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Originally Posted by Huney1
Third paragraph. http://v8sho.com/SHO/Star%20Tribune.htm
"So Ford sent the 3.0 V6 to Japan, where Yamaha first put dual overhead camshafts on it, then got permission to rebuild the entire engine to Yamaha specifications. That turned the Taurus into a classic sleeper."
Shorod sez: "This says Yamaha did most of the work on the V-6 SHO engine, but not the V-8 SHO engine. It doesn't mention who did the design of the engine (which is a big part of "doing the engine").
Uhh, maybe you missed this part. Notice where it says, "then (Yamaha) got permision to rebuild the (3.0 V6) engine to Yamaha specifications." See, FORD sent the engine to Japan so they could hop it up. "So Ford sent the 3.0 V6 to Japan," So, Yamaha REDESIGNED the engine to YAMAHA specifications. I really don't see where that is so hard to understand and it clearly says "YAMAHA REDESIGNED THE ENGINE TO YAMAHA SPECIFICATIONS." But you claim, "It doesn't mention who did the design of the engine (which is a big part of "doing the engine"). I'm sorry but you lost me there Bro'. |
I'm not disputing that Yamaha did extensive work on the V-6 SHO engine. The links you provided seem to attempt to tie the Duratech and the V-8, that's what I'm not sure is accurate. I guess you missed my point, where I wrote, "The fourth paragraph discusses the Duratech, but does not imply that the Duratech was designed by Yamaha. It simply mentions that the V-8 in the SHO was based on the Duratech, but the heads and assembly of the V-8 had Yamaha's help."
The "design of the engine" comment was in reference to the design of the V-8 engine. Read my previous post again. Design and manufacturing are two independent efforts. Sometimes these are done by the same company, sometimes they are not. Some believe the V-8 SHO engine was designed by Ford, some people believe it was designed by Yamaha. Personally, I don't really know, and unless a big wig at Ford comes out and "SHOs" proof who designed the V-8, we'll probably never know and be left to reference websites showing the direction we choose to believe.
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Originally Posted by Huney1
I Google and find many, many references with Duratech and Yamaha in the same breath, but since I have a Vulcan it doesn't matter a hill of beans to me. However, you must admit, my reply did trigger a good discussion. You ask where I got the Porsche info, so I gave you the link and in addition proved my point by providing links verifying what I said and IMHO a blind man could see the Duratech was DESIGNED by YAMAHA.  I rest my case and put this discussion to rest. |
During your Googleing, I suspect you probably came across many sites that mentioned the dispute between whether the V-8 was designed by Ford or designed by Yamaha. There is a chance that many people confuse "manufacture" with "design."
Anyway, I have had a V-6 SHO and a V-8 SHO, and like you, it really doesn't matter to me who designed or modified it, as long as it runs and I enjoy driving it. I guess I'll go back to helping people out rather than disputing what they type.
-Rod