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Posted by SheerSliver03 (Member # 6589) on :
 
Couldn't find if anyone posted this yet.

http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/car/10q1/2011_ford_mustang_gt_5.0-short_take_road_test
 

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Posted by NiftyWhiteFifty (Member # 4320) on :
 
Cant wait to see one at the dealer so I can get a test drive
 

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Posted by 90FoX (Member # 1974) on :
 
I want one even tho they are ugly. Maybe itll grow on me
 

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Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 

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Originally posted by 90FoX:
I want one even tho they are ugly. Maybe itll grow on me

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Front profile looks cool but definitely not diggin the rear.. the wheel choices look a lot better.
 

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Posted by 90fox5.0 (Member # 9338) on :
 
look bad ass.
 

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Posted by t top freak (Member # 6269) on :
 
when do these engines come out so i can swap one into a fox
 

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Posted by king_jays_50 (Member # 9513) on :
 

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Originally posted by t top freak:
when do these engines come out so i can swap one into a fox

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thats funny because me and my boy was sayin the same thing, cant wait 2 find 1 at a salvage auction
 

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Posted by bottled95GT?? (Member # 1772) on :
 
If my wife gets the job she's in the running for ill have one without a doubt. What I wanna know is how stout of a bottom end does it have? Could you imagine strapping a blower to that
 

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Posted by CHUGGABREW (Member # 7845) on :
 
my ice cream melted
 

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Posted by SmokinLX (Member # 1684) on :
 

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Originally posted by bottled95GT??:
If my wife gets the job she's in the running for ill have one without a doubt. What I wanna know is how stout of a bottom end does it have? Could you imagine strapping a blower to that

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Originally posted by SmokinLX:

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Originally posted by bottled95GT??:
If my wife gets the job she's in the running for ill have one without a doubt. What I wanna know is how stout of a bottom end does it have? Could you imagine strapping a blower to that

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It has a forged steel crank,rods are forged powder metal,and the piston's are hypereutectic aluminum with a compression ratio of 11 to 1 which means boost would'nt be the best bet. Look's like a great engine out of gates but everything is engineered so well that ringing more power out of it will be hard unless You are willing to slap some good rod's & piston's in there lowering the compression ratio and adding boost, they said You would only gain roughly 12 hp with the addition of long tubes. On the bright side it's much better base engine compared to previous offering's!

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Good info
 

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Posted by Wifeys03Cobra (Member # 9885) on :
 
I would probably wait til they have been out for a year or two before i buy one. It's the first year they make a new model/version that they have problems
 

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Posted by SmokinLX (Member # 1684) on :
 

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Originally posted by Pure Stang:
good thing the 5.0 is back! i.surprised they only got a 13.2 out of it. i would have thought high 12's for sure.

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I'm sure people will get 12's in stock forn with that trap speed, high 11's should be attainable with sticky tred, tune, & few mod's which is just short of amazing considering where we were just a couple year's ago! In that article they said the previous modle pulled .94 on the skid pad so 1.00 does'nt seem far off with a spring/strut combo and sone beefed up swaybar's. With the linear 7000 rpm power range & handling it sound's like it will be a fun car to runout through the hill's, ford hit tis one out of the park for 30k & some change .
 

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Posted by RED@7kVERT *8850GT* (Member # 5909) on :
 
4.30's with that 5th gear 1:1 ratio, take the cats off, an intake and a 150 shot with a tune. A monster for sure....
 

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