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Originally Posted by BowtieGuy
Well, in a foolish attempt to steer the thread back on track...
If the rumored 5.0 isn't going to have direct injection, I for one do not believe it will achieve 400hp, even with a dual overhead cam system. If it does, it will be at a very high RPM, so expect torque to suffer more. Considering the market they are selling to though, that would be dumb.
My perspective on it is that if they do try to stuff enough tech into this engine to hit high power numbers, it will probably drive cost up. Which in the real world is where decisions are made anyhow. Since I was right on with my power predictions for the 2010 refresh, I'm going to go out on a limb and say the Mustang will gain over 200lbs and not top 385hp. I just don't see it going further than that. A 400hp Mustang would cost too much more than a Camaro, and that just isn't Ford's M.O.
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I think your weight gains are too much. The chassis gained less than 140 lbs (the V6 went from 3400 to 'still under 3500' with 40 lbs less engine), I don't know how it would be possible for the GT to gain 200. And 385 hp sounds about right for an upper limit on what Ford would do without DI, thats 77 hp/L which is a nice comfortable number for a manufacturer these days. It won't require anything too exotic or expensive and won't easily be overstressed to the point of failure. Of high performance, good reliability, and low cost ... pick two.