Procharge?
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Well I guess nobody should ever buy any Mustang from 74-98 because they all make less power than the 2011+ V6. A procharged V6 will be faster than a 5.0 for less money, it will brake and corner better due to lower weight and better weight distribution. Not to mention the obvious better gas mileage during normal cruising. Theres no V8 noise, however Centrifugal Supercharger noise is quite nice as well.
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From: Harrisburg, PA
The 99,01,03,04 Cobras and the 03-04 Mach 1s are pretty much the sole exceptions 05-10 GTs are nothing special.
In a way I should have committed myself to looking harder for a Terminator, too hard to find the perfect one locally. Also wanted something I could drive to work everyday, and the Terminator is a bit on the impractical side and I couldnt find a Coyote for the price and options I wanted. 05-09 GTs make me want to puke, I find them almost as ugly as Fox Bodies. It was pretty much 99-04 or 11+ or nothing.
In a way I should have committed myself to looking harder for a Terminator, too hard to find the perfect one locally. Also wanted something I could drive to work everyday, and the Terminator is a bit on the impractical side and I couldnt find a Coyote for the price and options I wanted. 05-09 GTs make me want to puke, I find them almost as ugly as Fox Bodies. It was pretty much 99-04 or 11+ or nothing.
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The issue is getting to 500HP. Great mileage is assuming you stay out of the gas pedal. I don't get good mileage stock, so I wouldn't assume good mileage with a SC. Bumping yours up to 500+HP is the same as boosting mine...it's at the [wrong] edge of reliability, unless you're ready to build the entire motor. In which case you'd be better off getting the GT.
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IMO, the 3.7 v6 has proven to be extremely reliable at 500HP. There are many 500HP SC'd v6's out there and I've yet to hear of one blowing up. The only blow up I know of is a v6 pushing 600HP. I've heard of a lot of Coyote's blowing up with simply a tune though. Unless somebody proves that wrong. In fact, this may sound crazy but I'd be more comfortable with pushing the V6 to 500HP than the 5.0 without touching the internals of the motor.
Major exaggeration.
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Again...I would expect to see or read about blow ups if the probability was high enough to be worrisome at 500HP. I've searched, searched and searched more for an example of a 3.7 blowing up. I can't find any except for the 600HP example. But I have found many examples of 5.0's blowing up at a much lower HP than 500 with only a tune. Like I said...prove me wrong. I'd like to read about real world examples of this "matter of time" risk.
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Just Plain Rude!
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Bad use of statistics there. There's a "probability" of an engine blowing depending on how much boost you have. The higher you go, the higher the curve of that probability. Which means that 550-600HP could increase your probability by well over 50% of a failure whereas 500 HP only slightly increases that probability. And comparatively, a Coyote engine at that same HP could have a much higher probability of blowing (which I actually think is 100% accurate based on real world examples of blow ups).
Again...I would expect to see or read about blow ups if the probability was high enough to be worrisome at 500HP. I've searched, searched and searched more for an example of a 3.7 blowing up. I can't find any except for the 600HP example. But I have found many examples of 5.0's blowing up at a much lower HP than 500 with only a tune. Like I said...prove me wrong. I'd like to read about real world examples of this "matter of time" risk.
Again...I would expect to see or read about blow ups if the probability was high enough to be worrisome at 500HP. I've searched, searched and searched more for an example of a 3.7 blowing up. I can't find any except for the 600HP example. But I have found many examples of 5.0's blowing up at a much lower HP than 500 with only a tune. Like I said...prove me wrong. I'd like to read about real world examples of this "matter of time" risk.
I don't have to prove anything...that is a long dead issue that no one cares about anymore. Even with the initial batch of bad tunes, it was an isolated issue. You gonna bring up the MT-82 next? Back to topic...
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You completely missed my point, yet restated exactly what I was saying. There is no magic number that will suddently blow an engine, but over 500HP is greatly increasing those odds.
I don't have to prove anything...that is a long dead issue that no one cares about anymore. Even with the initial batch of bad tunes, it was an isolated issue. You gonna bring up the MT-82 next? Back to topic...
I don't have to prove anything...that is a long dead issue that no one cares about anymore. Even with the initial batch of bad tunes, it was an isolated issue. You gonna bring up the MT-82 next? Back to topic...
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From: New Braunfels
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At this point im just gonna save for a 15 (if i like em) or just sell my car once its paid off and i have a good deal on a cobra
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Sounds like a plan. A lot of things I wanted to do with my V6, but I was young and had kids. Now I want to do things , but still have kids. Honestly I'm trying to travel before I leave Europe or I could have my LTs and exhaust.
