Talk:Ford Thunderbird (tenth generation)

Paint oxidation problem
Anyone know of any sources for the paint oxidation problem on certain years? --Pmsyyz (talk) 18:15, 7 August 2010 (UTC)

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The following (non-sequential paragraphs of) potentially valuable contact were exercised from the 10th generation Thunderbird summary at the general Thunderbird page (as being far too detailed for the generational summaries offered there).

Perhaps an interested user can appropriately integrate them here:


 * The Super Coupe's engine had the same displacement as the naturally aspirated V6, but Among the modifications, the engine block and heads were modified to enhance coolant flow, the crankshaft was upgraded to a fully counterweighted forged unit, the billet roller cam had a unique profile, and the pistons were made of a stronger hypereutectic alloy. The supercharger used was an Eaton M90 Roots style, designed for mounting atop the intake manifold. Boost pressure during hard acceleration under ideal conditions is approximately 12 psi.


 * V8 manufactured at the Cleveland Engine Plant #1 featured more power and torque relative to the last time the engine was used in the Thunderbird in 1988. For 1992, the one-year-only Thunderbird Sport model included a 302 cuin V8 engine, the Super Coupe front fascia with fog lamps, and color-coordinated lower bodyside stripes.


 * The performance increase is largely attributed to the tighter gap tolerance of the supercharger rotors allowed by the use of resin coating and a new high-flow supercharger case. The AOD automatic transmission was replaced by the also-new electronically controlled 4R70W four-speed automatic in all instances where the AOD was previously used in the Thunderbird.


 * Prior to the ending of the production line, Ford's Special Vehicle Engineering Division proposed a high-performance version of the tenth-generation Thunderbird. The SVE Thunderbird would have been based around a supercharged version of Ford's DOHC 4.6L modular V-8 coupled to a six-speed manual transmission. Planned to enter production in 1996, Ford declined to produce the SVE Thunderbird and proceeded with the shutdown of the entire Thunderbird production line after the 1997 model year.

2601:196:180:DC0:1941:809C:D04F:6DE6 (talk) 14:55, 15 July 2023 (UTC)