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Originally Posted by Jekyll-N-Hyde
more gear options would be Great however give it a Few years Ford will have to add airbags and safety equip to there car when they redo its look once again and she will gain a little weight.
Dont stress to much on the stang I give ford a Hand in making a Great car with unusual displacement and interesting cylinder heads that makes 1.36hp cid right out of the box compared to Gm's Camaro with a 376 Ls3 which offers 1.13hp CID. Give those designed Fords 5.0L a hand its a Great motor for the folks who want to buy a car and leave it be and say this is my car.
You cant make the thing bigger in displacement like the LS3 and you have ZERO latitude for increased lift and faster ramp rate cams like the LS3's or 7's. The guys who buy the Camaro have all the room in the world to play and after they get through playing the 2011 Mustang doesn't stand a chance in hell since Ford did so much just to get what they can from the factory.
Its going to be a drivers race a lot of the time. This new 5.0L is going to make the folks who have 03/04 Cobras smile even more because they will realize ford designed them a Real car that can climb the ladder any day for Hp unlike this New 5.0L . If you want a bang out of the box get your stang however you want a bang out of the box and a lot more possible in the future ? Get the Camaro 
Has Gm ever disappointed us in HP ever ? The sleeping Giant has woke up I dont see him laying down especially not in HP. |
Everything out there about the 5.0 say there is a lot of power left on the table and it is future proofed for things like direct injection and power adders. Ford knows their target market and being a Mustang the aftermarket is going to build at a crazy fast rates, no doubt there will be aftermarket parts available before the first customer takes delivery of their car.