I have a 2001 GT with a 4.6L the dealer tells me that it is not the regular 4.6 it is a optional HO motor any one ever heard of this and does anyone know the specs?

 

Bah :notnice:

Unless you have a Bullitt or Cobra engine, your dealer is a. an idiot or b. a liar.

 

well my stang came with a attached scoop not a built in and the grey bullitt rims but it is not a bulitt.. could this be an in between?

 

I think all 01s came with hood scoops, although not all 01s came with Bullitt rims.

Post pics....I'm guessing the same as Brad. The dealer doesn't know what he is talking about.

My other guess is that someone installed a Bullitt intake, and the dealer is trying to say it is some kind of special engine.

 

all i can say is that i hope he didnt charge you for the "h.o" motor. cuz yeah its another selling thing

my dad got tricked into buying a BMW 323 cuz they said at the dealer, no no, this is a special 323, it has the 2.5 liter engine.

gee, then why isnt it a 325?

i wish my parents consulted me more when they go car shopping. of course, this was a few years ago...

 

okay according to cars.com this stang came with a 260hp standard or a 265 hp optional motor this may be the optional motor they speak of does anyone know how to check to see if it has the optional motor because the VIN list x as the 260hp the 265 hp and the 320 hp cobra motor and thx guys

 

The 265hp 4.6L is not optional. It is standard in a bullitt mustang. The only difference in a bullitt and a regular GT as far as motors go, is the addition of a higher flowing aluminum intake.

Ford never produced or optioned out a "H.O. Motor" in the 4.6L line. Brad is correct, the only various motor difference you could have in a 2001 is a cobra or bullitt, in which both cars would significantly state that.

If the VIN is X, then it is a GT or bullitt. Only way to verify the motor at that point is look at the intake.

A GT looks like this:


A Bullitt with the aluminum intake looks like this:

 

The dealer might be saying your car has a 4.6 HO because it has a higher output than the normal 4.6 found in the F-150s and some large cars. But, all 99-04 Mustang GTs had the same motor, regardless.

 

thanx guys well the pics really helped...I guess all I got is the 260 then (WAHHHHHHH) well it is onto mods and increases in hp really appreciate the help and remember if it runs and runs good it must be a ford

 

im sure you can find a few ways to kick that 260 up a notch... or 40 :P

 

There are some people who don't like the bullitt intake, and it can be restrictive when installing other aftermarket parts.

Also 5 hp difference isn't that much.....K&N intake will fix that.

 

:scratch:

Ford claimed the bullitt to make only 5hp more at peak, but throughout the power curge, the alum. intake acctually helped make better numbers all the way across.

The bullitt intake also flows alot better than the plastic counterparts, even when adding aftermarket parts. Plus you can extrude hone (Port and polish) the bullitt, as where on the plastic, you cant. I think at some power levels the bullitt and the plastic both become restrictive, but thats only on radical setups.

 

Most dealers I have ran into couldnt even tell you where the power steering pump is. It is rare to find one that actually has a good bit of technical knowledge about what they are selling.

 

I priced about $2500 worth of aftermarket stuff and it made the car have close to a cobra in HP and TQ... then add a blower and boom! You're buying new tires monthly!

 

I knew I read that the Bullitt was restrictive somewhere, and I guess this would lean more towards the radical set-ups.

When MM&FF was installing the Bullitt and Procharger there were some additional changes that needed to be made, but as you stated earlier this is for "more radical" set-ups.

http://musclemustangfastfords.com/te...2mmff_bullitt/

"The Bullitt intake kit that Vaccaro brought to us had everything that was needed to install it on the stock engine," said Barrale. "However, if you're installing this intake on a blown engine such as Vaccaro's, some custom work will have to be performed." Some of that custom work included repositioning the upper radiator hose, shimming the alternator bracket and modifying the throttle cable/transmission kickdown bracket.

"On a normally aspirated engine this intake is a virtual bolt-on, but when the car has a blower on it some modifications will have to be made,"


The Bullitt intake was also a minor problem when MM&FF swapping for the Patriot Perf. heads.

http://musclemustangfastfords.com/tech/0405mm_pats/

As we mentioned in part one last month, the heads are new PI castings from Patriot Performance. The Stage II heads, which we have, are CNC-ported and have 1mm larger valves, Patriot springs, a five-angle valve job and they retail for $1,295. Patriot also offers Stage I heads for $1,095 (both prices with exchange). The only downfall is that Patriot uses truck heads, which require truck valve covers and the tall truck cam covers may not fit on your Mustang. This should not be a problem unless you have a Bullitt intake and a Vortech blower with an Aftercooler--like we do. With this setup there is a clearance problem between the oil fill and the intake inlet tube from the Aftercooler to the throttle-body.