Big Red

Well I was just reading on wikipedia as I like to do and I came accross this article about our 4.0L engine:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cologne_V6_engine

And if you read the section about the 4.0 it says that 2007 will be the last model year for this engine and then it gets discontinued and will then be replaced by the cyclone engine, which is currently a DOHC 3.5L engine that can be bored out to 3.8L max. (This would be the first DOHC in a V6 Stang.) Its an aluminum block that currently puts out about 250lb/ft torque and 265 horsepower. Thats enough horsepower to hang with New Edge GTs but not enough torque. Id prefer it that they keep the displacement at 4.0 or higher and just make it a DOHC. Heres the wiki entry for the cyclone.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Cyclone_engine

LX200

This becomes more like a ricer engine.... it has higher HP, at 265, but you rev to 6500 to get it, and to get the max torque of 250, you must now rev to 4500, vs. revving to 3400 on our cars to get max rev. This engine might end up offering the same or worse 0-60 times, but better 1/4 mile. Dunno..

lrgnation

sounds like it is a little more towards the tuner market. might work out okay.

fazm

ford never confirmed this, its all been rumors.

This new engine will be used starting in 2007/2008, but they never said in a mustang.

McChicken

As far as this being used in the next gen mustangs, I'd say it's very much speculation. I haven't even heard a definite year for a body style update (most are leaning towards '09 or maybe '08) and as far as body style, drivetrain, etc. in the next generation I have heard nothing. An aluminum block would push the cost up significantly, wouldn't it? Even the gt500 is iron block, if I am not mistaken. That's a nice hp/torque bump though, if it is true.

Big Red

True it is not confirmed if the new Stang will get this engine, but it is a fact that the 4.0 will be discontinued and this new Duratec 35 is its official replacement.

fazm

the mustang will see something else, since the 3.5 duratec is primarily a FWD engine. There is no way the mustang will have a FWD platform

chrisc

+1

Anyways, the 07s are already comming out and we havent seen them


DOHC would be nice though

petepete

im more interested to see if the new gt will get to 400hp shelby wants to make it 600hp but the price range mustang is in that wont happen but a 400hp is going to be needed to roll with the new pony cars coming

will_c

guys we've gotta think about this logically....

ford just spent QUADRILLIONS redesigning the Mustang and they completely changed the V6's reputation with the upgrades they've made to it.
I SERIOUSLY doubt that they would use the brand new 4.0 L block for 2-3 release years and then out of nowhere drop back down to a 3.5, even if its a better built engine with higher output...

lets face it, Ford can sometimes be pretty cheap... (interior plastics, other materials used, etc.), so i dont think they would waste the money to drop these new blocks in a car that is already selling like WEED AT A RAP CONCERT...
if it aint broke dont fix it... in a nutshell, Ford wont spend more money if they dont have to, period.

i see them tweaking the 4.0 for a few years to get more and more power out of it just to keep them selling, and then maybe down the road changing to a different engine, but not NEXT year.

i could be completely off base here, but that's just how i think about it.