Don Sherman takes a look how +Ford Motor Company selectively used some cast iron in the new aluminum-intensive F-150
The all-new 2.7-liter EcoBoost V6 that will probably be the mainline engine in the F-150 uses a cylinder block made of compacted graphite iron, a material previously only used for diesel engines. The choice of CGI allowed the engine to be lighter and smaller overall while still withstanding the pressures of twin turbocharged operation in a truck.?
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