Heres whats going to break on your 5.0

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Nov 23, 2013 | 04:16 PM

Gogoggansgo

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Heres whats going to break on your 5.0

2005-2014 mustangs
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/g...s/viewall.html

2010-2014 camaros GM is perfect right
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/g...e/viewall.html

2008-2014 dodges the saddest
http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/g...o_2011_dodges/

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Nov 23, 2013 | 04:38 PM

Glenn

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Hey great post Thanks

Nov 23, 2013 | 04:59 PM

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That is a great post and good reading.
Good to know about putting too much power into your stock internals, unless forged/billet. It would suck to twist/rip a connecting rod like that. Bye bye stock block.

Nov 23, 2013 | 09:43 PM

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yeah, the LS2 in my old GTO spun itself TWICE, both times were @ 7200 RPM.

Nov 24, 2013 | 06:04 AM

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Our cars are not too bad then in comparison but it could be better.

Nov 24, 2013 | 12:23 PM

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All in all these failures are all known quanities in the 'modern' mustang world ('79 to 2014 -the EFI/OBD + SRA era) and its nice to see a concise article going into them all.

These failures have always been and continue to be acceptable in exchange for the power to price ratio these cars have.

Nov 24, 2013 | 04:17 PM

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Good read! Interesting information.

Nov 24, 2013 | 10:59 PM

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Thanks, I think....LOL!

Nov 25, 2013 | 06:29 AM

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Good info! Thanks for the post.

Nov 25, 2013 | 12:18 PM

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great info... not so happy reading it though

Nov 25, 2013 | 07:42 PM

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Thanks for posting this. I'm encouraged by the reported durability info on the 5.0.

Nov 26, 2013 | 02:19 PM

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Your welcome guys I'm glad I have an 5.0

Nov 27, 2013 | 05:32 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by redneb

Thanks for posting this. I'm encouraged by the reported durability info on the 5.0.

Agreed!

Nov 27, 2013 | 06:29 AM

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Found this part interesting

Didn't know there was a TSB/fix for the clutch for the 6MT...?

Clutch pedal sticks to the floor ('11 5.0, more than 6,700 rpm): An improperly designed clutch pedal is apparently responsible for the clutch failing to release even on stockers. Ford has come out with a service-fix pedal-redesign and upgraded pedal return spring.

Read more: http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/g...#ixzz2lqtsFJm5

Nov 27, 2013 | 08:37 AM

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The disappointing aspect of this is that it is from 2011; I wish there was a more recent article detailing any known problems up to this point.

Dec 2, 2013 | 01:21 PM

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Are the cranks in the Coyote engine induction hardened or forged? The article says forged. I thought they were the former, at least in 2011. Did Ford make a change, and if so, when?

Dec 2, 2013 | 05:19 PM

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I'm happy to have my 13 GT trackpack. I'm not surprised or alarmed. The only thing I need to fix on mine is the wheel hop and it seems a pretty mild suspension mod to deal with that.

Dec 2, 2013 | 05:25 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by miner999r

I'm happy to have my 13 GT trackpack. I'm not surprised or alarmed. The only thing I need to fix on mine is the wheel hop and it seems a pretty mild suspension mod to deal with that.

Yep that's what I plan to do... Susp mods next

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