They most definitely are. The 10R60 torque rating is barely high enough to handle the 2.7L engine. That’s one of the main reasons why I switched to a 2.3L engine.
I found an explanation from a Ford Engineer in this thread.
Ahhh, I thought you looked familiar, CheddarFromGeorgia. that was that one thread that had screenshots from a mysterious un-named ford engineer that was privy to everything, right?
I fixed the screenshot and highlighted the important bits for you:
Also, making sure about Nm vs lb/ft is a *big* deal, as it's not like 100Nm is a 1:1 conversion to lb/ft. Just on 'numbers' alone, they differ by about 25%.
Any engineer worth their salt is going to *know*. They won't "forget which is which" or "not know"
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