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Ford Mustang Shelby GT350's Glorious Flat Plane Crank V8 Rated At 526 HP

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Old Jun 2, 2015 | 01:26 PM
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Default Ford Mustang Shelby GT350's Glorious Flat Plane Crank V8 Rated At 526 HP

Mustang. Pony car. Ponies. Horses. But how many horse-powers does the 2015 Shelby GT350 put out with its magical, naturally-aspirated, America-tacular flat plane crank 5.2-liter V8? Now we know for realsies: 526 horsepower, 429 pound-feet of torque.

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Here's our front page take on it, and a stellar video to let you hear the GT350's 526 horsies in action...
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I think it's interesting that the crankshaft alternates the crankpins at 0-180-0-180. Most other flat-plane V8 cranks I've seen have resembled that of a 4-cylinder, with the crankpins 0-180-180-0.

wonder why they did that?
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