The biggest threat to the V-8 isn't really gas prices, although that does impact sales sometimes. The big threat to a great-sounding, tire-smoking V-8 is arbitrary CAFE regulations that have no basis in science, consumer demand, or even reality.

 

4.0-4.2 TT V8. Say it with me.

 

No No ! Too small a V8 for me.

 

Much rather have too small of a V8, than no V8 at all

 

FYI ! The 5.4L was in production for 15 years.. It was first introduced in 1997 for the Crown Vic (Panther Platform) and also as the Triton 5.4L (F-Series) It then made it's debut in the Shelby GT500 and ran from 2007-2012 as a 5 year production run until it was replaced by the 5.8L from 2013/14..

As for the 5.8L.. It was too large to fit the current GT350 and was therefore discontinued following the 2013/14 GT500 production run in favor of the smaller 5.2L Voodoo FPC..

 

Twin turbo. It'll have more torque, at lower rpm, than N/A. I prefer N/A, but...

...this^.

 

No 5.4 in the Crown Vic. The CV got the 4.6, as did the Mustang GT and Thunderbird, and then F-150, which also got the 5.4 in 1997. 260hp lol!

 

Patrick ! The 5.4 was an option for the Crown Vic in 1997, while the standard motor was the 4.6.. More than likely the 5.4 option was for Police duty as an interceptor lol.

Never mind, I stand corrected.. The F-71 police interceptor was the 4.6L for the 97 Crown Vic

 

Bring on a twin turbo ecoboost six cylinder mustang and that will be my next stang. Put the power around 430 HP and sold.

 

Ummm...NO! That is all!!!

 

I have nothing against a twin turbo V6 in a Mustang, but I want a big honkin V8 in the GT500 successor.

 

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Yes there was a 5.4, & it may have been in production for 15 years. But it's not the 5.4 in the 2011/12 GT500, which was ALL aluminum. ( 2 year run )
The 5.8 was also a ( 2 year run ), & to your earlier post, yes Ford would do R & D for a short cycle production run.
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The Crown Vic's only had the 302, 351W, and the 2V's no 5.4's and I would say that the 5.4 made it's performance debut in the GT in 2003. Heck the 5.8 even uses the Ford GT cams from 10 years ago haha.

My bad, I see you corrected yourself.

 

Lol!

 

First of all, you didn't mention anything regarding the all aluminum 5.4L in your original post..

The point is.. The 5.4L 4v was used in the Shelby GT500 for a total of 5 years from 2007-2012..Therefore I don't care how you try to sugar coat it, the fact is regardless of aluminum block vs cast iron.. The 5.4L 4v had a 5 year production run in the Shelby GT500, not a 2 year run..

However If you really want to get technical about it.. Ford introduced the all aluminum version of the 5.4L 4v back in 2005 when the 2005-06 Ford GT made it's debut in 05..

End of story !

 

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But my post did say 2011/12 GT500, which was all aluminum. And to further separate it from the cast iron block 2007 - 2010 GT500's.
Still a 2 year run.
As far as, " get technical about it.. " the 2005-06 Ford GT motor was dry sump, also not the same as the 2011/12 GT500.
That motor was also a 2 year production run.
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2000 Cobra R.

 

So what ! Only the block was different.. It's still the same 5.4 4v modular architecture so no deal breaker.. However if you still insist on being **** retentive about it, then fine, the cast iron block 5.4 4v in the Shelby GT500 had a 3 year production run which lasted from 2007-2010..

 

 

We've been down this road once before. At the end of the original muscle car era the largest engine in the 1974 Mustang II was a 2.8L V6. The 302W V8 returned in 1975 but left again at the end of 1979 (1st year for the Fox chassis) and was replaced for two years by a pathetic 255 ci (4.2L) V8 that was rated at a whopping 120 hp. The "performance" engine during that time period was a 132 hp turbo 2.3L.
The two-barrel carb'd 302 V8 (5.0L) made its return in 1982. "The Boss is Back" ad campaign ushered in the new performance era that continues today.