Boss is the internal name for a family of large-displacement

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s from

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intended to compete with

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engines and

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' 6.0 L

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engines. Originally, Ford developed the engine architecture under the name Hurricane; however, development of the engine was delayed due to its temporary cancellation in 2005. It was revived in early 2006 by Mark Fields and was given the new name of Boss in light of the devastation caused by

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in 2005. In spite of this change, Ford has yet to officially market the engines with the Boss name in any production vehicle where they are to be used, instead referring to the engines by their displacement. The first (modern) Boss engine, a 6.2 L V8, is produced at Ford's Romeo Engine Plant in Romeo, Michigan.Ford Motor Company. "Robust, Ford Tough: All-New 6.2-Liter Gasoline Engine Complements 2011 Ford Super Duty." Ford Media. 24 September 2009.

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and Ford Performance Vehicles used the "Boss" name for V8 engines from 2002, but these are

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of the Ford Modular V8 with locally produced parts.

6.2 L

The V8 is the main variant of the Boss engine. The V8 shares design similarities with the Modular Engine family such as a deep-skirt block with cross-bolted main caps, crankshaft-driven gerotor oil pump, overhead cam valve train arrangement, and bellhousing bolt pattern. In particular, the 6.2 L features a two-valve per cylinder

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valve train with roller-rocker shafts, hemispherical heads, and two spark plugs per cylinder, as well as dual-equal

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. Just as notable is that they use a much wider bore spacing (compared to the Modular's ), allowing for the use of larger bore diameters and valves. The 6.2 L V8 has a bore diameter and stroke of . It has lightweight aluminum cylinder heads and pistons, but makes use of a cast-iron cylinder block for extra durability since most applications for the engine will be trucks. This V8 went into production in early 2010 and debuted in the 2010

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as a late-availability option. A limited-edition version of the Raptor from Ford Racing called the Raptor XT features a high-output version of the 6.2 L V8 with about .Ford Motor Company. "F-150 SVT Raptor Most Powerful Half-Ton Available, Now Even More Capable Off-Road." Ford Media. 3 November 2009.
For the 2011 model year, the 6.2 L V8 was introduced in Ford's Super Duty pickups as a replacement for both the 5.4 L

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V8 and the 6.8 L

V10, and in the F-150 as the premium engine option, though it was not available in all configurations. For 2017 the 6.2 L V8 in the Super Duty received new tuning and modified camshafts to bump torque to , while power remained . It was also now mated to Ford's TorqShift G 6 speed transmission; Ford's Live-Drive Power Takeoff (PTO) Provision with Mobile Mode is also optional on 6.2 L equipped trucks. Applications for the 16-valve SOHC VCT 6.2 L V8 include: * 2010–2012 F-150 HD

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* 2010–2014 F-150 Raptor, @ 5500 rpm, @ 4500 rpm * 2011–2014

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, @ 5500 rpm, @ 4500 rpm * 2011–2016

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, @ 5500 rpm, @ 4500 rpm * 2017–present

, @ 5750 rpm, @ 3800 rpm *2017–2019

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