What kind of engines did the EA Falcon have?
What kind of engines did the EA Falcon have?
The sleek new Falcon had three six cylinder engines: a 3.2L, 3.9L and 3.9L multi-point. All engines had fuel injection (the 3.2 and 3.9 had the basic single-point system) and they were all overhead cam engines. The 3.9 could out-perform the old 351V8, the 3.2 could not and was dropped in December 1988.
Is the Ford Falcon a three speed car?
This is the locally designed and locally built unit that should have been in the EA Ford Falcon from Day One. In fact, the EA engines were specifically designed to mate with this box, which goes some of the way towards explaining why the Fords have so far never really felt or sounded happy with the three-speed auto.
Is the Ford Falcon series 2 an automatic?
IT’S NOT OFTEN that a car is judged on the strength of a new automatic gearbox, but Ford is pinning a lot of hope on what has been loosely termed the EA Falcon Series II, the chief merit of which is a new automatic gearbox. This is the locally designed and locally built unit that should have been in the EA Ford Falcon from Day One.
What’s the difference between EA and EB Falcon?
Slight changes over EA include: Ford badge positioned in grille, no air vent in C-pillars, side indicators, new wheel trims and reverse lights on either side of number plate. Series II: Glossy door handles, 4.0L badges on 6 cylinder models, and body-coloured bumpers for the base model.
The sleek new Falcon had three six cylinder engines: a 3.2L, 3.9L and 3.9L multi-point. All engines had fuel injection (the 3.2 and 3.9 had the basic single-point system) and they were all overhead cam engines. The 3.9 could out-perform the old 351V8, the 3.2 could not and was dropped in December 1988.
This is the locally designed and locally built unit that should have been in the EA Ford Falcon from Day One. In fact, the EA engines were specifically designed to mate with this box, which goes some of the way towards explaining why the Fords have so far never really felt or sounded happy with the three-speed auto.
IT’S NOT OFTEN that a car is judged on the strength of a new automatic gearbox, but Ford is pinning a lot of hope on what has been loosely termed the EA Falcon Series II, the chief merit of which is a new automatic gearbox. This is the locally designed and locally built unit that should have been in the EA Ford Falcon from Day One.
What does EA stand for in Ford Falcon?
Ford’s EA series represented a new generation for the local nameplate, coinciding with Australia’s bicentennial. Here’s John Wright’s take on the landmark generation:
