I'm sure I can find others as well, if I get time I'll be happy to.
That said, I personally daily drove my 2014 GT for 7 years and almost 100k miles. The Coyote is far superior in every way for a daily driven or street car than the pushrod 5.0 for the same amount of dollars spent. Do you have 100k miles on a Coyote to compare it to? Also the link I posted from LMR is for $22k ($5k cheaper).
It's subjective, man. Do we have to chase our tails in circles on what brings the most passion in a daily? Would a Mustang of any kind even be the starting platform for someone who so values minimum NVH, maintenance, or fuel economy?
Since we're talking about a hobby, the subjective matters, because the predominant decision-influencing factor, after budget, is the owner's belief about what would make them the happiest.
The supposed superiority as a daily driver is a boring discussion to me. I've had that discussion about 4.6s, LS's, DOHCs, electric cars, and so on. I guess I'm supposed to swap to a new motor every time a factory comes up with a new design, but the fact is that NVH doesn't matter. In fact, to hell with that, I want my daily to be rough around the edges. Nothing but nothing sounds better than a pushrod 302/351 SBF.
When I cared about fuel economy, driveability, maintenance & repair more than fun, I drove a Saturn. It was prudent. Now I drive what maximizes the smiles. I could own an exotic... I drive a fox. An exotic would not make me happier. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the driveability of Black Jack and my other DART cars drive even nicer. So, race only on a 363? Hardly... That just depends on how you set it up and how much maintenance you want to do. Nothing precludes putting together a mild hydro-roller that never needs to be touched. Why would I want smoother, lower NVH, or better fuel economy? Those things don't make me happiest.
Black Jack has awesome street manners and gets over 20mpg already, and I'm excited about installing the quarter horse and having more fun learning my way around Ford's computer. My other cars are smoother still, and at the moment they're getting better economy, too. I don't daily them for other reasons.
Don't get me wrong, I'm sure you can make more power out of the 363 but if you're going to complain that the 5.2 is stroked and not a 5.0 you'd have to make that same complaint against the 363 right? If this is for a race car only then yes, 363 all the way.... street car, Coyote.
What are we doing here? I'm thinking, though I welcome more information, the 5.2 is going to push NA performance levels into maybe the 550rwhp range. So, if I fully grant your position here, does that get us to an idea that NA power potential is superior? No. So, now what?
In any case, you mischaracterized me, as I didn't complain. I was only caught off-guard because I thought the argument was the best one... about affordable coyotes.
Again, I don't mind if a $27k crate motor is what gets you warm and fuzzzy. I'd rather go the stock block Coyote route than spend that kinda money, but I have no issue making the comparison at all, in fact, because if I budget $27k + fox transplant costs into my Dart 363, I'm still going to end up with that option. I KNOW I wouldn't put that amount into the full 363 replacement, and I'd come out equal or ahead in power and definitely ahead in fun... I know this because I've done it.
Can anyone here give us the actual fair transplant costs? Accessories, computer, wiring harness, engine bay fabrication, etc...? Christ, I'm starting to think you'd have a 363 shortblock paid for before you even put a deposit down on the Coyote. I just kinda figured we were talking about used Coyote from the marketplace, because that's the one that's Dart 363 money after the extra expenses.