Hopefully so. It would cure a lot of problems with DI engines that all manufacturers are having issues with right now. I think long-term, this is the only way to go to ensure reliability over the long haul and to avoid huge maintenance costs with the crushed walnut shel method of blasting the...
GM is having to modify the LT1 to fit in the new Camaro. So yeah, it will fit, but they are making modifications to the headers and other parts of the engine to do so.
We'll all find out in May.
They need to find a way to fix the coking issue first. Since Ford has not adopted any plan to deal with its current DI engines and valve coking. It's a problem. Their only fix at the moment is to replace them. Where as BMW and others have methods in place and have even started going with DI...
Agreed. The 441 it got out of the Boss 302 is about the max the 5.0 will do Naturally Aspirated. The 5.2 Flat Plane Crank will be in future Mustangs once the GT350 dies off.
Before market adjustment, I'm betting 53k for a base model GT350, before all the add-ons and then you have to deal with dealers adding 10-20k to the price tag. The GT350R's will be gone probably before the ordering banks are open. High placed executives will be buying those (as there are only...
Ford's "going in a different direction" is all about handling. They aren't interested in pure HP anymore. They want to create cars that will out-handle the competition. IMO, they already do with the Challengers.
Ford already commented on this. Euro countries calculate HP differently. They went through the same thing when Australia's HP numbers were lower as well. The vehicles have the same HP / TQ, they are just calculated differently in other countries. These are the exact same engines as we have...