Good job Ford LA Preview: 2011 Ford Mustang V6 makes 305 HP, gets 30 MPG — Autoblog
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12-17-2009, 09:23 PM | #2 (permalink) |
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12-17-2009, 10:26 PM | #3 (permalink) |
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The v8 gets 412hp and I think it weighs about 3500lbs.
Confirmed: 2011 Ford Mustang GT to offer 412-horsepower 5.0-liter V8 — Autoblog
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12-17-2009, 11:16 PM | #4 (permalink) |
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I, for one, am appalled that the word M**tang is allowed on this board, except in the context, "I just a M**tang."
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A 2011 GT with the track pack and a 4.10 gear swap is going to walk all over a lot of cars.
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12-18-2009, 07:44 AM | #9 (permalink) | |
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Hasn't anyone ever heard of stroking/boring a motor out? Using aluminum heads/block instead of iron? The new Mustang is going to be a SIGNIFICANT player against the 370Z, mark my words. And I'm a Chevy fanboy.
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12-18-2009, 09:31 AM | #10 (permalink) |
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Well it took until 08 or 09 to get an overhead cam as a standard in the mustang. guess they're trying to catch up a little faster finally. In all honesty it shouldn't be Z vs. Mustang GT while the V6 stang is in the 4-banger world. Don't like mustangs other than the 64-69 or the early 90s fox bodies, but it's about time Ford.
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No doubt it will be faster than a Z in a straight line, but it's still a front-heavy (in fact heavier) design with a live rear axle and could be pwnd on a "driver's track" with no significantly long straights. Should be king of the local dragstrip, though.
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12-18-2009, 09:47 AM | #12 (permalink) |
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did he mean 100hp?
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12-18-2009, 09:49 AM | #13 (permalink) |
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Swapping a KA24DE + Trans (5sp) to an LS1 + Trans (6sp) actually saved 100lbs if I remember correctly.
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12-18-2009, 10:06 AM | #14 (permalink) | |
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And no, I meant 100lbs/liter - I was poking fun at the fact that Red370 assumes that more cubes = more weight by default, as if motor weight grows in proportion to displacement. I wouldnt be surprised if the VQ37 weighs more than an LS1.
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I love mustangs...not the drivers since they tend to think they are high and mighty (I've been on rehab since I used to be one of them). With that said Mustangs are still best bang for the $. They draw massive interest since they are cheap and mods are cheap as well. An average 370z exhaust is $1000, invest that in a GT and you'll have a real monster on your hands. With that said, Mustangs cannot, I repeat CANNOT negotiate turns. Chances are a bolt on Mustang will take a Z if they were to run on the highway on the way to the track, but at the track it's a different story. Still, Mustangs have a special lure to youngins who spend all their part time job money on mods.
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