Aussie Windsor Factory Stroker

I came across it on Wikkipedia on SBF's. Standard 4.0" bore 3.4" stroke, I believe. 5.6 litre 342-343Cid. To bad we could not get them here from the factory. Anybody know more about them?

These engines were built by Tickford Engineering http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickford_Vehicle_Engineering for the high performance version of the AU model series 3 Falcon. The engines featured an all-new crankshaft, ported cylinder head and a three-piece high flow inlet manifold and conical air cleaner. The blocks were the last Windsor blocks.

Thanks for you reply from down under. Do many people still run these engines or vechicles? Has anyone tried a Clevor type deal with the CHI cylinder heads? So I take it they where a speciality type build, have you ever seen one in person? Read the whole link you posted, appears only 248 were made, I thought they may have been more common.

The engines were not offered separately, only in the 2001-2002 Tickford modified Falcons. Approximately 778 were built. Nowadays, guys doing a CHI deal will use a 351 Block (W or C) or an aftermarket block.

Did you watch or attend the 4 day burnout contest last week, I caught some of it on live link, pretty impressive.

If you're talking about the Summernats, then no. For many years, I made the annual pilgrimage to Canberra but I'm kinda over all that nowadays. I'd rather race.

StephenW wrote:If you're talking about the Summernats, then no. For many years, I made the annual pilgrimage to Canberra but I'm kinda over all that nowadays. I'd rather race.

I don't blame you for wanting to race. It was a good show, but looked like torture on the cars. Thanks for the link on the Windsor, the Wikkipedia I read seemed to make it sound like more of a standard option, or I misread it.

supervel45 wrote:I came across it on Wikkipedia on SBF's. Standard 4.0" bore 3.4" stroke, I believe. 5.6 litre 342-343Cid. To bad we could not get them here from the factory. Anybody know more about them?

 
nOT to many want to destroke a 351W here. that parts can be biught here if one must smaller cubes.
A 347 based 302 is common

DanH wrote:

supervel45 wrote:I came across it on Wikkipedia on SBF's. Standard 4.0" bore 3.4" stroke, I believe. 5.6 litre 342-343Cid. To bad we could not get them here from the factory. Anybody know more about them?

 
nOT to many want to destroke a 351W here. that parts can be biught here if one must smaller cubes.
A 347 based 302 is common

                                                                                                I was refering to stroking a 302 block, which is part of the Windsor family. I had read that there where some factory produced in Australia.

supervel45 wrote:

DanH wrote:

supervel45 wrote:I came across it on Wikkipedia on SBF's. Standard 4.0" bore 3.4" stroke, I believe. 5.6 litre 342-343Cid. To bad we could not get them here from the factory. Anybody know more about them?

 
nOT to many want to destroke a 351W here. that parts can be biught here if one must smaller cubes.
A 347 based 302 is common

                                                                                                I was refering to stroking a 302 block, which is part of the Windsor family. I had read that there where some factory produced in Australia.

As Steven said these where done by FPV (Ford Performance Vechicles) which at the time did all the XR6's & XR8 Falcons. My brother had one of these. He went to the dealer and ordered a XR8 Falcon. FPV did the stroker engines for them. I think the engines where fitted @ Ford, then the cars went to FPV for body kits and such.
The engines where hand built complete with a tag riveted to the manifold with the engine builders name and some other info.
Then the next model got the 5.4 Mod Motor.
Cheers Colin

hienergy557 wrote:

supervel45 wrote:

DanH wrote:

supervel45 wrote:I came across it on Wikkipedia on SBF's. Standard 4.0" bore 3.4" stroke, I believe. 5.6 litre 342-343Cid. To bad we could not get them here from the factory. Anybody know more about them?

 
nOT to many want to destroke a 351W here. that parts can be biught here if one must smaller cubes.
A 347 based 302 is common

                                                                                                I was refering to stroking a 302 block, which is part of the Windsor family. I had read that there where some factory produced in Australia.

As Steven said these where done by FPV (Ford Performance Vechicles) which at the time did all the XR6's & XR8 Falcons. My brother had one of these. He went to the dealer and ordered a XR8 Falcon. FPV did the stroker engines for them. I think the engines where fitted @ Ford, then the cars went to FPV for body kits and such.
The engines where hand built complete with a tag riveted to the manifold with the engine builders name and some other info.
Then the next model got the 5.4 Mod Motor.
Cheers Colin

How did the Falcon your brother had, run? Did it go to the track and get a timeslip? Do you see many left on the street?

No he never raced it. It was his company car. The company he worked for allowed him lease any car he wanted (novated lease) That's what he choose.
It was a beautiful car. It had full leather, premium sound, sunroof and FPR racing body kit.
I almost brought it when he traded it.
You still see them around. Basically any AU series 3 V8 Falcon was an XR8, so they all had the stroker Windsor

I have seen video from Australia of a 4 door Ford that looks like a Mustang 79-93 model platform. What is this model called in your country?

Post up the link.

Ok, looking at the Mustang 79-93 model, I'd say it looks similar to our XE or XF Falcon. Sorry, four doors only.

https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Mustang+79-93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=FfPVUobxHYmRkQXA3ICYBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=933#q=xe+falcon&tbm=isch
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Mustang+79-93&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=FfPVUobxHYmRkQXA3ICYBg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1680&bih=933#q=xf+falcon&tbm=isch

Unless it's a ute or panelvan. LOL

I tried to link a picture but was unsucessfull. It was the 25th Anniversary of the XR GT 1992 model and listed as a 265 EBGT. It was another Tickford Special Run apparantly. The front end and the rear wing are simiular to the 1993 Mustang Corbra. It is the Blue Car in the Wikki link, post at the start of this thread. It was in a Ytube vedio a while back, when I saw it.