Go for option two.

 

believe me it's crossed my mind, lol

if only the lottery would play in my favor just once!

 

Looks like it's all moot now anyway.

 

Fourcam is usually right on with his information and I would believe his statements hold more truth than anything from BON - even if I don't necessarily like the message.

 

So...

Have we been forecasting bad weather and planning a picnic?

 

More like the weatherman forecasted clear skies and sunshine, then Fourcam went and did a little raindance and...

Voila...suddenly it's raining bullsh*t!

 

Although 400 HP from 4.6L is a lot, it is believable. That's 87 HP / L, which is now common for N/A engines (Infiniti, BMW, Porsche, Maserati, Aston Martin). The Ford GT heads flow lots of air. The 5.0 Cammer has been around for 3 - 4 years at 400+ HP. I'd imagine that Ford has learned something in that time and can now get 400 HP out of 4.6L.

Another data point, back at the 05 Mustang introduction tour a Ford engineer told me that they had a project to get 400HP in street trim out of the 4.6L - 3V (N/A). He said that it was looking like 380 HP was the most they could do. If 3 years ago they were getting 380 HP out of 3V test engines, 400 with the GT 4V heads doesn't sound like much of a stretch.

One more thing, a long time ago 05stangkc posted that there was a 4 cam engine p/n listed for 2008. I think everyone including him has forgot about this.

 

The BMW engine is getting 100 HP / L. A 4.6L @ 400HP is 87 HP / L.
To get 400 HP out of a 4.6 is would take 7,000 RPM, which the Mod Motor is capable of.

BTW, VVT does not do anything for peak HP.

 

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showthread.php?t=36857

 

With all those Mustangs now at Shelby Auto in Vegas when or how will they get the time ?

 

You beat me to it, thanks for posting!!

 

Crap... if the Bullitt has a more powerfull engine Ford will surely raise the price on it quite a bit and probably knock off all of the special a,z,d,x, etc pricing. If it gets to expensive that will not be good. I hope they strip off alot of the unnecessary clutter to keep this affordable.

 

I'd also like to know how Ford can pull it off without driving the price through the roof.

 

I'd be a sweet thing to have this motor up and going for the 08 model!

 

I seriously hope they can pull this off though without raising the price to much, with more powerfull engines on the way from GM and Dodge that will be priced reasonably, we need this motor. (And i desperately want this car.)

 

I have to agree with V10. If you can make 325 lb/tq at 6500 rpm, that's just over 400 HP. The 4.6 should have at least a 7000 rpm redline. I haven't put any serious math against this, but I think with the right cams and heads a 4.6 should be able to do this.

 

That was from Dec 05.... over a year ago.

Remember this engine had intentions, but was canned...

Bigger/better on the way...
....Just not for the Bullitt

 

That could simply be the new NA 4.6L DOHC engine that is listed in the 2007 FRPP catalog. Available 1st Q 2007 (http://www.fordracingparts.com/downl...gs/2007-pp.pdf page 49)

It will be available both as NA and SC.

 

Didn't Amy B just respond in another thread about a 400HP GT350? Maybe this is the engine they are going to use????

http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...598#post826598

 

Mymy... Robert Lane is getting mighty testy.

I love people who call out other people .....

About asking for when it's shown... (big deal, I'd rather have a source that knows whats IN the car, rather that when it'll be shown)

Prove us wrong...(yeah, Like I'm willing to give up a source to prove you wrong....)

That guy is annoying