My First Mustang ('65 V-10) & My '19.

[Stangnut]

My best friend drove his '65 to work today. Just so happens it used to be mine back in high school. (Back before he restored it and put a Ford 6.8L V-10 in it.) I love having them side by side and seeing the changes over the last 54 years. The Mustang has really "grown" a lot.

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[Blue Moon]

Can you get a sound clip of that V-10? I don't think I've ever heard one.

 

[Stangnut]

Here's a WOT pull on the dyno when it was being tuned. Pull starts at about 0:14.

If you do a google search for 1965 Mustang V10 there are a couple more videos and some pics.

 

[zackmd1]

Pretty cool! I might be getting a 2V PI head V10 soon for use in a kit car. Hp was certainly lacking from the factory for the size of the engine but as with the 4.6/5.4 2V, small mods should make a big difference in power.

 

[Idaho2018GTPremium]

Man that '65 Mustang (and the Bullitt) looks amazing. How many rwhp is that V10 cranking out?

 

[armykyle1 [HACKED ACCOUNT]

That's badass

 

[Colleton]

Cowl hood. No thanks. Thought it looked great until I saw that. UAF.

 

[90Notch]

Cowl hood. No thanks. Thought it looked great until I saw that. UAF.

Prob necessary to fit the V10.......

 

[NoVaGT]

Sorry, but the '65 looks ghetto. Like some juvenile's masturbatory fantasy of what a Mustang should look like.

I'm good with resto-mods, but that one is hideous.

 

[LSchicago]

Sorry, but the '68 looks ghetto. Like some juvenile's masturbatory fantasy of what a Mustang should look like.

I'm good with resto-mods, but that one is hideous.

What 68?

 

[Stangnut]

Man that '65 Mustang (and the Bullitt) looks amazing. How many rwhp is that V10 cranking out?

Not a ton of hp, but that torque curve makes it a BLAST to drive. I wish the Coyote 5.0 had more low end end torque like that.

Maiden voyage:

 

[jonrjen]

One of my favorite trucks was a F250 Regular Cab V10 manual transmission XL. I had a few hat's embroidered reading "Triton V10, Ford's best kept Secret".

I may still have one laying around if your friend would like one.

 

[Stangnut]

He just might. I'll ask him. Post a pic if you find one. How much do you want?

 

[LSchicago]

Not a ton of hp, but that torque curve makes it a BLAST to drive. I wish the Coyote 5.0 had more low end end torque like that.

Maiden voyage:

The 65 is so light it has to be fun to drive. I had one in an F450 Rollback with a 6 peed and Flowmaster, and that was fun. Car guys would often ask what I had in it. LOL.

 

[nastang87xx]

Well to put it into perspective, that car is making the Gen 1 Coyote's peak power at where the Coyote makes peak torque. I think it would be pretty fun. 400 lb ft at 2000 RPM? Yeah that's brutal. However I would also gladly give up a bit of that low end to stretch out the power band and peak power too though. Even another 300 RPM would be pretty compelling.

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