Still on topic, and you are correct. That whole "The Boss is Back" has thrown everyone off. Still ford is keeping the New motor Hush Hush and for all we know is that "BOSS" nickname for the new motor could have been just something that we here on the internet gave the motor.

 

the Boss block from the 60s is not anything like what ford is putting out today. I have one and it in my 65 shelby 4 bolt mains and screw in core plugs and much stonger all around

 

Where did you get a boss block for a 65? I'm assuming you put that motor in there but they arent easy to find.

 

Yep, that's the one. It was cool to see those priceless cars run hard, they way they were meant to be.

 

it is a boss 302 block that I used can not use the head with out taking the shock towers out. have had the bock in the car 30 plus years

 

I just went to the Blueoval news site and read this..Guess what? It's not a boss....It's a 5.4! There is life in that engine. To all those who say the Modular is dead...Long live the 5.4!!!!

MOST POWERFUL F-SERIES TRUCK EVER CELEBRATES FORD AND HARLEY-DAVIDSON 105TH ANNIVERSARIES
By Staff
Published: August 31, 2007
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Ford and Harley-Davidson celebrate 105th anniversaries with special-edition F-150 featuring new color and trim packages.
Available supercharged 5.4-liter V-8 delivers 450 horsepower and 500 pounds-feet of torque.
Menacing Black or two-tone Black with Vintage Copper exteriors accented with ample chrome, massive 22-inch wheels and numerous Harley-Davidson ® motorcycle cues.
Ford Harley-Davidson brand alliance flourishes with more than 60,000 pickups sold since 1999.
DEARBORN, Mich., Aug. 31, 2007 - The 2008 Ford Harley-Davidson™ F-150 – the most powerful factory F-Series truck ever – races onto streets this fall to help the famed motorcycle maker and automaker kick off their 105 th anniversary celebrations. The new, limited-edition truck is the third supercharged Ford Harley-Davidson™ F-150, following the best-selling 2002 and 2003 models that were part of more than 60,000 of the specialty trucks sold since 1999.

 

^No thats a seperate motor. The announcement was a little while ago...
https://www.ford-trucks.com/news/idx...ful_Punch.html

The "Boss" is a 6.2l Naturally aspirated V8... unrelated to the 5.4l

 

In my mustang mag, they saif the F-150 would get a 6.2 liter boss and the stang would get a 5.0 boss, no other details for now.

 

Thou Mustang magazine pullest your leg. Sells magazines....

 

the 6.2 is a go..

i've heard either 5.0 boss, 5.0 based on the 4.6/5.4 mod, or 5.8 boss for the mustang. no idea if any of these are for sure though.

 

The 6.2 is a wisp of smoke in a strong breeze. Until I see it. It don't exist. I believe that Ford is planning to make the engine...I just believe plans are going to change. All the magazines in the world can't predict how the world is going to change in the next three years. If you think three dollars a gallon is high, Wait untill you see six dollars a gallon after we bomb the hell out of Iran...If they do make a 6.2...They will be parked in peoples yards. I think Ford will change its focus to Hybrid Pickup trucks with Hydraulic assist take off....The focus in the future will be high milage...Now the Diesel might just be the ticket....Something with 250 horses and 400 pounds of torque. A six speed manual tranny....Lighten the truck up a bit....Maybe that is a more realistic future F-150?

 

They have that now, it's called tha Cammer engine and is available from FRPP. It also comes in the factory road race Mustangs. It's a 5.0 4V engine.http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts...tKeyField=8022 It's 400hp with 400 lb/ft of torque.
The new BOSS 302 block is like the original but stronger. It too has 4 bolt mains and screw in freeze plugs. http://www.fordracingparts.com/jumppages/boss.asp

 

I've heard of the engine. It's 13,999 dollars and it was developed for racing. It is hand built and blueprinted...it's not ment for general consumption. If it was put in a streetable car they would tame the camshafts down a bit and it would be subject to the same emission controls that you have on a 4.6 or a 5.4...I bet it don't develop 400 horse power after that! I know it won't. So relax, take it easy!

 

The cammer is based off the mod series, but if we were to get a 5.0 mod in the mustang I believe it would be totally different for emissions purposes and probably use the SOHC 3v setup to make around 350hp. Ford is focusing on MPG improvements with the twinforce technology that will slowly be deployed over the next few years. The use of direct injection and twin turbos is what ford is calling twinforce. Stay out of the boost and get all the mpg you want, step on the skinny pedal and have all the power you want. Best of both worlds.

Yes, Ford did start to manufacture the original boss again.. but the "new boss" will be nothing like it. The new boss will be similar in design to the mod series but with larger bore spacing to allow for increased displacement. The 6.2 is part of the new line of boss engines that will begin to come out to replace the mod series.

It is possible that the engine could get canned if there is a strong increase in fuel prices between now and the end of '09/early '10, but this far along in development I highly doubt that would happen. The new f150 will first get either a 3.5 or 3.7 twinforce, then diesel, then boss. Its possible that a twinforce 6.2 will make it in '11/'12... but that is a long way off. It's going to be an interesting couple of years for Ford fans.

edit: The diesel engine is going to be a 4.4v8 and have around 300-330hp. A 6.7l "scorpion" diesel will also replace the 6.4 in a couple of years in the bigger trucks. It is also possible a twinforce 6.2 will be used as a cheaper alternative for getting big loads moving, but that is just speculation.

 

That already exists, kind of. Just need to swap in a cummins 4bt (4 cylinder turbo) with a few mods to get that plus around mid 20's to low 30 mpg. One of the diesel mags showed a guy that swapped one of those into a 60's bronco, had work done to the engine and now gets almost 400hp and low 30's mpg. Probably a good chunk of change to get it there, but would still be cheaper then a new truck payment.