4.6vs5.0

[eillob]

I say get the 5.0 My reasoning is this, the aftermarket parts are going to be a lot cheaper for a 5.0 than the 4.6 Plus 5.0 litres are much easier to work on so you'll save a ton of money by doing some of the work yourself.

[GTStang]

Originally Posted by Los

Brothers is overpriced.

W3RD!!!!

[Cobra01TT]

I think that it is easier to make the 5.0 faster for cheaper than a 4.6. But I like rev's more, and I'm obviously loyal to my own. Boost Rules on DOHC's.

[thunderbird muscle]

The 4.6 is the best due to the fact it has the ohc Which means that with a smaller motor you still get the same horsepower with better economy. I love my 4.6 it is great.

[flex339]

Ok I owned a 95 Cobra up until last week. I enjoyed it, but I drove a 2002 GT my friend had and it was a lot smoother. The aftermarket for the 5.0 is one of the biggest out there. The 4.6 is harder to work on. The 4.6 Cobras have stronger parts in them though. The 4.6 Cobra heads flow enough to never need new heads for performance gains. Porting them would make them flow like crazy. 4.6>5.0 It's a little more money, but worth it. Test drive both you will like the 4.6. The 96-98 Cobras came with 305 hp and later models 320 hp. The 94-95 had 240 hp.

[eillob]

I'm gonna have to go out and test drive this 99 and up 4.6 Because I must have missed something. The last one I drove I think was a 99 but its been a while so Im not real sure it was the newer body style. It was a nice car but it just didnt seem to have a lot of low end grunt like the five litre did.

[GTStang]

Feel is a deceptive thing... the 99+ 4.6 stock although faster definetly does not feel to have the grunt the lil 302 does. If your a N/A guy stay away from the 4.6's right now. Still not enough parts and too much money. Still needs more time but it is definetly getting better for the N/A 4.6 guys

[Los]

The 2v variant of the Mustang won't be getting any real solid support, as far as heads and shit are concerned.

You can get 2v/4v head jobs for 1200+, the best place being Fox Lake. But outside of that, cams, gears, for an all motor setup, don't expect to push anything past 400hp. The 4v would fare better, but the price would be hazardous to your health and marriage.

If you're going an all motor route, you can do a 331 stroker kit making an easy 400. But don't expect your gas mileage to be great.

[eillob]

Give me the 331. I guess I am bias to pushrods. I know they are not as fuel efficient and mod motors. That doesn't bother me, this is not a daily driver.