View Poll Results: How are you dealing with the upcomming 5.0?

Ditching the 4.6 car and "upgrading" to a 5.0

6.83%

Modding my 4.6 to keep up (FI, or other)

17.56%

Focusing on the virtues of the 4.6/hoping the 5.0 isn't much better

5.37%

No worries at all- completely satisfied with my current car

142

69.27%

Shopping Camaro SS and/or Challenger R/Ts anyway

0.98%

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How are 4.6ers coping with the upcomming 5.0?

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02-16-2010, 08:05 AM

#131

S281 E

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Join Date: Mar 2006

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Happy with mine. Since mine is mainly driven on the street I have more than enough power at low boost. If I ever want more I just have to push the button on my digital boost gauge....

02-16-2010, 08:49 AM

#132

MrSandman

5th Gear Member

Join Date: Oct 2006

Location: MO

Posts: 3,234

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Originally Posted by modaddict

The new 5.0 will never be able to compete with my little 4.6...

great little n/a set-up and I give it full credit but anyone looking to go 'fast' won't be using it. They'll still be using a 4.6 or, most likely, a 5.4

The 011' is a nice 'off the showroom floor' kind of fun car. However, many mustang owners are into modding and pushing their cars and the new stang is just not going to be that up for the task IMO. The new motor will be allergic to boost...

Higher compression ratio with boost = higher efficiency

The 5.0, with it's higher baseline compression, will reach boost faster.....and has more HP and torque before boost.. = no lag.

Considering a stock 5.0 makes over 400 hp/torque with no help...... just a little boost will add a serious amount of low-end torque. While you can't have the best of both worlds (high top end HP with low compression or no lag with better torque down low in high compression).. I'm pretty sure the new GT's will be able to hold their own.

02-16-2010, 09:38 AM

#133

fredlo69

1st Gear Member

Join Date: Sep 2006

Location: New York

Posts: 147

Its a shame, I love my car. I can't imagine buying another ford after the treatment I received from ford these last few years. I purchased a Roush mustang 06 (new) and it wasn't cheap. I had everything go wrong with this vehicle you can imagine. All I got in return from ford dealers was excuses and Bull***t. Had countless of arguments with several dealers so ford can honor their warranty. I Still have issues, what about those tsb how many till this date and the list gets longer. In all I still love my stang, but surely wouldn't buy another even if it has 1000 horsepower