jadesville said:They'll never put a V10 into a mustang, let alone an affordable cobra, there wont be the same demand for a Cobra that costs 75k..
drummer said:Actually I was in reference to the Shelby Cobra...... Not the production Mustang Cobra.
jadesville said:That was a mule, and that was a test engine.
351CJ said:The TV show "Rides" was not accurate on the V10 story.
How the 351 V10 came about was that there was a group of engineers inside Ford who thought they could come up with a better performance engine that what Ford presently had. They did not like the SVT S/C V8 engines and were upset that the Ford GT looked like it was going to get a S/C 5.4. So on their own time, they built that 351 V10 engine. It was a total bootleg project within Ford.
A 351 V10, is just a 4.6L V8 with 2 more cylinders. The bore and the stoke are the same. They put it in the Mustang to demonstrate the V10's potential. They got the attention of Ford upper execs, including Bill Ford who reportedly drove the V10 Mustang himself. This resulted in some re-assesment of what engine to use in the Ford GT, but in the end they stayed with the S/C 5.4 V8. However, the low deck V10 showed such potential, that Bill Ford gave the order to find someplace to use that V10. The next place a V10 showed up was the 427 concept. Then, as we all know the Shelby Cobra Roadster concept got a V10.
And now you have the real story.
tylers65 said:Are you sure about that?
I seem to remember a V-10 Mustang in the not-to-distant past.
something about a Boss 351
CarrollShelby said:The motor on the new Mustang Shelby?
It's probably the motor of the new Lightning! A nice 5.4L 500hp... Would be nice!
FiaCobra said:Mr Mordan, i hope your assessment on pricing is correct. There's no way i can justify spending 50+k on a 'stang. I'll take a 35k hit though to park one in my garage.
FiaCobra said:Mr Mordan, i hope your assessment on pricing is correct. There's no way i can justify spending 50+k on a 'stang. I'll take a 35k hit though to park one in my garage.
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