soupnatizzle

im new to mustangs and cars in general and i was wondering a few things about this.

1. why did ford abandon the 5.0 and start the 4.6s

2. performace wise, stock for stock which is a better engine.

3. when they talk about liters in engines what are they refering to? the size but size of what?

90mustang5.8

a new stock 4.6 its faster than the 5.0....correct me if i am wrong

AdderMk2

Its ok... We wont hold it against you!

Because FORD is stupid! .... And because the 4.6 made better emissions.

5.0 made about the same power as the non-pi 4.6l but the 98+ 4.6 makes better power. HOWEVER the 5.0 is cheaper to modify and responds to mods better

The displacement of the motor. Imagine filling a cylinder with fluid. It will take 5 liters of fluid (or air) to fill the cylinders of the motor.

This link will describe it better than I can
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engine_displacement

Mustangkiler

go to howstuffworks.com and musclecarclub.com, theres some good info in there or hell theres ton of info about all the mustangs on here up top.

Ecstasy

99+ are pis which are faster then 5.0s stock. but there $$ to mod, and there a bitch to fit stuff in.

88blackgt

its also important to mention that there is also variation w/in the4.9 and 4.6. there are sohc and dohc 4.6s, n/a 4 valve and supercharged 4 valve. there is quite a biteof variation through the years on 302s also. just a little heads up, all 4.9s werent created equal, same w/ 4.6

Ecstasy

only benefit 4.6's have over 5.0s is they sound better. and they're more recongized by fine chicks rofl.

lookin4astang

If this helps any, I just got rid of my 4.6 and kept my 200,000 mile 5.0.

90mustang5.8

good choice lol

Ninety5five0

5.0's are much easier and cheaper to mod than 4.6's. Overall i'd say a 5.0 is better, cheaper, easier to work on, and ofcourse no replacement for displacement.