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Old 12-18-2009, 02:29 PM   #3614
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Originally Posted by Black5thgen View Post
Weight gain may not come from the engine, the block is aluminum but you're adding 2 more cams. Also I'm not seeing forged internals, just crank. High performance pistons and rods can mean any thing. I still see the car coming in around 3,650 lbs. With 390 TQ, we'll see.
Especially if the HP and TQ curves are not flat and peak way up over 6K RPMs. They claim 25MPG, so the stock gearing may not be there.

I bet that we're going to end up with a car that magazine A will test 0.1 to 0.2 seconds faster than a stock SS and magazine B will test 0.1 to 0.2 seconds slower than a stock SS. Ford is likely to produce advertising numbers 0.1 seconds faster then the SS advertised # as well with (of course) no way to verify it.

I also predict the mustang will have problems with wheelspin in stock form.
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