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2020 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500 - Most Powerful Mustang Ever Made! by Boondawg
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Impressive performance numbers, I'm sure the price will reflect the numbers as well.
Styling isn't to my personal taste but would love to take one for a test drive.
No, I would not bring one home, just like to be able to say I tried one out. The chances of that happening are remote and not happening. 😜

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Did they carry over the flat plane crankshaft geometry? From the previous super go-fast Mustang version, whatever model name it was.

It's the only question I could think of.

Now queue up the automobile ad (40 seconds) that ends with one of my favorite tag lines:
https://youtu.be/0TctsFedYYM

"It doesn't have to make sense."

But that's Kia Motors America. Not FoMoCo.

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I like the looks of later model Mustangs myself. Performance sounds OK, but 11s sounds a bit slow to me by todays standards. My 2004 Dodge Magnum wagon did mid 12s 13 years ago. Dont the Hellcat/Demon do 9s. 3.6 second 0-60 is not that impressive to me. My friends 2013 Bentley does that, and its still a full second slower than a Tesla. I'll be looking forward to a street race when they come out. The Hellcats stopped racing me at National Trails a year ago. Its a toss up in 1/4 mile depending on their launch and reaction time, but they dont stand a chance in 1/8 mile race.

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Originally posted by rinselberg:

Did they carry over the flat plane crankshaft geometry? From the previous super go-fast Mustang version, whatever model name it was.

It's the only question I could think of.




I seem to remember reading somewhere that the GT500 used the Voodoo engine, but without the flat plane crank.

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Originally posted by litespd:
I seem to remember reading somewhere that the GT500 used the Voodoo engine, but without the flat plane crank.

Your memory lines up with my Google-ing; to wit:
 
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What makes the Voodoo unique (and beloved) is its flat-plane crankshaft. Flat-plane V8s have a different firing order than traditional cross-planes, giving them a unique sound, and they generally tend to rev higher, since the crankshaft itself is lighter. The Voodoo spins up to 8250 rpm and sounds downright evil.

The GT500 engine gets a more-traditional cross-plane crankshaft. “You don't really need it,” Widmann said. “Because you’ve got such a short runner off the supercharger. . . you don’t get a benefit going to a flat plane.”

2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500: All the Engineering Details
Chris Perkins for Road And Track; January 16, 2019.
https://www.roadandtrack.co...engineering-details/

It looks like a very complete writeup.

There will have to be a special edition of the famous TV game show, "Jeopardy for Gearheads", and I will have to be selected as a player, before this could even possibly become an actual "plus" for me...

I like to daydream.

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