Duratec/Duramax ???????????
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Ford has at least two engines named after ancient gods: Triton and Vulcan. If anybody copied anybody on the "dura" part, GM copied Ford. I think the Duratec showed up in the Taurus cars starting in 1996, it may have been in the Contour as well.
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I never knew this, but after doing a search, I found this.
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...ead.php?t=8068
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...ead.php?t=8068
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I was going to say - the Duratec engine family name has been around since the early 90's.
I was also going to say, that it is a load of .....
It doesn't designate anything, a lot of the European Duratec engines are barely related, it was just a marketing thing to get back at Opel and Vauxhaul for thier "Ecotec" engines (whose name has equal technical significance).
I was also going to say, that it is a load of .....
It doesn't designate anything, a lot of the European Duratec engines are barely related, it was just a marketing thing to get back at Opel and Vauxhaul for thier "Ecotec" engines (whose name has equal technical significance).
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Going way back to the mid-70's, Chevy called that disasterous aluminum Vega engine the 'Dura-Built' after they figured out how to keep the head gaskets from leaking!
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