Jer5757

Im gonna have to agree with nine and force i say ford goes conservative with it and puts it in with around 350hp. which means it will be good to add mods to easy power gains

83gtragtop

420hp/410tq.

Alan Mulally already said in an interview a few months back that the motor will make at least 400hp.

neo8222

i wonder if the gt500 or super snake will get a motor upgrade too

83gtragtop

GT500 is getting an aluminum block for 2011. It's unknown if there will be a hp bump. There are alot of rumors about it getting a TT 5.0L in the years following 2011.

The Super Snake is not a Ford product, it is a tuner vehicle from Shelby.

neo8222

well yeah i know that i was just thinking on the track that if the GT gets a nice upgrade Shelby might wana do something special to the GT500 or Super Snake, i suppose the Cobra Jet could be considered the upgrade too but Shelby didn't make that. Just thinking out loud

83gtragtop

The GT500 is a Ford product.

The Super Snake is a tuner package from Shelby.

Shadow7874

if the gt makes 400 hp who will pay thousands more for a gt500 when you can probably bolt on enough to catch up to the gt500 or sc the 5.0

perhaps its time for a GT600?

83gtragtop

Well the GT500 is now making 540hp so it would be tough to catch up with bolt ons. Plus, we know what happens when a GT500 starts going to town with bolt ons.

There are rumors that the future(2012 and beyond) GT500 will have a TT 5.0L, which should make more power then the current S/C 5.4L and at a much lighter weight.

Also, the name GT500 never meant it had 500hp. The original GT500's were rated at 335hp, while the original GT350 was rated at 306hp.

ThisBlood147

I don't think the Shelby will need any HP boost over the current numbers. 540 is plenty, and the change to an aluminum block means significant weight reduction and improvement of forward to rear weight bias. That alone will improve the car's performance. Adding more power (considering the car rides on relatively narrow street tires) will only offset the perks introduced by the aluminum block. JMHO.

540 hp in a 3650-3800 lb Mustang will be more than adequate to compete with whatever GM does for the Z28.

mustangcat

Exactly, with a couple bolt ons it's not hard for a GT500 to reach the 600 club.

I for one, am thrilled they put an aluminum block in the GT500. Reducing the weight of that engine will help with it's twisty performance as well as reduce that pig like curb weight.

I wonder how the 5.0 Coyote will respond to mods? Or how long it will take for manufacturers to make mods for it?