5.0 Talk/Tech name change

NikwoaC said:

I have to disagree, fellas. It's just an engine displacement, and would never have been a big deal if it weren't for those shiny badges. What if Ford would have decided to put "302" on the side instead of the "5.0"? The 2011 deserves to be called a 5.0 just as much as our cars do.

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That's just it though... whether it was displacement, or the shiney badges... the NAME 5oh ended up taking on a life of it's own. When you say, "5oh" EVERYONE knows what you're talking about. Even the ricers. Nobody thinks about any other 302 cubic inch motor ever made.

Granted, that in the next few years, the torch will have been officially passed. I've no doubt that the new motor will become the force to be reckoned with that our beloved 5oh has been. I just think it should have evolved it's "own" personality instead of dining on the one made famous by another era.

If my name had been William Hickok, should I go around calling myself Wild Bill?


I'm not overly stressed about the whole thing... just seems... incorrect, is all.

90lxcoupe said:

I disagree, the new motors dont have a song by Vanilla ice, so they are junk

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RedFoxGT said:

But I agree, the name "Five-O" is more than just an engine size; it describes a whole era the Mustang. Regardless of whether it was the shiny badges or not, people still associate the name with the Fox Mustang.

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On a personal level it really doesn't matter to me either way but I agree with this point. Just the other day it dawned on me that you can no longer say "5.0" and have people immediately know what you're talking about. It's such a small thing but I liked having that distinction over the years. Now it'll be like, "The new one or the old one?" That said, I'm very excited about the new 5.0 and have every intention of adding one to my little stable. "Now, now boys. Play nice with the newcomer. He's no pushover"

DontGivaRatz said:

That's just it though... whether it was displacement, or the shiney badges... the NAME 5oh ended up taking on a life of it's own. When you say, "5oh" EVERYONE knows what you're talking about. Even the ricers. Nobody thinks about any other 302 cubic inch motor ever made.

Granted, that in the next few years, the torch will have been officially passed. I've no doubt that the new motor will become the force to be reckoned with that our beloved 5oh has been. I just think it should have evolved it's "own" personality instead of dining on the one made famous by another era.

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I'm with you man. A 5.0 is always going to be a fox body to me, and all my friends. One thing that everybody seems to forget is that Ford engineers called the 2011 block the Coyote. That's what I call it. Or maybe the aftermarket will come up with something new for it, I don't know for sure. But to me, and I think to the majority of the people associated with our cars, a 5.0 is going to be a fox.

But as for them naming it as such, that's what car companies have to do to make the sale. They have to remind you of the past, toy with your imagination, but try to improve it's stock form. The Coyote block is fantastic and the power potential is amazing, even in stock form. I just hope it's known more as the new SS Camaro or SRT-8 Challenger killer, rather than the street/strip killer we all enjoy. I think that wouldn't be too bad.