RedCandy5.0

What engine modded will be the stronger engine and produce the most hp/torque mod for mod?

Knight

Boomer has said the 5.0

5.0 will be more high tech and the 6.2 is heavy enough to be a boat anchor.

DynamicmustangGT

no replacement for displacement except weight loss and a blower

stangfoeva

mod for mod i don't know. Both engines will be BEASTLY. But for application in a stang I'd take the 5.0

bob

This, the 5.0 will be a screamer, but GM has shown time and again that displacement trumps all when it comes to easy power. Ford should seriously consider a DOHC VVT AL variant of the SOHC CI 6.2, that motor would be a flat out BEAST!

Boomer

Different type of engines for different applications...

You want a light high winding powerful engine...5L
You want a towing monster....6.2
You want a SUPER towing monster...choose the 6.7 Scorpion

You wouldn't want the 6.2 in a Mustang, unless all you did was go straight.
You wouldn't want the 5.0 in the F150 is you did massive ammounts of heavy towing.

bob

Heh, I did say an ALuminum variant , IMO a 6.2 for Mach 1 would be awesome (since its more or less considered a drag car) and honestly I couldn't see where the 6.2 would be any worse than the 5.4 mill in the GT500 now in terms of weight and its effects on handling. I'll admit the GT500 lacks the deftness of my old GT (with FR3) but its still not altogehter that bad (once you get used to it).

However that said, IMO alot of Mustang guys would find the 6.2 more enjoyable compared to a high reving 5.0 simply for the seat of the pants feel.

Boomer

I'd drive one first before making that statement..

And at the point of wanting one of those "want a 6.2 with lots of power (and weight)" you'll have to turn at some time or another
... if only to fill your gas tank every 30 feet

rhumb

Probably a wash, ignoring lashing on a blower/turbo, but I think the 5.0 would be a far more sporting motor in character and more appropriate for a Stang as a latter day Boss 302, which was a kind of smallish, high revver in its day.

bob

Ford send me a mule ASAP

I'm sure it would handle better than my GT500 (unless Ford has somehow managed to make a "big block" SOHC motor that weighs more than the CI 5.4 S/C mill currently installed and thats a helluva feat considering the GT500's engine is right around 650-700 pounds (s/c support hardware included).

Heh, I do that now (14.7 mpg on the normal cycle)

I'm not campaigning against the 5.0 - per Rhumbs idea as a Boss car engine it would work well with the intended character of the car, but even with VVT the 5.0 wouldn't have the character of an engine with 75+ cubes.

Things are what they are though, I couldn't see Ford using a third V8 engine in Mustang, especially in light of the company's current financial situation. So unless an aftermarket tuner steps-up it'll never be.

Boomer

You'd be suprised what you might see...over time.

exgto

Modular engines respond better to F/I, that has been proven. Aside from that, we shall see.

bob

Fingers crossed man, I'd dearly love to see an S-197 "big block" Mustang along side a "small block" Boss and the top of the heap GT500. Obviously my money is tied up for a few years, but man I'd really love to have a Mach1 with 6.2 liters and something on the order of 450-475hp at 3600-3700 lbs, especially with Edmunds now saying the Z/28 is a go. Imagine a 3700 lbs. N/A 475 6.2L Mustang and 4100 lbs 550 S/C Z/28 being a drivers race!!!!!!!!!!!

blksn8k

I seriously doubt Ford would spend the money to develop and produce an aluminum block version of the 6.2L Boss. The 5.0 Coyote should be a better "fit" for the Mustang anyway. Crazier things have happened though.
From what they have done with the Raptor R race truck it sounds like 500 hp from the 6.2 is just a cam swap and a set of headers away. I agree that even with an iron block the 6.2 cannot be much heavier than the 05-10 GT500 5.4L with its iron block and top heavy supercharger setup. I think there could be an issue with the length of the engine though. Because it has wider bore spacing than the mod motors it will be a longer block and could pose fit up issues in the Mustang. However, rumor was they had the same problem with the Coyote.

bob

I never thought I'd see a N/A 400+ hp 5.0 in a GT

The AL/AL GT500 is plausible simply due to the exsistance of the GT(40), and while I highly doubt I'd ever see a AL/AL 6.2, you never know. Just like the GT(40) and its AL/AL motor, all the right pieces just need to fall into place.

Anyways, I think I've said enough on the 6.2 business, all I want for Christmas is a AL/AL 6. err 7.0 N/A 4v VVT DOHC V8 rght around 2015 backed by a stout M6 with a shaker strapped on top.

GrandTourFan

Speed and power is always the answer

AlloyPony

Interesting thread to read 14 years later.

Turns out that a 5.0 Mustang just ever so slightly edges out a 6.2 Camaro in a drag race, but I will tell you right now that a pushrod engine is WAYYYYYY easier to mod and work on than these DOHC nightmares Ford has been using for the last 25 years. So if you’re planning to dig into the engine and really add power I’d go GM, but if you want a stock car to leave stock and enjoy the Ford is loads of fun at 7,000 RPM.

My '13 5.0 with 98,000 miles and my Dad's '22 6.2 with 1,200 miles went down to a large car show Saturday and on a long straight stretch I laid into the throttle and ran it through 3rd gear and 4th gear. I saw him behind me keeping up but not gaining a foot. When we got to the show and stepped out of our cars he said "that car is no slouch". Too bad the MT82 trans holds this car back. If Ford had used a decent transmission these cars would have been beasts.

Siber Express

If you take the Same year Same vehicle scenario I will take the 6.2 since I have the motor (Ford 6.2 Boss) in my truck the thread is talking about. I get the my Hemi beats the 5.0 all the time crowd around here and I just say so does mine.
At 1 time 14 years ago there was a rumor the 6.2 Boss motor was going in the Mustang, instead 13 years ago it went in the Raptor and 10 years ago in my F150 FX2