View Poll Results: Which would you rather have power the Next Gen GT500 (or Cobra)?
S/C Al 5.4L V8
76
50.33%
TT 5.0L V8
75
49.67%
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Next Gen GT500 Engine
10/20/09, 05:16 PM
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Next Gen GT500 Engine
Which would rather see? I know it's a strecth cuz its SO far away, but just on personal hunches which would you rather have?
10/21/09, 03:22 AM
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Reason I'd prefer a remade 5.4 TT is because the new engine would be different (hopefully lighter) than the current, and also be different from the new 5.0. Just slapping a TT on the 5.0 though, anyone can do that, doesn't make it special enough for Shelby.
10/21/09, 04:30 AM
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You think a TT5L would just be 'a couple of turbo's slapped on a 5L' ?
10/21/09, 09:37 AM
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5.0 TT. The 5.4 SC has served long and well, but time to look and move forwards. While a touch smaller in displacement, I suspect the qualitative design aspects of the 5.0 will more than make up for that and will be more than special enough for the GT500 badge.
10/21/09, 09:42 AM
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I actually think a TT 5.0 would be better. Time to move on from the Romeo 5.4. She did great, but I think a TT 5.0 would be better and save some gas mileage too. Plus I'm hoping it would save some of the piggish weight. 
. . . that is technically a FMC engine! 
10/21/09, 04:07 PM
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10/22/09, 03:02 AM
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Knowing how Ford is sometimes, it seems likely. Money pinching would probably make them take the 5.0, and just install a TT (or even a S/C) and call it the GT500. Granted it would still be extremely fast and powerful, the only difference it would have would be it being blown. I really don't see that happening since they've been trying to hard these last few years to make everyone notice the GT500 as an entirely higher class of vehicle.