Originally Posted by tcp71
The 3.0 has the major difference of being a lighter duty, all aluminum block, engine meant for transverse applications. The 2.7 was designed for a lot heavier use in longitudinal mounting. The 2.7 has a Compacted Graphite (CGI) engine block for a reason, like the 6.7 diesel.
And just to be clear it is a compacted graphite iron block, not compacted graphite. The block isn't made out of carbon, it's made out of cast iron. The carbon inclusions are of a different form and shape than in typical gray iron.
The first time I saw someone leave out the word "iron" I was like what, a graphite block?? How do they keep that from starting on fire??
The 3.0 has the major difference of being a lighter duty, all aluminum block, engine meant for transverse applications. The 2.7 was designed for a lot heavier use in longitudinal mounting. The 2.7 has a Compacted Graphite (CGI) engine block for a reason, like the 6.7 diesel.
And just to be clear it is a compacted graphite iron block, not compacted graphite. The block isn't made out of carbon, it's made out of cast iron. The carbon inclusions are of a different form and shape than in typical gray iron.
The first time I saw someone leave out the word "iron" I was like what, a graphite block?? How do they keep that from starting on fire??