6.2L BOSS Engine Pics
10/30/09, 08:16 PM
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10/31/09, 08:59 AM
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A 6.2 Boss motored Mustang would still be lighter on the nose than the behemouth in the GT500. That said, the '10 GT500 has been given some favorable reviews in the handling department and I'm willing to be bet an AL/CI Boss 6.2 wont be all that much heavier (if at all) than an all aluminum 5.4 DOHC S/C. The current GT500 engine is a portly 700 pounds or so, even with Ford's propensity to pack on metal for NVH reasons, I can't see where a SOHC truncated hemi headed 6.2 is going to weigh more than 600 or so pounds.
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10/31/09, 10:18 AM
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That's why the '11 GT500 will be a nice ride - '10 handling with less weight in the nose because of the AL block. I think an iron 6.2 would be a step backwards. The last run of the Bullitts and the '10 Mustang GTs w/Track Pack have been good examples of capable handling factory Mustangs. It would be frustrating to see Ford back peddle a bit.
11/2/09, 02:05 PM
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That's why the '11 GT500 will be a nice ride - '10 handling with less weight in the nose because of the AL block. I think an iron 6.2 would be a step backwards. The last run of the Bullitts and the '10 Mustang GTs w/Track Pack have been good examples of capable handling factory Mustangs. It would be frustrating to see Ford back peddle a bit.
11/2/09, 02:51 PM
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I wouldn't say Ford would be back peddling if it offered the AL 5.0 along with a AL/CI 6.2, different strokes for different folks (no pun intended). The AL 5.0 and its completely different character would make for a nice canyon carver (ie; Boss) and the AL/CI 6.2 would be more of a drag strip brute (ie; Mach 1) with the GT500 doing whatever the hell it would be doing (as I imagine unitil something new comes along the AL 5.4 S/C is still going to be **** heavy).
11/2/09, 03:19 PM
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Canted valves with a SOHC.......without some very high tech stuff there is no other way around it. But don't fret, this is going to be the big dog of the truck engine world, massive torque and good fuel economy considering the size and application. If you want big power and in a full size truck and a diesel isn't an option this is the one to get.
11/3/09, 09:04 AM
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That's what she said.
Seems like they're giving the 5.0 some room. Meaning, the 5.0 could be rated at high 300's or even 400hp and still come in under the 6.2. Of course, the 6.2 was always going to be superior in TQ numbers, but from a general marketing standpoint, the 5.0 and 6.2 BOTH making 400hp on the nose would have been interesting.
Seems like they're giving the 5.0 some room. Meaning, the 5.0 could be rated at high 300's or even 400hp and still come in under the 6.2. Of course, the 6.2 was always going to be superior in TQ numbers, but from a general marketing standpoint, the 5.0 and 6.2 BOTH making 400hp on the nose would have been interesting.
11/3/09, 10:10 AM
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One of the supposed new features of the new engine block design is the expandability. Just because its 6.2L 411 / 434 in the Raptor doesn't mean it has to remain in that configuration for any other car.
11/3/09, 10:58 AM
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agreed, but I wonder if FRPP isnt working on a better/hotter version with a forged crank and some more compression- that may kill the e85 but for most of us, so what
11/3/09, 08:56 PM
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Exactly, somebody in the know once said...quite some time ago too..... to think of this engine as a very large, more modern take on the Rocam four developed in South America. The motor indeed appear to be exactly that, and given what that motor manages this is no bad thing since that engines two hallmarks are an amazing torque band and good fuel economy.
11/12/09, 03:28 PM
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Easter egg to end all Easter eggs... found in the valley of the new 6.2L
11/16/09, 04:00 PM
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11/16/09, 10:18 PM
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All Nick Field knows is "We're getting one in a Mustang."