Actually it is Chevy that make trucks in Mexico. Ford makes 87% of the
trucks it sells in the US, in the US of 90% US parts. The balance are made
over across the Detroit River in Canada of 90% US parts.


mike


"Jeff DeWitt" <JeffDeWitt (AT) nc (DOT) rr.com> wrote

Too make things clear to the ignorant or the misinformed, Ford makes several
V6 engines that are DOUBLE OHC engines, with a total of four chain driven
overhead cams. Each cam activates two valves per cylinder.

From day one the modular Fords V8s have been SINGLE OHC engines, with a
total of two chain driven cams. Currently the single cam per head activates
three vales per cylinder rather than two. Three valves per cylinder layout
is far more efficient and provides as much HP as four valves, but at a much
lower RPM. Therefore with much higher torque, at a far more desirable RPM.
The end result is it provides better overall performance in a sporty RWD
vehicle like the Mustang and a much stronger engine for a work truck, than a
four cam engine.

All of Fords DOHC V6 and SOHC V8 engines are sequentially port injected,
with individual cylinder coils and have been since the mid nineties. Most
newer models are
fly-by-wire, as well, for better emissions and fuel economy. Some of Fords
V8s in the less performance type of car, like the CV/GM, still have the two
valve SOHC heads and around 80 fewer horses.

mike

"Kevin" <ksmabon (AT) mts (DOT) net> wrote

"Mike Hunter" <mikehunt2 (AT) mailcity (DOT) com> wrote


Sorry, but my Silverado is made in Indiana. And I've been in, under, around
and through it and can't find much that is made in Mexico at all. Most of
the parts that I can find with labels are US and Canadian. While GM does
have some production and assembly in Mexico, it's not all or even most of
what they build and sell. I'm sure someone here is resourceful enough to
find out exactly how many are made in the US, Canada and Mexico as either a
percentage of total production or overall numbers.

Cheers - Jonathan