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6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 8:57:49 AM

FirePower

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So I was reading Road & Track or Car & Driver or something at the dentist office the other day and it said that all auto-manufacturers must begin complying with new laws regarding emmisions and such, and so Ford, as a result, would be required to put a more efficient engine in the GT.

They are going to put an EcoBoost twin-turbo 6 Cyl. in the GT that will have more HP than the current 4.6, I think the target date is 2012 or something. Some Ford people were quoted saying the market won't buy the switch.

So the question is....
Would you care if your GT had only 4 or 6 cyls if it was faster than your neighbors GT with 8 cyls?

Does size really matter?

Why?

Sorry if this topic has been covered here 10 times, I haven't seen it.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 8:58:29 AM

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great idea... but I love me some v8 muscle.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 8:58:51 AM

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I say stick with the V8. But a twin turbo 6 cylinder would be bad ass.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:00:50 AM

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I would not be adverse to having a TT Mustang.

As long as I also have a 454 or 429 in the garage

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:16:25 AM

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5.0L 4v mod motor

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:18:17 AM

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Would they really make 3 different engines in 3 years? 2010 4.6 V8, 2011 6.3 (I believe) V8, 2012 V6 TT.
Sounds like too much trouble if you ask me.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:23:31 AM

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omg not this thread AGAIN

the last one went on for pages and pages and pages....basically half the site is going to say that v8s are the best and the only thing they will buy, then the other half will call them dumb rednecks and post pics of porsches to show that a sixxer can be fast etc etc blah blah sixxers suck, gt people are ignorant rednecks, half the site would rock a v6 tt if its faster, the other half only want v8....

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:25:28 AM

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I'll just swap a 2JZ and smoke everyone

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:26:42 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: 07BeastGT

Would they really make 3 different engines in 3 years? 2010 4.6 V8, 2011 6.3 (I believe) V8, 2012 V6 TT.
Sounds like too much trouble if you ask me.

The TT V6 is undoubtedly going into production, the question is only whether or not they will put one in the GT.

Someone in the article said all the production muscle cars are going to be a thing of the past, so.... smoke 'em while you got 'em! That's why they will put out the higher output engines now while they can. And I'm sure heavy trucks and such will need to be exempt from the law because sometimes you just need more base displacement and rotational mass, yes? So they will need to keep some big V8s in production.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:29:25 AM

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^^ or maybe they will switch to running inline 6 turbo diesels for trucks too eh?

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:33:31 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: 99BlackPonyGT

omg not this thread AGAIN the last one went on for pages and pages and pages....basically half the site is going to say that v8s are the best and the only thing they will buy, then the other half will call them dumb rednecks and post pics of porsches to show that a sixxer can be fast etc etc blah blah sixxers suck, gt people are ignorant rednecks, half the site would rock a v6 tt if its faster, the other half only want v8....

And that about covers everything that will be said in the next 12 pages if this thread stays open. Good work.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:35:54 AM

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yea, im pretty pro

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:39:30 AM

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GTS SHOULD ONLY BE V8

IF THEY AREN'T i am going to riot and burn down things

and people who drive v6's are gay/have small penniis/listen to celine dion

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:40:33 AM

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http://www.mustangforums.com/m_4616754/tm.htm

here go read up OP

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:42:18 AM

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and v8 ftw, thats what aftermarket companies are for...cancel the v8, find a base model stang and drop your own engine in it...problem solved

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:42:42 AM

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No, everybody's got the eco laws thing wrong. It's a law that makes all car manufactures to have at least 1 car with like 35mpg+ or something like that, not to kill off all 8 cylinders, if they did that no one would buy trucks and suv's b/c they'd be as slow as ****.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:45:11 AM

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I would take a n/a v8 engine that makes big power over a forced induction v6 thats making the same power any day of the week....a twin turbo v6 will probably be the best it can be right out of the box...wheres the fun in that? gimmee a v8 that i can reach the sky with any day of the week

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:46:51 AM

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quote:

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I would take a n/a v8 engine that makes big power over a forced induction v6 thats making the same power any day of the week....a twin turbo v6 will probably be the best it can be right out of the box...wheres the fun in that? gimmee a v8 that i can reach the sky with any day of the week

I disagree.

Grand National FTW.

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:47:16 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: 99BlackPonyGT

http://www.mustangforums.com/m_4616754/tm.htm

here go read up OP

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Thank you!

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RE: 6 Cylinder GT - 5/2/2008 9:48:34 AM

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I'd still rather drop 1000 dollars into a TT V6 (CAI, midpipe, catback, crank the boost and get it retuned) and gain 100 whp than spend 2500 dollars on the V8 to do the same thing.

And so you don't misinterpret, I'd rather have the factory F/I motor from the factory that gets me bang/buck, which is why I also did the Termie swap.

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