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frankdamp
Nov 05, 2016Explorer
The V-10 runs higher rpm levels than the older design V-8s, but that's how Ford designed it. I worked in the motorcycle industry for a couple of years in the late 1960s, where engines that ran at rpm levels in five figures weren't unusual. One racing bike I was involved with had a 50cc three-cylinder engine with 4 valves per cylinder. Peak torque was at 13,000 rpm and peak power at 21,000. Even the bigger engines in road bikes had red-lines around 9000 rpm.
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