the Raptor XT features a high output version of the 6.2 L V8 with approximately 500 horsepower (370 kW).[4] For the 2011 model year, the 6.2 L V8 was introduced in Ford's Super Duty pickups as a replacement for both the 5.4 L Triton V8 and the 6.8 L Triton V10 and in the F-150 as the premium engine option, though it is not available in all configurations.[3]
Applications for the 16-valve SOHC VCT 6.2 L V8 include the following:
2010 F-150 SVT Raptor, 411 hp (306 kW) @ 5500 rpm, 434 lb·ft (588 N·m) @ 4500 rpm
2011 Ford F-Series, 411 hp (306 kW) @ 5500 rpm, 434 lb·ft (588 N·m) @ 4500 rpm
2011 Ford F-Series Super Duty, 385 hp (287 kW) @ 5500 rpm, 405 lb·ft (549 N·m) @ 4500 rpm[5]
[edit]7.0 L
Roush Racing field tested an experimental, larger displacement version of the Boss engine code named "777" (7.0 L, 700 hp @ 7,000 rpm) at National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA) events around the United States. The 777 Boss is naturally aspirated and produced up to 800 hp on e85 biofuel.[3]
Video: http://www.powertvonline.com/video_detail.php?mId=771

I'm sitting with Don Bowles as we speak...... he had the 427" father of the 6.2 L in 2006.

Does this engine use roller finger followers?

Lem Evans wrote:I'm sitting with Don Bowles as we speak...... he had the 427" father of the 6.2 L in 2006.

Dam those guy get all the toy's

Ace

powerstrokeace wrote:

Lem Evans wrote:I'm sitting with Don Bowles as we speak...... he had the 427" father of the 6.2 L in 2006.

Dam those guy get all the toy's

Ace

It's a "toy" he paid for...he did not 'get' it

Any word on the 4.50 A460 blocks?

Ace

powerstrokeace wrote:

Any word on the 4.50 A460 blocks?

Ace

Word is......same as last time....in stock and ready to rock.

Lem Evans wrote:

powerstrokeace wrote:

Any word on the 4.50 A460 blocks?

Ace

Word is......same as last time....in stock and ready to rock.

In other Words... Pay for it and its on the way !!!

The 6.2L stuff is neat, I'm just not sure your going to get a big following for a 700-800 HP 430" engine...... seeing that guys are doing that with SBF and BBF's already. They are cheaper and simpler....... If the 6.2 offered a less expensive 700-800hp then you may get some guts interested, but $3500 billet cranks and expensive aftermarket parts aren't going to get you there.

dfree383 wrote:
The 6.2L stuff is neat, I'm just not sure your going to get a big following for a 700-800 HP 430" engine...... seeing that guys are doing that with SBF and BBF's already. They are cheaper and simpler....... If the 6.2 offered a less expensive 700-800hp then you may get some guts interested, but $3500 billet cranks and expensive aftermarket parts aren't going to get you there.

Give it 20 years and we all will be on the 379 forum building 6.2L engines. Maybe by them Ford will have made a 7.0L version for us. I will say it is a modern day Cammer, although the valve angles and chamber not exactly a typical Hemi.

This site has some picture of the heads and block.

http://www.modularfords.com/f201/wow-thing-beast-146835/

71f150 wrote:Does this engine use roller finger followers?

No, unlike the modular engines, the 6.2L uses roller rockerarms that act directly on the camshafts so there's not that complexity. The rockers have hydraulic lash adjusters. The rockers are mounted on shafts which bolt down. It's the same concept as the old 427 SOHC.

The real fathers of this engine are Kevin Tallio (heads, top end), and Jaggadesh Sorab (bottom end) - both great guys. Although there may be a few concepts of this engine that may have carried over from Modular engines (crank driven oil pump, which is has its drawbacks for HP), nothing is common like the Coyote, which is really just a modular motor.

Those of you that attended the winter tech siminiar at Mr. Bowles shop saw his 427......it was the engine sitting on the floor with the big blue valve covers.

IF the bore spacing is the same, how close is it to put these heads on an FE...?

Just a fleeting thought.

rmcomprandy wrote:IF the bore spacing is the same, how close is it to put these heads on an FE...?

Just a fleeting thought.

Bore spacing is different. 6.2L is 4.52, FE 4.63

Guess could take a head gasket and lay it on an FE block see how things line up.

466cj wrote:

rmcomprandy wrote:IF the bore spacing is the same, how close is it to put these heads on an FE...?

Just a fleeting thought.

Bore spacing is different. 6.2L is 4.52, FE 4.63

Guess could take a head gasket and lay it on an FE block see how things line up.

That's over a hundred thou per bore so, never mind. They might fit on an AMC block... LOL.

That's the engine I was talking about. That thing was sweet!