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Originally Posted by BigDan
^ I believe you, its just sounds like it might be a durability issue for the guys that push them over 800whp and definitely for the 1,000hp Hellion TT owners. I hope I'm wrong but like you said before this may be the end of an era.
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That's what I was talking about earlier, you got spoiled on the 5.4. I don't think Ford will ever produce another engine like it. It's awesome to have that capability, but now you have an extremely high standard for internals
If an owner truly wants a 1000hp capable engine, he can do so via the aftermarket. Having a $21,000 dollar engine isn't doing the GT500's MSRP any good. I think Ford can find a happy medium between the 5.0 and the 5.4. Something affordable, reliable and capable (not up to the 5.4's capability).
I'm gonna research some of the rods in the Ford bin and see if there is one that can be used to reach a 5.8 from a stroked 5.0. The Boss 5.8 in Australia did it, but the internal spec's are hard to come by. I would say maybe some boring can be done but boring a modular engine isn't a good thing to do...