330CubeGt Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 (edited) Easy way to tell if they are WINDSOR OR ROMEO is by looking at the heads...The 4.6L SOHC and the 5.4L SOHC use the same basic heads. The difference in these heads is not whether they were installed on a 5.4L or 4.6L.But whether the engine was built in the Windsor plant or the Romeo plant. The Windsor heads use 14 bolts for the valve covers while the Romeo engines only use 11. That is the easiest way to tell them apart but there are a lot of other differences. There are two Modular engine plants in North America - Romeo, Michigan, and Windsor, Ontario. Romeo is the old Ford Tractor plant. Windsor has been producing Ford engines since World War II. Although Romeo and Windsor Modular engines look the same on the surface, they are different inside. Here are the basic differences in Romeo and Windsor engines:-Romeo was the only Modular engine plant from '91-'95.-Windsor came on line for '96 to build 4.6L and 5.4L SOHC engines for trucks and vans-Although Romeo is primarily a car engine plant, it has produced Modular engines for trucks-Although Windsor is primarily a truck engine plant, it produced Modular engines for '99-'00 -Mustang GT-Romeo engines employ different blocks, heads, and cranks than Windsor although they look similar-Most Romeo blocks are marked with an "R" in the casting-Windsor blocks are all marked with a "W" in the casting in two places-Romeo heads employ bolt-on cam journal girdles-Windsor heads don't have cam journal girdles, just individual journals-Because Romeo and Windsor engines have different timing cover/cam cover bolt hole sizing, it is best to use Romeo heads and blocks together and Windsor heads and blocks together-Romeo blocks have jackscrew cross-bolted main caps-Windsor blocks have dowel pin cross-bolted main caps-Romeo engines have primarily six-bolt flywheel/flexplate flanges-Windsor engines have eight-bolt flywheel/flexplate flanges-Oil filter/cooling neck types vary depending on vehicle type-Timing cover depends on vehicle type-Romeo cam sprockets are zero-fit and slip right on-Windsor cam sprockets are pressed on-Romeo cam covers have 11 bolts-Windsor cam covers have 13 bolts-Difference timing covers for SOHC and DOHC-Same basic timing chain/sprocket system for both SOHC and DOHC-DOHC engines have secondary timing chains for secondary camshafts-SOHC has a standard oil pump and DOHC has high volume Edited August 17, 2012 by 330CubeGt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmsismyname Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Arent the cam gears different too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yes.Windsor Camshaft Gears are pressed on.Romeo Camshaft Gears are bolt-on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330CubeGt Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 This is true, added it to tue first post...Heads up and ass kickin! Using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copmagnet Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 you have already started this thread, so you should also go into the difference between romeo and windsor blocks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
330CubeGt Posted August 17, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Added some additional information up top. Maybe when i get some time ill put together something that talks more about the difference between the Windsor Aluminum Blocks Vs the Teksid Blocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 where does ford put the casting numbers on Modulars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
