2010 Mustang

[syr74]

It's just info fellas, preference and bias wont change it for you or for me. What we know about the 2011 Mustang GT says were getting a 5.0L DOHC V8 making at least 400hp and 360lb-ft of torque in a car which weighs ~100lb more than the current model, likely even a bit less than that. This is not a guess, it is a brief listing of what we will get as a worst case scenario for the 2011 Mustang GT. If I were to go beyond what I absolutely know and into what I expect....look for 425hp, at least 375lb-ft of torque and a real world curb weight starting extremely close to 3600lb. Gospel? No. Likely? More than a little.

In the end I expect the Mustang GT and Camaro SS to be too close to call on hp, with the Ford carrying a noticeable weight advantage and the Chevy holding a noticeable advantage in torque. Who will be faster? That is difficult to say. Assuming traction isn't an issue for the Chevy my guess is that this is going to be d*** close. We wont know until they throw down on the track.

Like I said, you can believe it or not...but that wont change what is coming.

[headpunter]

Originally Posted by syr74

It's just info fellas, preference and bias wont change it for you or for me. What we know about the 2011 Mustang GT says were getting a 5.0L DOHC V8 making at least 400hp and 360lb-ft of torque in a car which weighs ~100lb more than the current model, likely even a bit less than that. This is not a guess, it is a brief listing of what we will get as a worst case scenario for the 2011 Mustang GT. If I were to go beyond what I absolutely know and into what I expect....look for 425hp, at least 375lb-ft of torque and a real world curb weight starting extremely close to 3600lb. Gospel? No. Likely? More than a little.

In the end I expect the Mustang GT and Camaro SS to be too close to call on hp, with the Ford carrying a noticeable weight advantage and the Chevy holding a noticeable advantage in torque. Who will be faster? That is difficult to say. Assuming traction isn't an issue for the Chevy my guess is that this is going to be d*** close. We wont know until they throw down on the track.

Like I said, you can believe it or not...but that wont change what is coming.

just curious but is ford still using a steel block for that?

[syr74]

Originally Posted by headpunter

just curious but is ford still using a steel block for that?

It's a siamese-bore, aluminum block

[Georgie]

based off the 4.6, not 5.4; to answer your question further the 5.4 may no longer be an iron block

[headpunter]

Originally Posted by syr74

It's a siamese-bore, aluminum block

welcome to the 21st century ford

[Georgie]

are you serious

[headpunter]

Originally Posted by Georgie

are you serious

more then you will ever know

[Georgie]

you can't be until you get OHC

[porcupinekiller]

Originally Posted by headpunter

welcome to the 21st century ford

Your engine uses pushrods lol talk about old school (and not in a good way)!! But I guess whatever works right and it works pretty good.

[syr74]

Originally Posted by headpunter

welcome to the 21st century ford

The 4.6L DOHC V8 used in every SVT Cobra built from 1996 until the cast iron fotified Terminator debuted in 2003 used a cast aluminum, siamese bore engine block. The Mustang GT has made use of a cast aluminum, siamese bore engine block since the S197 debuted for 2005.

[Georgie]

the 3V has also been on 10 best engines since 2005

[headpunter]

OHC is what ford and imports put on to make themselves feel superior when they cant make horspower.

[syr74]

Originally Posted by headpunter

OHC is what ford and imports put on to make themselves feel superior when they cant make horspower.

Chevy does just fine with pushrods, but I think 400+hp from a 5.0L is plenty impressive and a fine display of Ford's ability to make hp.

[Georgie]

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