* New 6.4 litre V8 diesel engine based on a SinterCast-CGI cylinder block * Cylinder block production underway at the Cifunsa foundry in Mexico * CGI provides 15% weight reduction, increased ...

DETROIT -- The 2.7-liter V-6 that Ford unveiled along with the redesigned 2015 F-150 has a lightweight two-piece cylinder block unique among pickup engines. The upper section, which houses the ...

We have lightened the block, cleaned it up, and done a thorough inspection. Where do we go next? "Basically, after you have the fundamentals done, you can talk about the bore itself," Jenckes says.

MaxxForce 11 and MaxxForce 13 big bore engines are engineered specifically for International Class 8 trucks using compacted-graphite iron (CG Iron) technology for a lightweight block. International ...

Cast iron, a widely used iron-carbon alloy, exhibits a diverse range of microstructures that govern its mechanical and thermal properties. Among its variants, compacted graphite iron (CGI) is of ...