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[B4TT]

Hey guys, apparently Ford Aus will make an important announcement today at about 11.... Anyone got any theories as to what this may be?

[ams]

Hybrid of some sort? Do they do any at the moment? Either that or "your all fired".

[fatcat67]

They will either cease production of cars in Australia, or announce increased production in Australia to export markets due to the falling AU$. Will be very interesting considering the self protectionist attitude the Yanks have to their own workforce, even though they can't build cars, and the company is on the brink of collapse. That along with GM and Chrysler being almost dead also. The Japs have F**ked them.

[Xon]

They will either cease production of cars in Australia, or announce increased production in Australia to export markets due to the falling AU$.
Will be very interesting considering the self protectionist attitude the Yanks have to their own workforce, even though they can't build cars, and the company is on the brink of collapse.
That along with GM and Chrysler being almost dead also. The Japs have F**ked them.

Maybe they'll announce they have another "all new" car that looks almost exactly the same as the outgoing model with a slight tweak to the headlights?

[B4TT]

Well it looks as though Ford will comply the inline 6 for Euro 4 which means the Orion V6 engine from the states will not go into the Falcon, also meaning the Geelong engine plant will stay open afterall Good news for the workers there.

[Soop]

Nice. I6 > V6. Just because I6 sounds awesome.

[CRUISN]

Old news if you work in the auto industry.

[Soop]

Old news if you've had anything to do with Mr.Logic at all in your life time.

[B4TT]

Old news if you work in the auto industry.

I do and it only become "official" as of 11something today

[Blaeven]

Nice.
I6 > V6.

Just because I6 sounds awesome.

I6 is balanced... V6 is not...

also another reason I6 > V6

[SUBARU]

I'm not surprised that the I6 is staying. It's a far superior powerplant that the Orion that they were planning to implent in 2010. Given that the FG has just come out and won't be due for a dramatic upgrade for another 5/6 years it makes complete sense to keep the current drive train compared to engineering a whole new car within two years. I guess this means that front wheel drive for the falcon has also been dropped??? It would be great to see an AWD varient of their performance models though.

[Soop]

I6 is balanced... V6 is not...

also another reason I6 > V6

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

omfg... sig worthy, that is all.

[Blaeven]

BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

omfg... sig worthy, that is all.

why is that??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I6

"An inline six engine is in perfect primary and secondary mechanical balance, which can be achieved without using a balance shaft. The engine is in primary balance because the front and rear trio of cylinders are mirror images and the pistons move in pairs. That is, piston #1 balances #6, #2 balances #5, and #3 balances #4, largely eliminating the polar rocking motion that would otherwise result. Secondary imbalance is avoided because an inline six cylinder crankshaft has six crank throws arranged in three planes displaced at 120 degrees. The result is that differences in piston speed at any given point in rotation are effectively canceled.

An inline four cylinder or V6 engine without a balance shaft will experience secondary dynamic imbalance, resulting in engine vibration. As a general rule, the forces arising from any dynamic imbalance increase as the square of the engine speed—that is, if the speed doubles, vibration will increase by a factor of four. In contrast, inline six engines have no primary or secondary imbalances, and with carefully designed crankshaft vibration dampers to absorb torsional vibration, will run more smoothly at the same crankshaft speed (RPM). This characteristic has made the inline six popular in some European sports-luxury cars, where smooth high-speed performance and good fuel economy are desirable. As engine reciprocating forces increase with the cube of piston mass, inline six is a preferred configuration for large truck engines.[6]
"

so how about you STFU... ok?

[Soop]

why is that??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I6

"An inline six engine is in perfect primary and secondary mechanical balance, which can be achieved without using a balance shaft. The engine is in primary balance because the front and rear trio of cylinders are mirror images and the pistons move in pairs. That is, piston #1 balances #6, #2 balances #5, and #3 balances #4, largely eliminating the polar rocking motion that would otherwise result. Secondary imbalance is avoided because an inline six cylinder crankshaft has six crank throws arranged in three planes displaced at 120 degrees. The result is that differences in piston speed at any given point in [i]rotation are effectively canceled.

An inline four cylinder or V6 engine without a balance shaftwill experience secondary dynamic imbalance, resulting in engine vibration. As a general rule, the forces arising from any dynamic imbalance increase as the square of the engine speed—that is, if the speed doubles, vibration will increase by a factor of four. In contrast, inline six engines have no primary or secondary imbalances, and with carefully designed crankshaft vibration dampers to absorb torsional vibration, will run more smoothly at the same crankshaft speed (RPM). This characteristic has made the inline six popular in some European sports-luxury cars, where smooth high-speed performance and good fuel economy are desirable. As engine reciprocating forces increase with the cube of piston mass, inline six is a preferred configuration for large truck engines.[6]
"

so how about you STFU... ok?

I6 cranks flex under heavy load.
All engines have counter balanced cranks, minus the Subaru H4's....

So hows about you STFU, untill you have a clue yeah?

[CRUISN]

Aww wheres the love?

[Soop]

*BIG HUGZ FOR CRUISN* Wait till tonight big boi...

[Blaeven]

ok... so i'm wrong when i said that an inline 6 is balanced when this website clearly states "An inline six engine is in perfect primary and secondary mechanical balance, which can be achieved without using a balance shaft" maybe i should have said... "I6 is more balanced than a V6"

[Scuba-Roo]

ok... so i'm wrong when i said that an inline 6 is balanced when this website clearly states "An inline six engine is in perfect primary and secondary mechanical balance, which can be achieved without using a balance shaft"

maybe i should have said... "I6 is more balanced than a V6"

Lesson learnt, dont trust wiki.

[Soop]

You're still wrong. It all totally depends on the engine, and how its been designed. So for you to say: "I6 > orion V6" is very nieve. As you don't have a clue about what the actuall designs are. You have no idea what engineering has gone into either engine.