My neighbor just bought his son a used Mustang GT. He was over talking to my wife last night and happened to get on the subject of the new vehicle. According to my neighbor, he is under the impression that this particular car came from the factory with a 428 SVT Cobra engine. The exterior of the car has no special markings other than 'MUSTANG GT' like the rest of them. Now, I've never heard of this and just chalked it up to the guy not knowing what he's talking about (actually, this is what the car salesman told him at the time of purchase). Anyhoo, since I have not had the opportunity to look it over, I'm quite skeptical about this and wanted to run this by you good folks. My thoughts are these:
1. A previous owner swapped the orignal GT engine out for a SVT 4.6 Cobra engine.
2. A previous owner stuck some SVT badges in obvious locations to try and fool the untrained eye.
3. I don't know my Ford engines that well, but isn't the 428 a Windsor engine and could it possibly fit in the 4.6L engine bay?
The car looks and sounds like a normal GT. Even when he was running it back and forth our street, it only impressed me with normal GT performance.
Are any of you aware of a 'Limited Edition' of a small number of GT's that came from the factory like this?
Thanks in advance!
Tom
1. A previous owner swapped the orignal GT engine out for a SVT 4.6 Cobra engine.
2. A previous owner stuck some SVT badges in obvious locations to try and fool the untrained eye.
3. I don't know my Ford engines that well, but isn't the 428 a Windsor engine and could it possibly fit in the 4.6L engine bay?
The car looks and sounds like a normal GT. Even when he was running it back and forth our street, it only impressed me with normal GT performance.
Are any of you aware of a 'Limited Edition' of a small number of GT's that came from the factory like this?
Thanks in advance!
Tom
he got suckered. In a long shot he could have the DOHC 4.6 that came in that year cobra but trust me....its no 428.....probably more like a 289.
