It's a modular engine, and being that it's also an aluminum engine. It should definitely be much lighter than a larger displacement push rod.
o i just read the article yeah it aluminum very nice but is it a modular engine or a push rod? aren't modular engine heavier i am new to modular engines on a mustang i always liked the older engines
my only gripe is that it's not a pushrod motor.
the duratec engines are awesome. that was the only thing i liked about my cougar in 2001. they have great top end, are very reliable, and sound GREAT.
How about setting the motor further back and lower to help weight bias? In addition to all aluminum of course. Oh and a multi-link IRS and updated unequal length control arm front suspension?
One can dream....
Ford Racing already have the 5.0L Cammer crate engine that's based on a 4.6 Cobra DOHC 4-valve. It produces 420hp @ 6700rpm and 370lbft @ 5000rpm in EFI form so they could use it in the 2011 Mustang. It would have the HP required to be competitive with the 425hp 6.1L Hemi in the Dodge Challenger SRT-8 and the 430hp 6.2L LS3 in the 2009 Camaro SS.
What I'm worried about is the updated "cost" we're all going to see with the updated engine. The FRPP 5.0L "Cammer" starts at $14,000. You don't think they're going to put their premium Modular Aftermarket engine (or a similar version of) and allow us the luxury of the same sticker price we've seen as of late, do you?
There's a reason the Mustang is so much less expensive than both the Dodge and the Chevy. As underpowered as it may be by comparison, one thing that the 4.6L 3V did do for the Mustang was keep the over all cost down.
This new DOHC 4 valve 5.0, is to be a mass produced engine, and is not related to the FRPP 5.0 Cammer whatsoever. It's a completely newly designed engine that will also be more fuel efficient over the current 4.6 3- valve, thanks to new engine management control technology.
Alright, that's fine and all, but you don't think Ford is going to just throw in a 400hp base V8 into the mix for nothing do you? We're going to end up paying for it on the big end...mass produced or not. Anytime there's a major advancement in the cars design or power train, we pay for it in the sticker.
The price went up from the '93-'94 year with the release of the SN95 chassis, then again from '95 to '96 with the release of the modular engine, again from '98-'99 with the new edge body work and again from '04-'05 with the release of the S197 chassis.....its gone up once again for the reskin of the 2010 model and you can be damn sure its going up again when the new Coyote finds its way between the strut towers. Especially considering that even if they jump the MSRP another $3,000-$4,000, the Mustang will still be several thousand dollars cheaper than either the Dodge, or GM offerings.....still making it the better bargain!
yeah, when I first saw the pictures of the supposed coyote it made me think SHO. It does slightly resemble it and the SHO motor was a 24V DOHC (the original v6 anyway). Adding two more cylinders would make it a 32V DOHC motor.
Ford also has another engine thats also made by Yamaha that they currently use in some of the Volvo products. The engine is a 4.4 L all aluminum DOHC V8 which produces 311 hp and 325 ft·lbf. It probably would not be hard to punch that out to 5.0 liters and possibly get close to 400 horses. This pic of the motor has a lot of covers on it and is kind of hard to get a good look at it but has the same basic shape.
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