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<blockquote data-quote="chris91" data-source="post: 1256405" data-attributes="member: 9338">If&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; you&#039;re building a 4.6 SOHC engine, you need to know there are two basic&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Windsor block castings, and four basic Romeo block castings. It&#039;s a good&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; idea to keep Windsor heads with Windsor blocks, and Romeo heads with Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; blocks to eliminate any confusion in your engine build. If you&#039;re going to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; interchange parts and castings between the two plants, you better know&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; exactly what you&#039;re doing or expect all kinds of disappointment, wasted&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; time, and expense.
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Summer2010/4_6/romeo_stamp.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Note&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the &#039;R&#039; in the casting indicating that this is a Romeo block&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Summer2010/4_6/WAP_block.JPG" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />

If&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; you look closely at the aluminum block above it has a diamond pattern in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the casting on the top of the block. This identifies this as a Windsor Aluminum&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Plant (WAP) block. If the block had squares it would identify it as a&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Teksid block.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; 
In&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the casting numbers below; V = Lincoln &amp; 5 = Romeo truck block in 1997&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; F-150

<table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>1991</td><td>F1AE</td><td>Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SOHC Block (Solid transmission dowels)&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Same bellhousing bolt pattern as&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; small block Ford.</td></tr><tr><td>1992-1993</td><td>F2VE</td><td>Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SOHC Block</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td>F4VE</td><td>Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Block (Hollow transmission dowels used with AODE transmission)</td></tr><tr><td>1996+</td><td>F6AZ-CB</td><td>Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Mustang Block</td></tr><tr><td>1996-1998</td><td>F65E-CC&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; / F6VE / F7VE</td><td>Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SOHC block &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Block has a second bolt hole to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; mount the extended housing that moved the oil filter to the back,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; closer to the bell housing, to provide enough room for an oil&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; cooler. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Block may have been used in Crown&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Victoria Police Interceptor package.</td></tr><tr><td>1997-1999</td><td>F7AE&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; / XW7E</td><td>Romeo&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SOHC block &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (F7AE Probably used as the primary&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; block in 1997-1998 pickups &amp; Expedition.) 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Block has a second bolt hole to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; mount the extended housing that moved the oil filter to the back,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; closer to the bell housing, to provide enough room for an oil&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; cooler. 
&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Block may have been used in Crown&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Victoria Police Interceptor package.</td></tr><tr><td>1996-1999</td><td>F65E-BB&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; / F75E</td><td>Windsor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; SOHC block&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Don&#039;t confuse the F65E-BB Windsor&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; block with the F65E-CC Romeo Block.</td></tr></table>Source: <a href="http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Summer2010/Ford_4-6.htm" target="_blank">http://www.therangerstation.com/Maga...0/Ford_4-6.htm</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="chris91, post: 1256405, member: 9338"] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]If you're building a 4.6 SOHC engine, you need to know there are two basic Windsor block castings, and four basic Romeo block castings. It's a good idea to keep Windsor heads with Windsor blocks, and Romeo heads with Romeo blocks to eliminate any confusion in your engine build. If you're going to interchange parts and castings between the two plants, you better know exactly what you're doing or expect all kinds of disappointment, wasted time, and expense.[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LEFT] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Summer2010/4_6/romeo_stamp.JPG[/IMG][/CENTER] [CENTER][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Note the 'R' in the casting indicating that this is a Romeo block[/SIZE][/FONT][/CENTER] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Summer2010/4_6/WAP_block.JPG[/IMG] [/CENTER] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]If you look closely at the aluminum block above it has a diamond pattern in the casting on the top of the block. This identifies this as a Windsor Aluminum Plant (WAP) block. If the block had squares it would identify it as a Teksid block.[/SIZE][/FONT][/LEFT] [LEFT][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3] In the casting numbers below; V = Lincoln & 5 = Romeo truck block in 1997 F-150[/SIZE][/FONT] [/LEFT] [TABLE] [TR] [TD="align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1991[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F1AE[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Romeo SOHC Block (Solid transmission dowels)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Same bellhousing bolt pattern as small block Ford.[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1992-1993[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F2VE[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Romeo SOHC Block[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1994[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F4VE[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Romeo Block (Hollow transmission dowels used with AODE transmission)[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1996+[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F6AZ-CB[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Romeo Mustang Block[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1996-1998[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F65E-CC / F6VE / F7VE[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Romeo SOHC block [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Block has a second bolt hole to mount the extended housing that moved the oil filter to the back, closer to the bell housing, to provide enough room for an oil cooler.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Block may have been used in Crown Victoria Police Interceptor package.[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1997-1999[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F7AE / XW7E[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Romeo SOHC block [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3](F7AE Probably used as the primary block in 1997-1998 pickups & Expedition.)[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Block has a second bolt hole to mount the extended housing that moved the oil filter to the back, closer to the bell housing, to provide enough room for an oil cooler.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Block may have been used in Crown Victoria Police Interceptor package.[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]1996-1999[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 33%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]F65E-BB / F75E[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [TD="width: 34%, align: left"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Windsor SOHC block[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Don't confuse the F65E-BB Windsor block with the F65E-CC Romeo Block.[/SIZE][/FONT][/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [SIZE=1]Source:[/SIZE] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.therangerstation.com/Magazine/Summer2010/Ford_4-6.htm"]http://www.therangerstation.com/Maga...0/Ford_4-6.htm[/URL][/SIZE][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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