Does my GT have a Romeo or Windsor block?

['13_ImpactBlue_GT]

How can you tell?

 

[jasonh_86]

Your's is Romeo.

Romeo was Feb '01-'04
Windsor was 99-01

Romeo uses bolt-on cam gears.
Windsor uses press-on cam gears.

Romeo has 11 bolts on the valve covers.
Windsor has 13 bolts on the valve covers

 

['13_ImpactBlue_GT]

Thanks.

 

[jasonh_86]

No problem mang.. I'll toast to that

 

[mode101]

Your's is Romeo.

Is one better than the other?

 

[HoustonGT]

Yes! The Windsor is better

 

[JayC]

Yes! The Windsor is better

 

[HoustonGT]

I was JK, but ive heard people say that the slightly lower compression on the Windsor blocks means theyre a bit better for boost

 

[jasonh_86]

Yes! The Windsor is better

If you like having to replace the cam gears and getting a new intake manifold when your's busts


IMHO.. They're about equal, I do like the Romeo better tho.

 

[HoustonGT]

If you like having to replace the cam gears and getting a new intake manifold when your's busts


IMHO.. They're about equal, I do like the Romeo better tho.

:middle finger smiley:

 

[Black'02]

Hey guys im kinda confused now...
In the july mm&ff issue there was a cam swap and it discussed the differences in the two engines, (pg. 180-189) There is a little sidebar on pg. 187 that said if the vin has a 'w' in the eighth place its a romeo and if it has an 'x' its a windsor.

My car is an 2002 and it has an 'x' there which should mean its a windsor or is their information incorrect?

Also it says that "the oem camshafts in romeo-style engines use a non-removable cam sprocket" and that the windsor has the bolt on sprockets.

Just wondering which way is up at the moment lol

 

[jasonh_86]

:middle finger smiley:

I"m just bustin your balls man.. all in good fun

 

[jasonh_86]

Hey guys im kinda confused now...
In the july mm&ff issue there was a cam swap and it discussed the differences in the two engines, (pg. 180-189) There is a little sidebar on pg. 187 that said if the vin has a 'w' in the eighth place its a romeo and if it has an 'x' its a windsor.

My car is an 2002 and it has an 'x' there which should mean its a windsor or is their information incorrect?

Also it says that "the oem camshafts in romeo-style engines use a non-removable cam sprocket" and that the windsor has the bolt on sprockets.

Just wondering which way is up at the moment lol

You'd think they'd know this by now

You have Romeo.. Windsors are the motors with the pressed on cam gears

 

[urban96]

romeo o romeo where for art thou romeo


i want a tekside(spelling?) block w/forged goodies

 

[mode101]

romeo o romeo where for art thou romeo

 

[HoustonGT]

romeo o romeo where for art thou romeo


i want a tekside(spelling?) block w/forged goodies

me too. One can be had very cheap and it'd be nice to have a blown 32v

 

[Skidzz]

romeo o romeo where for art thou romeo

I can't believe he actually said that haha.

Oh and +1 for the romeo block.

 

[RandyStinchcomb]

Hey guys im kinda confused now...
In the july mm&ff issue there was a cam swap and it discussed the differences in the two engines, (pg. 180-189) There is a little sidebar on pg. 187 that said if the vin has a 'w' in the eighth place its a romeo and if it has an 'x' its a windsor.

My car is an 2002 and it has an 'x' there which should mean its a windsor or is their information incorrect?

Also it says that "the oem camshafts in romeo-style engines use a non-removable cam sprocket" and that the windsor has the bolt on sprockets.

Just wondering which way is up at the moment lol

only believe 1/2 of what you read in mm/ff and most other mags as stated above, yours is a Romeo

also, Windsor's are a tad stronger/better then the Romeo's as Windsors use the same conn-rod as the Cobras which have full-floating piston pins and that can free-up a few more HP

 

[PlatinumDevil]

Plus who says i have a 351R... no its a 351W (sorry im a former 5.0 boy)

 

[RandyStinchcomb]

Plus who says i have a 351R... no its a 351W (sorry im a former 5.0 boy)

you ain't seen the half of it FoMoCo, 351M, 351C, 351W 4.6 SOHC "W" 4.6 SOHC "R", 4.6 DOHC, 4.6 3V blah, blah, blah, blah