NEARLY 2 YEARS WAITING: New Mustang GT PP is finally mine!

Hi there


Ford Racing have released a new engine for the Mustang:


http://performance.ford.com/enthusi...k-at-the-5-2l-aluminator-xs-crate-engine.html




580 horsepower, 8000rpm, of NA power from the latest revision of the 5.2l, really would be great if this finds it ways into future Mustangs, essentially 600 horsepower from an NA V8 with high RPM would be such a thrill to drive and an amazing sound track.

God I do hope it finds its way into a production car or a version of it and then that car comes in RHD to the UK. :D
 
Mal X said:
yea that's great, you will probably be able to buy that as a Crate engine anyway
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Yes already can, $25,000 or you can buy all the parts seperately to turn a Coyote engine into this for less. That would cost around $8000-$10,000 to do, so really poor value compared to just going FI, but of course a power high revving V8 NA is nicer to drive, particular as a track car which is where Ford is aiming this at, its not a drag setup. :)
 
Gibbo said:
Yes already can, $25,000 or you can buy all the parts seperately to turn a Coyote engine into this for less. That would cost around $8000-$10,000 to do, so really poor value compared to just going FI, but of course a power high revving V8 NA is nicer to drive, particular as a track car which is where Ford is aiming this at, its not a drag setup. :)
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yes..................for a Ford drag motor you'd need to look at the Mustang Drag Pack website, but their motor will be really expensive too, but i haven't looked for about a month

here in the U.K you can only get Chevy crate motors, you cant get Chrysler, you'd have to get a Chrysler motor rebuilt by Hauser Racing........after you've found one first.
 
Gibbo said:
Yes already can, $25,000 or you can buy all the parts seperately to turn a Coyote engine into this for less. That would cost around $8000-$10,000 to do, so really poor value compared to just going FI, but of course a power high revving V8 NA is nicer to drive, particular as a track car which is where Ford is aiming this at, its not a drag setup. :)
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So is the new engine not a Coyote one then ?

Seeing more of these around now, 2 today one in red and one white with blue stripes which looked really nice.
 
insane200 said:
So is the new engine not a Coyote one then ?

Seeing more of these around now, 2 today one in red and one white with blue stripes which looked really nice.
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Its a crate engine based on the Coyote/Voodoo. You can buy all the parts to upgrade a Coyote to this level more or less unless your had your current engine bored to 5.2l, staying at 5.0l power would be around 540-550BHP. :)
 
Mal X said:
yes..................for a Ford drag motor you'd need to look at the Mustang Drag Pack website, but their motor will be really expensive too, but i haven't looked for about a month

here in the U.K you can only get Chevy crate motors, you cant get Chrysler, you'd have to get a Chrysler motor rebuilt by Hauser Racing........after you've found one first.
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Cobrajet engine is $28,000 which includes the Whipple supercharger too, that is 900-1200BHP:
https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-6007-SCJ16
 
Oh man... For Christmas I would like...... :p

Seriously though, that air intake... What..? How the hell is that supposed to work? :D
 
Gibbo said:
Hi there


Car and Driver did a recent lap battle on one of the most demanding circuits Virginia International Raceway in US (a lot of turns :D ) in the same day, same driver:

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Results:
Tesla S P85D: 3:17.4
Audi TTS: 3:07.7
Mazda MX5 Cup car: 3:06.4
Lexus GS-F: 3:05.9
Camaro V6 1LE: 3:04.0
Focus RS: 3:03.9
Charger Hellcat (707HP): 3:03.5
F-Type SVR: 3:02.2
BMW M2: 3:01.9
R8 V10 Plus: 2:56.1
Camaro V8 SS 1LE: 2:54.8
Porsche Cayman GT4: 2:54.0
BMW M4 GTS: 2:52.9
Mustang GT 350R: 2:51.8
Honda NSX: 2:50.2
Mclaren 570S: 2:47.4
Corvette Grand Sport: 2:47.1
Porsche GT3 RS: 2:47.0
Ferrari 488 GTB: 2:45.1
Viper ACR: 2:44.2
Lexus RC-F GT Concept: 2:43.2


Obviously an incredible result for Ford's Mustang GT 350R considering it cost half to one third of the cars around it and is still a perfectly easy car to live with on a daily basis.

But the most impressive fast stuff has to be the GT3 RS and 488 GTB, because again they can be driven daily and have mod cons. I cannot count the Viper ACR as you could never live with one on a daily basis with it being essentially a race car with a road license and the Lexus is concept.

Also the Honda NSX, very impressive performance.
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That R8 time is vastly off the pace. Not a cat in hells chance it's 10 seconds a lap slower than the quickest cars on that track if driven/performing properly. US lap times always seem out of kilter with European ones.
 
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