[Paladin]

Just got motor trend and this thing looks impressive. 415hp from 5.0! That is right there with the Camaro LS3 at 6.2 liters! Catching up to the Europeans in hp/liter. Its good ford is making the base GT more competitive, the Shelby is really more on par with the vette (base not z06) in price and performance.

Given the old GT was not far off the camaro and charger performance with a measly 315 hp, the new stang should really cook! And the new v6 almost as much power as the old V-8.

Its hard to keep up. When I started building my g-machine mustang in 2002 a gt-40 302 crate motor (efi, supercharged, methanol injected)seemed like a better way to go than the 4.6 (both in terms of packaging and performance even supercharged), and certainly more cost efficient. Then in 2003 the terminator 4.6 supercharged engine was the hot ticket. Big bucks but capable of 600hp. Then the 5.4 supercharged shelby motor in 2007 worth 800hp with a ken belle blower. And now the new 5.0! My car wasn't even finished until 2005, and in just 5 years cutting edge became old news!


now they just need a double clutch tranny like the gtr or porsche pdk.