I keep seeing here and there, people saying that our mustangs are ment to be pushed hard, beat up etc, every now and then, is this true that are our cars made to thrash around?I know obviously not everyday. What makes them so durable, do we have good transmissions and rear ends to hold the nice power we have or what?

 

Well, the 8.8 is def a big factor. Plus, the motor is very tough, due to the fact it is inspired by the 1967 3V motor, and is Aluminum. Lightweight and strong!

 

Not sure about a 67 3V engine but I'm not a Ford Fan. One of the best parts is the 31 spline axles. Very rare at this perfomance level. I know our drive train can handle quite a bit of abuse since I drag raced mine at least twice a weekend in the summer and never had a failure of any kind.
I just jinxed myself.

 

Knock on Wood!!!!
I mean the engine is inspired from the 1967 3V Motor. Not the same one. There are quite a few differences. The drivetrain is built tough, ford tough. Same with the read end. The engine block is pretty damn tough too. It can handle about 500 WHP before having major issues.

 

Very nice,
i mean i know the mustang was voted reliable, but i know most of us beat the crap out of ours cars, i usualyy drive normal but evey now and then you wanna tear up some road.

 

*Knocking on my head*

I'm not trying to be an *** but I thought this was the first 3V engine ever built?

 

I stand correct. The first ever 3V was from the mid 90's, known as the Windsor Small Block. Inspired meaning, the engine sounds extremely similar to the old engine. Now, getting into the technical portion of why, don't ask. I heard this from a few techs down at ford when the S197 first came out.

 

lol, fair enough

 

Your Mustang is a durable car. Just take care of it and maintain it.

 

According to Wikipedia, Ford introducedtheir version of the3 valve engine in 2003 in the Australian Ford Fairmont.