Over in the States, Ford Racing is a great resource for getting all sorts of gear for oval badged racing machines or modified vehicles or whatever project enthusiasts can think up. Now, there is an exciting new item in the Ford Racing catalogue – the 5.0-liter V-8 heart from the new 2011 Ford Mustang GT.
Available from August 15, the new engine has been given the part # M-6007-M50 and comes rated at the same 412 horsepower and 390 pounds-feet of torque as the stock production unit found in the Mustang. Key features to this powerplant include Ford’s Ti-VCT cam-torque-actuated variable camshaft timing system and an all-aluminum four-valve-per-cylinder engine design, plus made-to-measure tubular exhaust headers.
The engine package also includes a manual transmission harness and flywheel, piston-cooling jets and an 80 mm single bore “drive by wire” throttlebody. What isn’t included is an alternator. The total weight for the engine package is 201 kg.
Pricing for the Ford Racing 5.0-litre V-8 crate engine will start from $6,999 ($9,520 NZ).
