the hurricane/boss line is what they are reffering to. ive read that the new line can be made all the way to 7L.

 

I spoke with Jack Roush awhile back about the Hurricane program. He was skiddish about his answers. From the looks of the engine, and judging his excitement for the program, it looks to be a SOHC 32-valve 6.0L. I cant say for sure exactly what it WILL be when things are all said and done. But, i can say... the prototype used in Don Bowles Open Comp car is NASTY fast.

I dont think Ford will make the switch back to pushrod power. OHC has been working so well for them. The next step naturally would be introducing more displacement, with the already awesome valvetrain and head design of the mod motors.

We'll see. The future looks bright for the Mustang.

 

I spoke with Jack Roush awhile back about the Hurricane program. He was skiddish about his answers. From the looks of the engine, and judging his excitement for the program, it looks to be a SOHC 32-valve 6.0L. I cant say for sure exactly what it WILL be when things are all .

I don't see that happening. Too many lobes for one overhead cam. Not a good setup if you ask me.

 

well what Ive read was a 6L pushrod V8 pushing a little over 400 hp.The srt8s dont scare me at all.Its just a couple coochie hairs faster than a bullit.Not that impressive to me.Gonna suck for the guys in the R/T cars seeing they going to be pushing 370hp in a 4000 pound car. go to edmunds and click on inside line and type challenge vs bullit for the vid

 

2008 Dodge Challenger SRT8 vs. 2008 Ford Mustang Bullitt Comparison Test

nice video...for that price difference you could thro a blower on the Bullit (or on a regular GT) and spank the dodge.....

 

now i could be wrong about the pushrod thing tho i just thumbed thru the article

 

Ford Boss engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

so basically its not gonna be in the GT, or any mustang at first...prolly a "Boss" version of the GT?

 

Yeah im with you on this.Hell you wouldnt need a blower to do that.A fully bolted s197 would take it.I want a kenbell but dont know.How bad on gas will it be and longevity is a concern also.

 

its slated for the gt

 

that article says roush is playing with a 7L (project 777), but we all know how relible wikipedia can be at times tho

 

I hope we see the motor, but things are a changing. Auto industry news is grim. Chevrolet announced the closure of four plants saying that they believe there is a permanent trend toward fuel efficient vehicles. The article said that survival of the US automakers depended upon technology that lowered emissions and increased fuel ecomony.

It's almost like 1972 all over again. The muscle car brands made it into the mid-70s and 80s but without much muscle.

 

who cares what the 2010 mustang engine is...

 

haha...yeah, who cares about engines, ur right :wtf

 

To all the people who're really hoping for a pushrod: never gonna happen. Not with emission standards as they are.

I really, REALLY doubt that we're going to see any larger displacement engines replacing the 4.6L with gas prices as they are. Ford knows that they have to increase fuel economy to keep selling cars (and to meet CAFE standards), and more displacement doesn't help that at all.

The most likely thing is the use of motors in their existing lineup. If the Camaro and Challenger sell well enough to cut into Mustang profits, then we may be lucky enough to see an N/A 5.4L Mustang, or even a Triton V10 offering. The percentage of people that both are able to and desire to own a new car that gets less than 20mpg (avg) is dwindling.

A corollary to this is why would Ford choose to spend money to develop a V8 in the low 6L displacement, when they have the 6.3L V10 already rolling off of assembly lines? Or when they have an already built twin-turbo 3.5L that's better on fuel, and makes more power (and torque) than the 4.6L?

These 6.X V8 rumors just don't make any sense to me when looked at as part of a larger whole.

 

I really, REALLY doubt that we're going to see any larger displacement engines replacing the 4.6L with gas prices as they are. Ford knows that they have to increase fuel economy to keep selling cars (and to meet CAFE standards), and more displacement doesn't help that at all.

These 6.X V8 rumors just don't make any sense to me when looked at as part of a larger whole.

look at the z06 its got a 7.0 liter motor and gets the same milage as a GT

 

i think ford is thinkind computer management like "displacement on demand" like chrysler (i think its chrysler) is using

 

Chrysler and Honda both use it, Chrysler in the Hemi motors and Honda in the 3.5L V6.

In both cases, the mileage gains are next to nothing. I think we're talking gains of 2-3mpg highway, and no change in city mileage.

I don't know. I don't know if Ford even knows at this point.

But it's fun to argue about

 

u bet ya it is

 

16valves on 1 cam isn't bad. There was a write up for this motor as it's being used on the 1/4mile for experimentation. I heard about a 7.0L Mod big block that was going to be apart of the Boss and KR models. as for the GT you might be seeing the twin V6 motor coming from Australia.

 

this would be sick!

 

a tt v6 would be a blast to drive

 

i think they should put all us gt guys on 5.4 n/a and put a v6tt in that would be nice and throw out the others as limited production models which sounds more viable

 

ya the z06 has alot of things going for it that the gt doesnt tho. better aero dynamics, lighter, more power (engine runs at lower rpm at the same mph)

 

We can get our engine to run at lower rpms for the same mph by going to 2:73 gears. I don't know why but most people seem to want to got the other way.

 

true, but gts are still heavier than a z06 and are less aerodynamic. if, with our lower power levels, go to that gear set, the car is gonna take forever to get up to speed

 

idk about the gears, but i agree with the rest

 

i saw somthing simular in one of the major car magazines... it was either motortrend or car and driver... i think car and driver they were talkin bout the newest version of the zo6.. err blue devil .. what ever but they had a brief thing on top 30 cars to look for in 2010 and the mustang was there and it mentions a 6.0 liter engine for base model GT's
.....and as far as dodge goes they must have been getting buddy buddy with honda cause even the viper has a vtec lol.... that cam in cam design that dodge calls it

 

Yep, Viper has a V-TEC and C&D did mention the Mustang having a 6.0L, but according to everybody, C&D is just pulling **** out of their ass lol. I can see it now though, racing a Viper.

"I only lost because my V-TEC didn't kick in yo!"

 

wtf is vtec?

 

Basically it's like having 2 cams in one... one for low rpm, and then another for high rpm. Each cam lobe has two sholder lobes, with the center being the higher lift portion. The cam follower has a two-peice design where the actual valve activating portion rides on the sholder lobes and there's a loose piece that rides on the high lift lobe. When "vtec kicks in, yo!" the two cam followers lock together, which causes the valve activation to be following the larger cam profile.

If that doesn't make any sense, just research it at wikipedia or howstuffworks.com. It's really cool technology, it just gets a bad rap because of the idiots that drive Hondas, and their lack of realization that a cammed 2.0L that makes 240 hp, while impressive, still makes significantly less power than a "low tech" SOHC 4.6L.

 

Variable Timing Electronic Control...i think