Mustang 5.0 is back

[pauldun170]

http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/d...ll-new-5-0-v8/

Mustang now available with the 3.7 V6 or the 5.0 V8.
Nice

[karl_1052]

The V6 will be 305hp, and with 10 less hp than the camaro, but 4-600lbs less weight, it is going to be a rocketship!

http://jalopnik.com/5434979/the-50-mustang-is-back

7000rpm v8!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwvLEx10KgE

drive and walkaround
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlR8hbpkHkw

[z06boy]

I owned a 92 Mustang LX 5.0 and loved that engine...easy and cheap to work on and hop up. I ran nitrous on it for a little while and one day I screwed up while on a dyno and ended up cracking part of the block so I just tossed it in the trash can...ordered a block for about $250...maybe even less from Summit Racing and then we built a killer engine and added a Vortech Supercharger to it and it rocked. I miss that car...it was a fun little car.

The 5.0 from Ford and the 5.7 from Chevy are my two favorite engines of all the cars I've owned.

Don't get me wrong...I've owned some sweet imports and like them too but the two engines mentioned above were/are just so much easier to find stuff for and to work on yourself...at least in my case.

I haven't looked at the new 5.0 mentioned above in the op so it's probably totally different but it just reminded me of the Stang I owned.

[Homeslice]

I was glad when Ford switched from the 5.0 to the 4.6 back about 15 yrs ago............The 4.6 was smoother and didn't start shaking at high rpm, unlike the 5.0.

[z06boy]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I was glad when Ford switched from the 5.0 to the 4.6 back about 15 yrs ago............The 4.6 was smoother and didn't start shaking at high rpm, unlike the 5.0.

I hated when they switched to the 4.6...at least at first. I didn't have the shaking issues with mine so I'm not real sure about that part.

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I was glad when Ford switched from the 5.0 to the 4.6 back about 15 yrs ago............The 4.6 was smoother and didn't start shaking at high rpm, unlike the 5.0.

My 5.0 never shook at higher RPMs. I shifted at 5200rpm when it was stock, and with a stock rebuilt bottom end, a big cam and rebuilt heads, it did not shake at 7000rpm either.

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by karl_1052

My 5.0 never shook at higher RPMs. I shifted at 5200rpm when it was stock, and with a stock rebuilt bottom end, a big cam and rebuilt heads, it did not shake at 7000rpm either.

I had 2 5.0's, an 85 Mustang GT convertible, and an '89 F150, both with 5-speeds, and they both started shaking before 5K rpm. You could feel it through the shifter big time. Course, both had a lot of miles when I got them, so maybe the motor mounts were worn or something.

[Homeslice]

I just prefer high-rpm power
The 5.0 seemed to run out of breath unless modded. Sure it had more low-end than the 4.6, but I've always thought too much low-end is useless if you're breaking loose all the time.

[pauldun170]

Originally Posted by Homeslice

I just prefer high-rpm power
The 5.0 seemed to run out of breath unless modded. Sure it had more low-end than the 4.6, but I've always thought too much low-end is useless if you're breaking loose all the time.

At a sub-15k price point during 80's, what vehicle offered the performance of the Mustang and offered a smoother high breathing engine?(85 Gt could be had for around 10K)

The nice thing about the old 4.9 is that it made the Mustang fun. Sure there were engines that you could wind it out, the 4.9 got you there just as fast if not faster and it all came down to shift points.

So what if it had the power delivery characteristics of a modern turbo diesel?

[Homeslice]

Originally Posted by pauldun170

At a sub-15k price point during 80's, what vehicle offered the performance of the Mustang and offered a smoother high breathing engine?(85 Gt could be had for around 10K)

The nice thing about the old 4.9 is that it made the Mustang fun. Sure there were engines that you could wind it out, the 4.9 got you there just as fast if not faster and it all came down to shift points.

So what if it had the power delivery characteristics of a modern turbo diesel?

If I had $10-12K back in those days, I would have bought a 2 yr old used car that was formerly worth $15-18K. Such as an RX7, Taurus SHO, or a million other things more refined than a Mustang. Knowing what I know today, of course. Back when I was a kid, sure Mustangs "seemed" cool. Until you drove them and then compared them to other cars.