For anyone who has driven both, how close is say a race tuned 05-09 GT compared to a bone stock 11-12 5.0 GT?

 

Not close

 

not even close. I owned a 06 with stage 2 ported heads, stage 3 spr cams full exhaust convertor you name it had it bolt na and doesnt hold a flame to the new car at all......

 

Wow, that's crazy. I rented a 2012 GT before I owned my '06 and it was amazing for sure. I was just curious what to expect when I get a tuner for mine, if it was going to be comparable. Guess not! Haha.

 

I've always wondered how a roots charged 4.6 from the 99-04 era would fare with the stock 5.0.

Same hp, (drive train loss) guess it would come down the driver?

 

I went for a ride in my cousins 11 GT its what made me abandoned the stroker/turbobuild up on the 06 and trade it in on a Boss.

My boss feels just about as quick as my 96 cobra did with race ported heads big cams stroked motor and a vortech s-trim with 8# of boost....but it drives so much better everyday all day without a blower....

the new engines are nothing short but amazing and despite all the little complaints and things that come up we are truely lucky ford made this engine with all the MPG standards being forced down there throats...they could have repeated what they did in the 70's and make an turd of a V8 that makes no power...

 

I kid I kid!! But I thought that v8 turd first popped out in 1999.

 

So right now I own a 05 GT with a saleen supercharger(475hp) and it feel about the same as my 2012 GT I just sold. The fastest mustang I have owned was a 07 GT with the 550hp whipple kit. It was a beast.

long story short 4.6 SC < new 5.0

 

I ran a kid with a full bolt on 4.6 to my STOCK 5.0 and I shut down with 5-6 cars on him...

 

I'm hoping to rent a new GT500 sometime. $400 a day plus gas, but it would be so fun. I'm sure once I drive something like that, it'll make my GT feel like a Prius, haha.

 

go test drive one. its free'er

 

Wouldn't be nearly as fun just to drive one around for 5 minutes. I can't imagine any dealerships even letting you test drive one. It would be worth the $400 for a day of fun in a car like that.

 

good luck finding a dealer that will let you test drive one. Ones around here want a 5k deposit or higher to test drive it

 

So our 4.6s are worthless? :/

 

They aren't worthless. You can sell one for a down payment on this:

http://www.fordracingparts.com/parts...KeyField=11829

 

Yeah and the tranny too.. When I've already put money into my engine such as fuel rails, coil packs, supercharger, exhaust

 

Yeah, that wouldn't happen unless you're rich. $400 a day really isn't that expensive considering it's about $150 to rent a GT and thousands of dollars a day to rent stuff like Ferrari's.

 

im not rich.. they let me test drive stuff

 

Exactly why I want to add a Whipple to my 08. I drove an 05 with that kit and it was flat out exhilarating! With that said, the new 5.0's are amazing engines, so moving up to the 5.0 would be a good choice too.

 

Are you serious?? Is that a common thing for expensive cars? If I went to a Lexus dealer to test drive their 50k sedans, would they make me deposit 5k? Never been able to afford expensive cars like that so I Dont know lol