ford making a bigger mustang engine

Allstar · 12-20-2005, 01:22 AM

you guys think fords gunna make a bigger engine for the stang to keep up with the competition wit the vettes or gto's? because there trying to get more power out of a smaller engine and i kno they have the Ford GT to compete wit the vette and viper but it would be nice to see them with an engine thats somewhere near the size of the vettes

HxCory · 12-20-2005, 02:11 AM

The GT500 is a bigger engine than the 05-06 GT's, right? Maybe that's their counter?

Black Snake · 12-20-2005, 04:01 AM

I think the GT500 is just a 4.6 Supercharged.

It would be sick to make it a 5.4 Supercharged like the Lightnings

RAZER · 12-20-2005, 05:57 AM

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I think the GT500 is just a 4.6 Supercharged.

It would be sick to make it a 5.4 Supercharged like the Lightnings

The GT500 is a 5.4.

ratzila · 12-20-2005, 09:24 AM

Dosen't the 07 Shelby Cobra have a 5.4l supercharged engine?

Sonic3v · 12-20-2005, 09:26 AM

that would be the gt500...

Allstar · 12-20-2005, 09:40 PM

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Dosen't the 07 Shelby Cobra have a 5.4l supercharged engine?

to my knowledge yeah

Black Snake · 12-21-2005, 01:41 AM

Wow Now I totally want one, my god those things must hule ass.

Crazyfast50stang · 12-21-2005, 02:31 AM

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i kno they have the Ford GT to compete wit the vette and viper but it would be nice to see them with an engine thats somewhere near the size of the vettes

I dont think you can say to compete if the damn GT costs almost twice as much as the vette and another 40K over the viper or so.

Lee Willis · 12-21-2005, 09:43 AM

Realize that Ford does have bigger and more powerful engines: Aston Martin is a Ford company (top of its price chain), and the Aston Martin V-12, which are "sort of" two Ford 3-liter V6s back to back, are available with up to around 550 Hp in the Vanquish. It is not that expensive to make or that heavy, so if they wanted they could put it in a Mustang or a Lincoln or . . .

Clearly, Ford CAN put a bigger engine in a Mustang (they have the 5.4, they have the 6-liter V-12). I don't think they will. The question FORD has obviously asked itself is if and why they need a bigger engine in the Mustang. It has been leading or close to the best-selling car in its market nich for 40+years, and during that period has never been the most powerful car on the street or the one with the biggest engine. In particular, despite having "only" the 4.6, right now it is selling VERY WELL: discounts are small and dealer inventory is often only 1-2 days worth of Mustang GTs. Therefore, from FORDS standpoint they have to ask: what's broken here? Nothing.

In time Ford will bring out special models (limited availability) like the GT 500 and the Bullit Mustang for 2008, but I would not expect them to bring out a materially larger engine for the Mustang anytime soon.