What's The Biggest Difference Between Ford's Coyote And GM's LS Engines?
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Key Points:
- The key design difference between Ford's Coyote and GM's LS engines lies in their valve train: the LS uses a cam-in-block pushrod design, while the Coyote employs a dual-overhead-camshaft (DOHC) setup, making the Coyote about six inches wider.
- LS engines have a broad family tree with displacements from 5.3 to 7.0 liters and simple naming conventions (e.g., LS1, LS3, LS9), whereas the Coyote, though younger, has four generations and six variants with displacements from 4.95 to 5.2 liters, including names like Roadrunner and Predator.
- Ford Performance offers a fourth-gen 5.0L Mustang
