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I take it you haven’t actually driven a 2018 gt.
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I’ll be 60 in a few months. I
I drove a 2017 at the dealership but we didn’t floor it. There was no “wow factor.” I haven’t driven an Ecoboost so that is something to do, but you miss the point. I’m running out of life and want something different. It was supposed to be a Corvette and almost bought a Z06 last spring and actually had a hold on one. Then the Tesla’s. I figured I’d keep the V6 an still do but mess about with it. But my last minute look for a 2017 GT was it for the 5.0. I don’t trust the present engine and that is that (hint it’s the plasma coating). I’ve moved on.
The 7.3 is the current interest but we shall wait and see the actual weight, dimensions and specs to be sure / just speculation now. And I want to check out those conversions. Ford would only predict those if there were already queries...
This is not over yet - or - till the fat lady sings...
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I was interested for a short while. When I heard 7.3 liter I thought WOW the old 427 SOHC reborn as a better DOHC with coyote type heads big block. As soon as I found out it was an old pushrod design with a few updates I lost interest. Fatguy….I hope you have as much fun with your 427 as you are having with the forum members.
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It’s like everything on the net, everyone acts crazy on-line, then you meet them in person and everything is pleasant. This thread isn’t a waste as I learned a few things and found out some stuff I plain got wrong.
But nobody has a crystal ball - you just have to wait till the motor is out there and the first conversions are made.
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This is probably the most honest with yourself that you’ve been so far and at least makes a little sense. All of your other reasons didn’t make much sense.
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Everything he's saying is 100% spot on. Yolo ftw. Love the no BS approach.
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There's nothing I said on this thread that I wouldn't say in person. The facts are the facts and if people choose to ignore them, I'm pretty much at "whatever dude" status.
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I can't stop laughing @6:40 - 6:55
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Ok I finally watched it. He is right about Ford’s thoughts on the engine. It’s a fleet vehicle engine. And he is right about the Fox body guys getting all giddy about it. We get giddy about it because when we were rockin’ in the OG 5.0s we kept hearing: still not as fast or powerful as the big blocks! Over and over again...
So you got a bit of an inferiority complex about these big blocks. Meanwhile those cars rose in value beyond the reach of us 20 somethings. So we had to endure the early baby boomers crowing about “their” big blocks and we were shut out.
So all of a sudden we get the chance to get our big block in basically the same style as when we lusted for the originals: 2 valve, pushrod but with roller rockers. Straight from the past! And that’s why I want my big block. He knows why the Fox body guys wanted it but didn’t flesh out the reason why - but he got that part right.
What he didn’t delve into was the after market swap and possibilities there that we are talking about here. He only talked about why they added the Mustang fit possibilities to spice up the articles and that no way was Ford going to put that motor in the Mustang. The gullible part was about Ford putting that engine in the Mustang and not about aftermarket applications.
So wanting to swap the motors in the aftermarket was not really in the video but the rest was mostly spot on...
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'15 to current Stang has taken a backseat to the Camaro......this guy has no clue what so ever.
As for his comment about the 7.3 being Ford's answer to the LS?
The LS is the most swapped, most used performance engine ever.
Roadcourse or dragstrip, makes no difference.......
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It’s a sign of the times.
The 7.3 looks like a traditional V8 engine and nobody is putting an engine cover over it. Supercharged with the intake over it in classic style with a cutout on the roof is cool and looks good. The current engines are plumbers nightmares and rather ugly which is one, one, reason they are covered up.
Now one reason to keep it under the hood is hassle by the cops. Luckily this engine is shorter and narrower than the current 5.0 so no problems there. Banging in the top of the firewall or cutting into it is not a cosmetic issue so it all still works. But even if you needed a cowl or shaker hood it’s all good, retro and beautiful.
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I am about 95% aligned with this guy. Love his delivery. I absolutely howled when he talked about VCT for Fox body
This is an F250 / 350 / 450 engine. End of story. He makes one very good point that I had overlooked with regard to the fleet issue. The F250 / 350 / 450 products have diesel available. But he mentioned government fleets. A lot of city / county / state governments have fuel requirements for purchasing fleet vehicles. Some of them specifically state NO DIESEL. This is where the 7.3L will clean up.
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Yes, ignorant people.
What purpose would a 7.3 liter engine serve, in a mustang..?
And then... who (sitting in a closet fapping self?) would ever want a 7.3 liter engine in a mustang..? What purpose does it serve, other than self-fluffication and mental ejaculation?
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