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Originally Posted by returnofcc
I understand your 77hp/L, but talking purely from a marketing standpoint, why would Ford make a 380hp v8 when there is a lighter, 305hp v6? The last v6 and v8 differed by 105hp, I would expect a linearity to remain...
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V6 sales are also much more important than V8 sales, and there is a lot more competition in the price range for the V6 than there is for the V8. At any rate, by all appearances the GT needs to have 400 hp , maybe more. I just don't see them pulling it off based on similar engines and the nature of Ford and the Mustang. Unless of course the bolt on a supercharger or something, in which case it should be delivering a
lot more than 400/400. Though it might explain those numbers Black GT posted.
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Originally Posted by BowtieGuy
That's a shame. There's really nowhere else they can go with that solid axle. Respect for milking it as much as they did, but it's downhill from here.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it. There are some positive aspects, and some negatives, that go along with any technology or system used in any car. The Mustang might not have as smooth of a ride and could be more easily upset by a bump in the corners, but it is a robust yet light weight system and can generate some pretty good numbers on the track. Besides, any talk of the Mustangs archaic live axle necessitates the mentioning that Camaro has a pushrod engine. Cam in blocks engines, while being lighter and smaller than OHC's, might not be able to breath as easily as a 4 valve DOHC setup and pay a small penalty in power and economy as a result.
You win some. You lose some.