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Old 12/7/06, 11:25 AM
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Ford's Duratec 3.0 V6's pedigree
I read something interesting about the Duratec 3.0L V6 on Wikipedia:


. The primary engineering input came from Porsche, who were developing a similar V6 before selling the engineering to Ford, and Cosworth, who helped with cylinder head manufacturing.
Ford and Cosworth go back a long way, but the Porsche part is something I've never heard before. Is this true or just a rumor?

With all the complaints by the automotive press about this engine being "thrashy" "underpowered" etc. I wonder if they would change their tunes if they knew this engine was engineered by Porsche?
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Yes, Porsche was involved.
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Looks like Porsche handouts to me :P
The new 3.5L is a monster
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Porsche does alot of E&D work, they helped Harley develope the Revolution engine.
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