Ford Kent engine

Ford Kent engine
Ford Kent engine
	1.3 L (1,297 cc) engine in an Anadol A1
Overview
Manufacturer	Ford of Britain
Also called	Ford pre-crossflow; Ford Crossflow; Ford Valencia; Ford HCS; Endura-E; VSG-411/413
Production	1959–present
Layout
Configuration	Naturally aspirated I4
Displacement	1.0 L (997 cc); 1.1 L (1,117 cc); 1.2 L (1,198 cc); 1.3 L (1,297 cc); 1.3 L (1,339 cc); 1.5 L (1,498 cc); 1.6 L (1,599 cc);
Cylinder bore	80.96 mm (3.19 in)
Piston stroke	48.41 mm (1.91 in); 58.2 mm (2.29 in); 63 mm (2.48 in); 65 mm (2.56 in); 72.75 mm (2.86 in); 77.60 mm (3.06 in);
Cylinder block material	Cast Iron
Cylinder head material	Cast Iron
Valvetrain	OHV 2 valves per cyl.
Combustion
Fuel system	Carburetor; Single-point fuel injection; Multi-port fuel injection
Fuel type	Gasoline
Oil system	Wet sump
Cooling system	Water-cooled
Output
Power output	39–111 hp (40–113 PS; 29–83 kW)
Chronology
Predecessor	Ford Sidevalve engine
Successor	Ford Zetec engine

The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe. Originally developed in 1959 for the Ford Anglia, it is an in-line four-cylinder overhead valve (OHV) pushrod engine with a cast-iron cylinder head and block.

The Kent family can be divided into three basic sub-families; the original pre-Crossflow Kent, the Crossflow (the most prolific of all versions of the Kent), and the transverse mounted Valencia.

The arrival of the Duratec-E engine in the fifth generation Fiesta range in 2002 signalled the end of the engine's use in production vehicles after a 44-year career, although the Valencia derivative remained in limited production in Brazil, as an industrial use engine by Ford's Power Products division, where it is known as the VSG-411 and VSG-413. Since 2010, it has been actively produced in the United States factories for Formula Ford globally because of its popularity in motorsport.