2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang
For all you gear heads...Wow... :B Interesting Ford went back to a naturally aspirated engine at 5.2L and a Flat Plane Crank. Link
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ScottG wrote:hone eagle wrote:
must sound amazing,rumour is a 8250 redline
Woa, I can't even imagine what that would sound like.
But that's one way to get to higher HP numbers.
It would sound like a motorcycle engine! The problem with my buddy's Taurus SHO (mid 90's) was the alternator would spin to fast if the engine redline was not kept below 7,000 RPM, the engine could handle more than the alternator!
I guess they must have solved that problem with a smaller diameter belt drive pulley.
It sounds like a lot of fun! My buddy has a 2013 Mustang with the V6 to get maximum mileage per gallon! He gets over 20 MPG, sometimes as much as 28 MPG highway!
He did things like open up the exhaust to make it louder (crazy to me) and put in a tuner kit;
Myself, I am happy with my 2007 Edge 3.5L 262 HP V6 as a toad and great all around all wheel drive car. IT performs very well on frozen ground and in the snow!
When I first got the Edge, I was out in Long Beach looking for a job, and my cousin called from Albuquerque to tell me he would be spending the night in Phoenix. I drove up the 6% grade from Palm Springs toward Phoenix at 100 MPH in 5th gear at around 5,500 RPM! Had a great time on that trip, but kept it around 70 most of the way.. . .
Ford is working 3 crews in their F-150 and F-super duty truck plants, each crew works 40 hours a week, and can produce up to about 1,000,000 trucks this year in all three plants!
Fred.
