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Unit 5302 · 09-26-2001, 06:26 PM

The 302ci Ford is technically 4949cc's or 4.9 liters.

The reason Ford named it 5.0L primarily to avoid confusion with the 300ci I-6 4.9L engine. It also sounds better, and was probably more marketable against the 305 (true 5.0L) GM engine.

09-26-2001, 06:26 PM	#3
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	The 302ci Ford is technically 4949cc's or 4.9 liters. The reason Ford named it 5.0L primarily to avoid confusion with the 300ci I-6 4.9L engine. It also sounds better, and was probably more marketable against the 305 (true 5.0L) GM engine.