WHERE DID THEY GO ??

I remember the GT weights getting updated to more realistic numbers but did the V6 weights ever get updated ??

Did a search and came up with nothing ... would think these spec pages would have been in a STICKY !!

Thanks,

Doug

 

Hey Doug, it was posted on Autoblog a few weeks back or maybe it was 3 weeks. Ford released the updated weight specs on the car and a GT weighs exactly 250 lbs less than the Camaro, base to base V8.

 

The 2010 Camaro SS weighs 3,860lbs, so that means the 2011 Mustang GT is 3,610lbs.

 

Thanks guys, I'll do a google search !!

There WAS a link to these docs in one of the threads on this forum though ... here they are again, V6 weights still have not been updated:

V6:
http://media.ford.com/images/10031/2...g_V6_Specs.pdf

GT:
http://media.ford.com/images/10031/2...g_GT_Specs.pdf

 

V6 weight doesn't make sense, like orange3.9 said they seem to need updating . . . sheet says 3,750 estimated; but it doesn't seem right that the V6 could weigh more than the V8 . . . also that sheet says 54/46 weight distribution; whereas some of the press releases said "near perfect 50/50 weight distribution"

 

Some of the things can't be right. It has the V-8 and the V-6 weight distribution listed as 54% front and 46% rear, for both.

 

I also noticed they have the V-6 Manual and Automatic equipped cars weighing the same.

 

That's very odd, the V6 shouldn't weigh much more than 3500 even in convertible from. I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

 

Ford updated the GT numbers but not the V6. The V6 should weigh at least 80 pounds less than the GT. The engine alone should weigh 80 pounds less. If the rearend is 7.5 versus 8.8, there's another 50 pounds.

 

makes sense . . . so the weight distribution for the V6 should be a little better (meaning less front / more rear) than the V8 which is probably where they came up with the "near perfect 50/50 weight distribution" claim

 

It's an 8.8. They had one on those tilted stands at the SD Auto Show so you could see the undercarriage...

 

I thought I heard the 7.5 axle was done and 8.8" will be in all 2011 models.

Maybe they'll stick 28 spline axle shafts in the V6 rears (GT upgraded to 31 spline in 2010 or ??).

I believe the 1985 5.0L was the last time Ford used the 7.5" T-lok in the Mustang and this was too much for it (210 HP @ 4400 RPM / 270 ft/lb @ 3200 RPM in an under 3000 lb. car with 225 rubber).

The 2011 V6 is 500 lbs (or more) heavier, has wider and probably stickier rubber available than the 1985 5.0L plus has higher peak HP & Torque numbers. These peak numbers do happen at higher revs though, but taking everything else into consideration I think putting the 7.5" T-Lok in the 2011 V6 would be a big warranty gamble for Ford.

Doug

 

I'll take the 8.8 on the V6. I just wasn't sure what it had. I know 50 pounds is a lot of weight but you don't have to worry about the rearend or power upgrades. That said, I cannot think of much else except the brakes that would weigh less on the V6. Everything else is the same except the brakes and engine?

 

It's about time Ford put the 7.5" rear axle to rest.

 

And of course, if you have to add 80lb somewhere on a front engine, rwd car you want it to be out back.

 

so, you take a few pounds out of the engine and add a few to the rear end and that's how you get to 50/50 weight distribution . . . sounds good to me!

if anyone has updated specs, post 'em up please! and thank you!

 

The V6 uses the same diffy as the GT.

Dave

 

So that means "31 Spline" axles on the six too ??

In '69 there were two different 9" rears ...
28 Spline for 351W and 390
31 Spline for 428CJ, Boss 302, & Boss 429 (also had heavier duty carrier assy)

I actually had a pair of NOS 31 Spline axles I had picked up when building up my '69 351W back in the 80's. The guy setting up my diff. said the 31 Spline T-Lok would be quite a bit more expecive and that 31's were overkill for a street Mustang running on 225 wide rubber. So I saved some cash and re-used my 28 spline axles and re-sold the 31 Splines to someone that really needed them.

Kind of intersting if Ford is really going to be sticking what used to be considered "racing axle shafts" in the base V6 Mustang !!

Doug

 

The Motor Trend write up mentions the 2011 V6 gaining 40 pounds compared with a 2010.

 

I saw that too ... if that's all it really gained, all the other changes & additions made it 10 lb. lighter if the 7.5" vs 8.8" is a 50 lb. difference.

Doug