Originally posted by daimon1054
Yest it was! The motor was codeveloped by the car and Truck team. I was working for ford when it was being developed. Everything was done to build it as a truck motor first. They wanted smoothness as well but reliability was for most. It was put in the car first in part to prove it and work out any bugs. Remember the CV is used in police forces all over the US and they get run a lot and beat to cap so problems would show up soon and fixes could be made before it was put in the best selling vehicle in the US. You don't gamble with that!
Very interesting... from what I've read and seen over the years, I thought it was meant for front-wheel-drive cars first. I'll have to readjust my assumptions!
Agreed on the CV thing.
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