After relaunching the Mustang, returning it to the track and then announcing a road version to compete with the Porsche GT3, Ford is now putting its legendary V8 on sale “alone”. In the sense that from next month anyone will be able to buy (for 11,500 dollars) the famous 5.0-liter Coyote engine, the one mounted on the 2024 Mustangs, and stick it under any hood. In America it is a legal and widespread practice, which is completely prohibited in our country.
The story demonstrates the American company's love for its V8 and is linked to what happened in the world of motorsport with the Ford Cosworth DFV V8 (Double Four Valve) which was used by practically all F1 teams, from 1967 to 1988 , winning 155 Grands Prix and thus becoming F1's longest-serving and most successful engine.
But selling the V8 separately from the Mustang and allowing enthusiasts to do what they want with it is also a way to demonstrate to the world that the heart of the car can make the difference, and therefore transform any old junk into a technological jewel. Americans, as we know, love restomods and transforming classic cars with modern engines: nothing better than taking over this world.
The Ford V8 in question (code M-6007-M50D) is in fact the same engine, identical in every way, to the unit mounted in the latest Mustang GT. That is an all-aluminum, 32-valve unit, equipped with direct and indirect injection, high-flow cylinder heads and dual throttle bodies, which develops 480 horsepower at 7,150 rpm in its standard configuration.
Then, if you want, you can have a kit with a compressor that increases the power to 810 HP, also on sale, just add another 9,995 dollars to the 11,500 of the engine. However, with the V8 Ford includes the engine harness and dual-mass flywheel, but the powertrain control module (PCM), alternator and mounts must be purchased separately. Then you just need to find a competent heart transplant doctor and that's it.
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