It's Official: 2011 Ford Mustang GT has 5.0-liter V8
Very nice.
12-25-2009, 05:30 PM
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And the engine itself doesn't look to terribly big since you can see the frame rails on either side. I wonder what the dressed weight of the engine is? I've been told an unsubstantiated 500+ pounds. Hopefully Ford will see fit to release dimenison and weight figures for the engine.
I can only use the BMW 4.0L V8 M3 engine as a yardstick... that engine still weighs some 50kg (110lbs) more than the LS3 even if power is 'comparable'.
Will be interesting to see the engine in all its glory.
12-25-2009, 06:40 PM
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12-26-2009, 10:50 AM
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Is it finally time to run the Gen V LSx through some cosmetic finishing school classes? Reposition the coils, get some nicer looking valve covers, do some general detailing - and maybe then you could the dump that STUPIDO 'beauty cover".
12-26-2009, 03:30 PM
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12-26-2009, 04:15 PM
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That GT looks fine to me. 
I just checked some out at the dealership the other day. Not buying new any time soon (and CERTAINLY not a 2010 Mustang when the 2011 gets 100 more hp and another gear in the gearbox,
). Red GT convertible with 5 speed auto, shaker sound, and premium wheels was $41K. 
That's why I buy used.
I just checked some out at the dealership the other day. Not buying new any time soon (and CERTAINLY not a 2010 Mustang when the 2011 gets 100 more hp and another gear in the gearbox,
). Red GT convertible with 5 speed auto, shaker sound, and premium wheels was $41K. That's why I buy used.
