http://www.stangsunleashed.com/index.php?c...p2_articleid=94

 

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>...but the damper weighs in at a hefty 26 pounds. [/b][/quote]

YIKES!

Tis a shame. As if Ford needed any other problems. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif[/img]

 

Now why isn't the Ford GT having the same problem? Isn't the GT500's 5.4 almost the same motor as the 5.4 in the Ford GT except for some tuning)? [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/headscratch.gif[/img]

 

It isnt a confirmed source... this could be or not be true.

-Dan

 

Yikes... 26lbs for a crankshaft dampner! I gave up on the GT500 when I heard it weighed 3900 lbs.

 

StangsUnleashed.com: “Supercharger pulling on the crankshaft may be placing too much stress on the crankshaft's snout”

Sorry to say but once again Ford is relying too much on superchargers and multi-valve engines to make power. If they only stuck to the basics like a bigger displacement they probably wouldn’t have this issue.

There’s no replacement for displacement: GM’s normally aspirated 7.0L (vs. Shelby’s 5.4L) in the Corvette makes 505 HP using OHV 2 valves/ cylinder and still gets over 25 mpg (i.e. no gas guzzler tax).

 

They had a siliar problem several months ago back when the first GT500's were being produced, but it was fixed. I wonder if this isn't a misunderstanding by their source and these two instances are actually the same. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dunno.gif[/img]