Leaked: 2011 Mustang GT to Get 412-hp 5.0L V8
12-18-09, 05:34 PM
#17
Pole Position
It's more than just a punched out 4.6, completely new motor with room to grow. which was the 4.6's original problem there just wasnt the room for it to get much bigger hence why the next step up was the 5.4 but again a different block then the 4.6. the 412hp the new 5.0 is just scratching the surface there plenty more left in it. Remember ford has a history of doing that. Remember back in 1996 the 4.6 debute rated it at a whopping 215hp, and is now bowing out at 315hp. There will be more to come from this new motor codenamed "coyote".
12-18-09, 05:41 PM
#18
Lexus Fanatic
I remember driving a convertible in high school and I was blown away by the power and the torque. They give the horses away at Ford. No wonder they have been selling them so well for so long
12-18-09, 06:14 PM
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No one expected the old 302 to come back, it is past its prime. However the return of the 5.0 moniker brought back great memories.
12-18-09, 06:19 PM
#20
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ROLLIN, in my 5.0, with the ragtop down so my hair can blow.
Hey... it was going to come up eventually...
Hey... it was going to come up eventually...
Looking forward to more leaked news in the next few months if not sooner. 
12-19-09, 03:43 PM
#26
Lexus Fanatic
Russ (rdgdawg).......since you cancelled out on the previous Shelby order, are you going to take a look at this new regular Mustang GT? Seems to be almost as much power for (presumably) a lot less money. For the most part, the only things you may lose out on are the racing stripes and the snake-logos.
12-19-09, 03:47 PM
#27
Lexus Fanatic
I agree the old push-rod 5.0 was dated, but its torque curve, at low RPMs, was actually better than the early models of its 4.6 replacement, which tended more towards high-end HP. Later models of the 4.6, of course, clearly surpassed it.....as, of course, we all expect the new 5.0 to do as well.
12-19-09, 05:34 PM
#28
Lexus Fanatic
Not true about 4.6L replacement in the Mustangs starting in 1996, they had very healthy low end torque delivery and numbers and actually were somewhat winded at high rpms (power flattened off). I've driven both extensively, but regardless the (factual) charts and stats support what I just noted.
12-19-09, 07:25 PM
#29
Lexus Fanatic
Agreed pushrod 5.0L was dated, fuel-inefficient and dirty from emissions standpoint.
Not true about 4.6L replacement in the Mustangs starting in 1996, they had very healthy low end torque delivery and numbers and actually were somewhat winded at high rpms (power flattened off). I've driven both extensively, but regardless the (factual) charts and stats support what I just noted.
Not true about 4.6L replacement in the Mustangs starting in 1996, they had very healthy low end torque delivery and numbers and actually were somewhat winded at high rpms (power flattened off). I've driven both extensively, but regardless the (factual) charts and stats support what I just noted.
Ford also got into (factual) trouble misrepresenting power figures on the early-model 4.6 Cobras. I test drove one myself, at the time, and was not impressed with its performance, even with a broken-in engine that I could wind out.
12-19-09, 07:32 PM
#30
Lexus Fanatic
When were you in high school? During much of the 80s and 90s, Ford was embarassed by stock Mustangs that got dusted by the Camaro SS, Z28, and IROC, which often used detuned Corvette engines.