LOL race car
If it borrowed all the parts there wouldn’t have been a reason to change the name to Mach 1. They could have just continued calling it the gt350. Some of us are thankful it didn’t borrow all the parts, particularly the 5.2
You’re right who would want a 25k engine that revs to 8250 and is bespoke to one car and isn’t shared with a truck.
If it didn't last like 10K miles, and vibrate like a MoFo, maybe. Ha ha. Having said that, the VooDoo engine is the best flat-crank V8 I've heard... but I still prefer the sound of the cross-plane Coyote on my Bullitt. It's a matter of taste though. My brother's Ferraris sound like a souped-up 4-banger out of tune, at least from the outside. Ha ha.
I have no issue with the Mach 1 or was even trying to start an argument. If OP is worried about that then sounds like he is definitely gonna track it, so was just offering another perspective that could potentially save him some $ on something that already offers it. The 5.2 is not perfect I realize that, but like you said the sound alone is worth it and life is too short to worry. My dads 5.0 threw a rod through the block at 12k miles and he instantly got another one.
I wouldn’t want that at all. Which is why I waited for the Mach 1 instead of buying a gt350. I don’t see the sense in a 25k engine for this type of car. The difference in revs will have no impact for me. I couldn’t care less what models Ford chooses to put the 5.0 in. And of the 4 people I know that have a voodoo, 3 have had engine replacements. Small sample size of course but coupled with the number of posts I’ve seen about oil consumption and engine trouble, no thanks. That is not to put down the gt350. I think it’s very cool but not everyone wants one. That’s where the Mach 1 fits in.
Biggest reason for me to go with the 4 piston is to get rid of the annoying knocking from rear callipers after use on track because of the stupid and most importantly cheap design of the 1. piston rears. Mine are knocking for the past 2 seasons sure the rebuild is cheap for them but it's annoying as hell and you have to do it a lot because rear brakes especially if you drive with TC on will overheat and make callipers start knocking. Another cheap design ford did to the car to not make it suitable for track use. So the 4 piston upgrade in the rear is a must just so you keep your sanity.
Can you describe the knock? FYI, rear Brembo's (for a Mustang) are a total waist of money, if they're purchased because you want to go faster. Or maybe better stated, I would spend that money elsewhere first.
