The 2011+ Mustang Thread

[Sax1031]

I wouldn't mind a SVT Cobra to replace the GT500 and a SVO to fit between.

[The_Blur]

Originally Posted by motorhead

Wow! I didn't mean to upset you. It wasn't meant to be that at all. You read way more into it than It was. You said that it didn't have the styling of a gt ,and all I was pointing out was that is very well could be and most likely is a gt in that picture. Nothing more nothing less. I guess I should of use some other smiley to show that I wasn't trying to be a smart ass. Why is everyone so touchy all the time on this forum? I've been trying to post less and view more because of this very thing happening. I guess people just take me the wrong way sometimes. Sorry for offending you.

I wasn't upset. I just had a lot of time on my hands to pose hypothetical questions.

[BlaSSt Off]

Originally Posted by 1bad65

What part of Texas are you in?

SE Texas. About an hour east of Houston in the Beaumont area.

[derklug]

It seems kind of wierd to me that Ford is running so many engines in the same HP range. Granted, the V-8 will have more low end torque than a turbo 6, but if the HP is the same, can you convice enough buyers to buy either a 1/4 miler or a track burner to make a profit on both?

[syr74]

I think this is pure speculation on their part. That tach spins to 9k rpm and has a redline that appears to be just under 8k rpm. Well, guess what else does? That's right, just as somebody mentioned earlier the Boss 302.

This may be a turbo car, but that is a Boss 302 gauge cluster.

[syr74]

Originally Posted by assasinator

the shelby's are coming to an end. SVT, or SVO as it used to be known is responsible for the new batch of performance stangs.

SVT was responsible for the GT500, and they'll be responsible for the next one too. Ford has made it very clear, and the insider buzz concurs, the Shelby will remain a Shelby. But, to be honest, that would have been pretty easy to forecast even with no info with Mulally at the Helm. The run of 2011 MY GT500's has almost sold out before the year was halfway through. No way is he letting the marketing mavens drop that name.

[fazm]

Originally Posted by snakekiller

This is what you called a Boss 302 mule, the same one reported seen a few month ago.
its exactly the same one, i don't see a inter-cooler anywhere and it has the same Boss 302 gauge cluster.

Here the link:http://forums.themustangsource.com/f...potted-483153/

that one has a spoiler, try again

[snakekiller]

Originally Posted by fazm

that one has a spoiler, try again

This is not a production ready car, anything can change.
The Boss is still full year away, the drive-train testing hasn't stopped
theirs no sings of it being Turbocharge, the tack alone isn't proof.
lets not forget the Boss has some special "Red Key", that its rumored to raise the Revs to 8k .

[chain777]

Originally Posted by derklug

It seems kind of wierd to me that Ford is running so many engines in the same HP range. Granted, the V-8 will have more low end torque than a turbo 6, but if the HP is the same, can you convice enough buyers to buy either a 1/4 miler or a track burner to make a profit on both?

The torque characteristics would be just the opposite. The 5.0 doesn't make peak torque (390 lb-ft) until 4250 rpm. The 3.5 ecoboost in the F150 makes peak torque (420 lb-ft) at 2500 rpm.

Because the ecoboost motors are being used in the F150, development costs are spread out, making it profitable to use in the Mustang. Ford has stated all along that they intend to use these motors throughout the lineup.

[Sax1031]

Originally Posted by derklug

It seems kind of wierd to me that Ford is running so many engines in the same HP range. Granted, the V-8 will have more low end torque than a turbo 6, but if the HP is the same, can you convice enough buyers to buy either a 1/4 miler or a track burner to make a profit on both?

The turbo 6 will have more low end torque than the v8s.

[SSmoked]

doesnt make sence. the v6 ecoboost makes peak power at only 5500-5700rpm. the turbos run out of boost after. unless ford is putting bigger turbos to pull and hold to 8000rpm.
the ecoboost is meant for torque which is from 1500-5500rpm, this explains its v6 milage. however a simply up of the boost ir turbo swap and its a deadly motor.

[snakekiller]

no need to go crazy its just a mule of the Boss 302.
The EcoBoost will come in the redesign 2014 mustang

[garagelogic]

Originally Posted by assasinator

Fellas, there are romors in the mustang world that with SVT coming back

Originally Posted by assasinator

the shelby's are coming to an end. SVT, or SVO as it used to be known is responsible for the new batch of performance stangs.

Originally Posted by Sax1031

I wouldn't mind a SVT Cobra to replace the GT500 and a SVO to fit between.

Originally Posted by syr74

SVT was responsible for the GT500, and they'll be responsible for the next one too.

As it has been duly noted, SVT never went away, therefore, cannot "come back". All of Ford's performance vehicles are engineered by SVT, including the current GT500.

[chain777]

Some more speculation:

Spy Shots: Ford Considering Twin-Turbo V8, Camaro-Fighting Mustang?



http://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2010/...ghting-mustang