I have spoken to the Ford guy at Ford who is the Modular Motor/Team Mustang engine Engineering Manager a couple of times. He's a great guy, very enthusiastic about making the Mustang all it can be and more. I have asked the same question about why they cannot make an N/A V8 that makes big power like the LS motors in the vettes for the Cobras. There's a lot factors, you know with anything and car manufacturers that it's not just a simple answer. We talked about it for awhile but I think what it comes down to mostly is the bean counters. I could sense a little frustration with some things from him but overall you could tell that he and his engineers were really excited about what they could do and want to do with the new Mustangs.
Honestly, I think at this point the supercharged mod motor is becoming very legendary to the Mustang crowd. It all started with the 03-04 Cobras or what we affectionately refer them as "Terminators". That blower whine is just music and it's intimidating sounding. Heck, throw a Kenne Bell 2.5 blower on there, upgrade the fuel system a little and throw a tune at it and you're putting out over 600 hp to the wheels no problem. Like the 5.0, the supercharged cammer motor has a kind of following to it I think. Every Mustang guy I know including me would like to own an 03-04 Cobra "Terminator". As a matter of fact the top 5 "Mustangs I would like to own" goes usually like this....
1 - 03-04 Cobra
2 - 1993 Mustang Cobra
3 - 87-93 LX Notchback
4 - ....
5 - ....
Something like that.
J
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