2010 Mustang 5.0 Specs
09-25-2008, 03:11 PM
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Guy i'm surprised you are going with/defending the HP/Liter arguement...
that has no bearing on a car's performance whatsoever...
Horsepower/engine exterior size, horsepower/engine weight, those are all that counts
that has no bearing on a car's performance whatsoever...
Horsepower/engine exterior size, horsepower/engine weight, those are all that counts
09-25-2008, 04:37 PM
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425lbs for an all aluminum 4.6 DOHC.
Best article i could find on LS3
415lbs for crate motor
its a PDF file
http://www.gmperformanceparts.com/_r...ineQRC2008.pdf
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09-25-2008, 04:52 PM
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This shows because those motors are just sh*t. Forget about Mustang vs Camaro or Corvette or whatever. My friend has a 02 F-250 with a 5.4. Its a sled, it feels weak and doesn't feel like a truck motor at all(lazy low end). My 04 6.0 eats it up, gets better mileage, and doesn't shoot the spark plugs out of the heads(A very common problem with the mod motors). The same friend has a 02 E-250 van with a 5.4 in it. Another friend with a 05 GMC 2500 van has the same comparison as the trucks: better mileage, power and the spark plugs stay in the heads. Its another slow POS I know that these aren't race cars but the difference from the chevy/GMC vans is rediculous.
And I know your dying to type that 5.4 is less than 6.0 and show us how smart you are but fight the urge! I guess while my bud with the Ford is getting passed by Kia's, getting gas more often and trying to find his spark plugs on the side of the road he can at least proudly say that 5.4 is in fact less than 6.
When an LSX motor gets a supercharger it goes over 600hp which is more than 550. The LS9 I believe makes more power than the lightning ever didid
And I know your dying to type that 5.4 is less than 6.0 and show us how smart you are but fight the urge! I guess while my bud with the Ford is getting passed by Kia's, getting gas more often and trying to find his spark plugs on the side of the road he can at least proudly say that 5.4 is in fact less than 6.
When an LSX motor gets a supercharger it goes over 600hp which is more than 550. The LS9 I believe makes more power than the lightning ever didid
09-25-2008, 04:59 PM
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Ford has a history of overpromising and underdelivering...
This reminds me of 94 SOOOO much. Cant wait till Ford makes all these claims about how the new Mustang will dust the Camaro...CANT EFING WAIT!!
6 years...6 years I had to hear every ford fanboy wrap about how Mustang is the only game in town.
This reminds me of 94 SOOOO much. Cant wait till Ford makes all these claims about how the new Mustang will dust the Camaro...CANT EFING WAIT!!
6 years...6 years I had to hear every ford fanboy wrap about how Mustang is the only game in town.
09-25-2008, 05:00 PM
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Me too. An SN95 sized car with the wheels pushed all the way out to the corners - let's say with a 110" wheelbase, would be hard to resist. Add a 400 hp V8 and I'd say Ford nails the ponycar formula where the 5th gen failed to.
09-25-2008, 05:28 PM
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I'd suggest that GT & SS will be very close - closer than 12.5 to 12.9. Probably both around 12.8 or so. Pure speculation, of course....as is most of the stuff in this thread (most certainly the negatives from the fan boys).
09-25-2008, 05:55 PM
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Cause that would just be crazy talk.
(I'm talking 'Ford Certified' here too, not some change a pulley BS)
That's not to say that the LS9/LSA aren't capable of some crazy numbers, because they all are.
09-25-2008, 08:29 PM
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i still cant believe ford is using 5 speed trannys... if anything thats something they are behind the times on... camaro had a m6 15 years ago... I dont believe this will be the "god" motor that every mustang owner is hoping for either. Sure, we might se a honest 400hp, but i dont see mustang being as light as people are saying in the next gen, and i suspect the awful gearing that plagues mustangs will carry over into this car. I am thinking this new mustang is going to hide its horsepower as much as we have heard the camaro hides its weight, and hp is one thing that is bad when hidden... The mustang guys may be getting "serious", but its taken the svt guys to make the mustang any kind of real serious car ever since the mustang came out of the mustang 2 days...
09-25-2008, 08:31 PM
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Did I say it was tapped out? Its painfully obvious I was comparing stock numbers.