Autoweek Lets More Info Out
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Autoweek Lets More Info Out
http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/18/i...-mustangs-5-0/
AutoWeek has decided to let the cat get just a little bit further out of the bag this morning following last night's first bit of embargo breakage regarding the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and its 5.0-liter V8 engine. So, by now you've heard that the new powerplant puts out 412 ponies, or 83 horsepower-per-liter. Now, AW wants you to know it also offers up 390 pound-feet of torque and that peak power comes at a screaming 6,500 RPM.
The new powertrain combination will also return 25 miles per gallon, says AW. How does it manage this feat? With an aluminum engine block with cast cylinder sleeves and brand-new heads with four valves per cylinder, vertical intake ports and twin independent variable valve timing. Don't forget the tuned exhaust headers, a forged steel crankshaft with four-bolt main bearings plus new pistons and connecting rods.
And what about the transmission? Your choice of either the 6R80 automatic transmission or the MT82 six-speed manual. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled programming... until the next bit of embargo breakage, of course.
The new powertrain combination will also return 25 miles per gallon, says AW. How does it manage this feat? With an aluminum engine block with cast cylinder sleeves and brand-new heads with four valves per cylinder, vertical intake ports and twin independent variable valve timing. Don't forget the tuned exhaust headers, a forged steel crankshaft with four-bolt main bearings plus new pistons and connecting rods.
And what about the transmission? Your choice of either the 6R80 automatic transmission or the MT82 six-speed manual. We now return you to your regularly-scheduled programming... until the next bit of embargo breakage, of course.
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No forged rods or pistons though -which is fine, the engine needed the forged crank given the RPM range its designed to operate at.
If 4.11s were the gear of choice for the 3v 4.6, I bet 4.30's will be the order of the day for the coyote
If 4.11s were the gear of choice for the 3v 4.6, I bet 4.30's will be the order of the day for the coyote
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I hated the 4.10's on my 07 on the freeway. Good thing the 11 is a six speed. My GT500 turns 1500 RPM at 65MPH, awesome for cruising.
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Well, all this info is a repost, see the main 2011 GT thread for all of this. Also, they are putting in 'performance pistons and rods' which some have read as forged. Wait until 12/28 for all the info.
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Wow...looks like folks will be ditching their 2010's as fast they can...and Ford can expect a real slump in 2010 sales. After all, all you have to wait for is another 9 months and there'll be the Mustang that the 2010 should have been, right?
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