wildosvt Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 The S/C in that pic looks like it would be tough to fit under the hood of a Mustang without a rather massive bulge. They fit. http://www.evoperform.com/shop/images/whipple900pack.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blksn8k2 Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 My guess is that Ford was doing durability testing on a supercharged Coyote for production car use which is basically what the article is saying. Speculating that it is intended for a new GT350 is just someone's guess but it does exactly what was intended - attract attention. Ford racing has offered a supercharger kit for Coyote powered Mustangs for a few years now. Shelby and others have also used those kits on their high end packages including, ironically, the Shelby GT350 that went out of production at the end of 2013. However, that doesn't mean it was up to Ford's own production car durability standards. Most of those kits were bolted onto engines that were not designed to handle large amounts of boost. I expect Ford wants to make sure the engine internals are up to the task what with powertrain warranties and all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The 2003-2004 "Terminator" Cobras were factory supercharged 4.6L Modular V8s. The 2007-2014 GT500s were also supercharged from the factory. The 2nd generation Lightning was also supercharged, if I recall correctly. Ford GT as well. And of course long before any of those was the Thunderbird S/C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenCaylor Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Ford GT as well. And of course long before any of those was the Thunderbird S/C. The 57 Thunderbird was as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The 57 Thunderbird was as well. Almost forgot about that one. Needless to say, Ford has a rich, successful history of using superchargers in various applications over its history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fgts Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Almost forgot about that one. Needless to say, Ford has a rich, successful history of using superchargers in various applications over its history. The stillborn S/C Maurader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordmantpw Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 The Harley Davidson F150 is another S/C offering from Ford as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) It doesn't make sense that SVT and Ford Racing would work on totally separate supercharged 5.0L applications. And if they were doing a SC 5.0L for a GT350 or other OEM mustang application wouldn't it make sense to also offer it as a crate engine? I'm not challenging this specific photo - just the idea that SVT and Ford Racing can't develop anything together or work on the same stuff. It would be pretty unprecedented for Ford Racing to develop anything for OEM application. And most of the internet rumor has been pointing towards GT350 not being supercharged. So that "stangtv.com" article is full of pretty far off rumors. Surely they understand the role Ford Racing plays in the Ford performance world? I mean that is a website dedicated to a Ford performance car... As to your last point, SVT and Ford Racing can work together... and they probably do. But the lead-follow relationship is pretty clear - SVT develops something for Ford Racing is possible. Ford Racing develops something for SVT is impossible. It HAS to be that way because OEM applications have much more stringent internal durability guidelines and regulatory oversight/hurdles. There is just no possible way that Ford will allow Ford Racing to develop something that SVT or any other part of the Ford will use in an OEM application. Ford Racing doesn't have the right expertise to do that. Edited March 24, 2014 by bzcat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 (edited) There is just no possible way that Ford will allow Ford Racing to develop something that SVT or any other part of the Ford will use in an OEM application. That makes no sense to me. I understand the durability differences but surely there are some parts that are interchangeable (suspension, shocks, etc.?) I also don't understand the pushback - you're acting like it's heresy to suggest that Ford Racing has anything to do with SVT or vice versa. I don't get it. Edited March 24, 2014 by akirby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzcat Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 That makes no sense to me. I understand the durability differences but surely there are some parts that are interchangeable (suspension, shocks, etc.?) I also don't understand the pushback - you're acting like it's heresy to suggest that Ford Racing has anything to do with SVT or vice versa. I don't get it. I'm just pointing out the ridiculous notion that Ford will allow its aftermarket parts division to lead an OEM engine development. You may not be aware of the difference but the people who published this garbage article from that website certain did and this is the worst kind of clickbait journalism that plague the internet. In an otherwise mundane article about update to (an existing) Mustang GT 5.0 supercharger kit for Ford Racing parts catalog, this website threw in a single sentence containing the words "GT350" to draw traffic. That's called a clickbait. I hope you learn something new in this thread about what Ford Racing does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'm just pointing out the ridiculous notion that Ford will allow its aftermarket parts division to lead an OEM engine development. You may not be aware of the difference but the people who published this garbage article from that website certain did and this is the worst kind of clickbait journalism that plague the internet. In an otherwise mundane article about update to (an existing) Mustang GT 5.0 supercharger kit for Ford Racing parts catalog, this website threw in a single sentence containing the words "GT350" to draw traffic. That's called a clickbait. I hope you learn something new in this thread about what Ford Racing does. If you had paid more attention you would see that I wasn't specifically talking about THIS engine or THIS article at all - I was talking in general terms and your insistence that it was simply not possible for Ford Racing and SVT to share anything or even be mentioned in the same sentence. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
92LX302 Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 Am I the only one hoping that the GT350 is the name of the 50th anniversary car that was spied a few days ago (the white coupe) and that the SVT model will have another name? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share Posted March 26, 2014 Am I the only one hoping that the GT350 is the name of the 50th anniversary car that was spied a few days ago (the white coupe) and that the SVT model will have another name? Um No that photo is just most likely the 50th anniversary appearance package... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The 50th anniversary model is going to be on the 2014 platform not the 2015 platform - at least that's what Ford said a few months ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The 50th anniversary model is going to be on the 2014 platform not the 2015 platform - at least that's what Ford said a few months ago. The spy shots of the 2015 Mustang with prominent "50" badges on the side seem to contradict this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The spy shots of the 2015 Mustang with prominent "50" badges on the side seem to contradict this. Maybe all of the 2015 models get the 50 badge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fxcomet Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 5.0 not 50? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 5.0 not 50? I totally overlooked that one! Like this one: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe3w Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The spy shots of the 2015 Mustang with prominent "50" badges on the side seem to contradict this. LOL, how long have you been around Mustangs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 LOL, how long have you been around Mustangs? Point taken. I generally don't follow the Mustang so I'll duck out of this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickF1011 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Didn't one of the recent articles indicate that Ford was hinting releasing the 50th anniversary edition at the Chicago Auto Show? Seems a more appropriate place for the new model, not to show a current one. My guess is the anniversary edition will show up on the new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captainp4 Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 So is the gt350 replacing the gt500 or just being added to the line up? Light weight n/a gt350 would make sense if there's still a huge power gt500 available... If not seems like the gt350 should have more than the 450 or so the 5.0 can crank out n/a.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sullynd Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Didn't one of the recent articles indicate that Ford was hinting releasing the 50th anniversary edition at the Chicago Auto Show? Seems a more appropriate place for the new model, not to show a current one. Next Chicago Autoshow is 2/2015. Isn't that a little late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpvbs Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 So is the gt350 replacing the gt500 or just being added to the line up? Light weight n/a gt350 would make sense if there's still a huge power gt500 available... If not seems like the gt350 should have more than the 450 or so the 5.0 can crank out n/a.. I've also heard rumors that a GT350 might use a N/A version of the GT500 5.8l. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silvrsvt Posted March 29, 2014 Author Share Posted March 29, 2014 Next Chicago Autoshow is 2/2015. Isn't that a little late? New York is the next big auto show next month....they are putting a Mustang on the Empire State Blg again too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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