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470 could be a special edition such as the Bullit.
Yeah I guess you're right. The RPM is at 470. I hope the special edition thing is right, but I really hope that it's another Boss 302 over a Bullitt.
 

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IMO if it isn't at least 485 I wouldn't switch over to direct injection. There are too many down sides. Unless Ford has a solution for contamination of the valves, I would stay far, far away.
 

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IMO if it isn't at least 485 I wouldn't switch over to direct injection. There are too many down sides. Unless Ford has a solution for contamination of the valves, I would stay far, far away.
Cough Cough...2018 F150...Cough Cough.
 

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IMO if it isn't at least 485 I wouldn't switch over to direct injection. There are too many down sides. Unless Ford has a solution for contamination of the valves, I would stay far, far away.
I thought that's the reason it also has port injection (as well as DI) to help combat the valve contamination
 

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IMO if it isn't at least 485 I wouldn't switch over to direct injection. There are too many down sides. Unless Ford has a solution for contamination of the valves, I would stay far, far away.
Keeping port injection also. There are 16 injectors, and the port injectors will still be spraying fuel over the back of them.
 

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470 should definitely be possible. The specs of the new 5.0 are very similar to the new Lexus LC500 5.0 v8:

"...the high-compression, dual-injected, 7300-rpm 5.0 ... gives the LC500 peaks of 471 hp at 7100 rpm and 398 lb-ft at 4800
"The 2UR-GSE 5.0-liter V8 powering the Lexus LC 500 is an updated version of the engine found in the RC F & GS F. The engine is a naturally-aspirated 32-valve V8, and features D-4S direct fuel injection, Atkinson cycle operation, and optimized VVT-i."

It also has a 7300 rev-limiter vs 7400 or 7500 for the mustang.

It does have 12.3:1 compression vs 12.0:1 in the mustang.
 

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At $100k off the lot, it *better* do something special... lol
 

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I think what we can all agree upon is that it's taking too bloody long of Ford releasing official numbers
 

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Well on the bright side, I feel like we should be seeing order guides any day now since order banks are supposed to open in less than 3 weeks.
 

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Well on the bright side, I feel like we should be seeing order guides any day now since order banks are supposed to open in less than 3 weeks.
True! They have released that 2018 fleet brochure. I've found it on the fleet website. It doesn't have much detail but you can see available packages and available options.
 

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Well if you use the Lexus as a performance comparison be prepared to be disappointed. The RC F only runs a 12.9 @110 but these also weigh 4040LBS.
Yea and the LC500 weighs 4378, wtf? But it will have a 5.0 V8 matched to a 10spd auto just like the new mustang, interesting.
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