couple of questions here.
1) my friend wants me to powerbrake my expy. would this do any visible wear to the wheels? or any crap on the wheel well?

and 2) my other friend has a 97 f150 4.6 litre extended cab. he says A) its got 270 hp stock cuz it has the same engine as the mustang GT (bs flag at half staff right now) B) he can spin the tires like crazy from a stop (bs flag is deciding whether to go up or down) he says that i could do it better cuz i got more weight on my rear tires and i have a bigger engine. is this true? im just wondering

 

oh by the way. both of the guys are chevy fans and i would never in my life do a thing like that to our expy. i dont want to screw up our tires. im just curious as to what i asked about.

 

that truck wont spin tire because more than likely it has a limited slip axle.
not 100% positive but pretty sure.
the expy will spin tire cause i am used to my AWD so i just get on it everytime.

when i was getting mine painted i had to drive my moms for 2 days and i caught tire everytime i pulled off.
stock it only has 260hp. not 270.

wheels may not where but tires will.....

oh his engine only had 220-230hp stock
5.4 has 260...

not the same engine as the GT.

good luck with your power breaking....

 

i thought it was 220ish. im not gonna try and powerbrake it or anything. i love it too much. i think you understand

 

My mom's 97 would spin the tire's, and my 4.6 will, but not smoke them without powerbraking them(or one). I think the only spin (while on a level ground) is slightly. But when I turn or something, the one wheel really can spin.

 

The 96-97 4.6L Mustang Gt's were rated at 215 at the crank and the 98 were rated at 225 at the crank.

 

Mojado is correct. I used to own a 96 Gt and it had 215 stock. The Expy has 215 stock also. I own one of them. And believe me, the Mustang was much quicker.

 

The mustang and truck both have a 4.6 block, but that's it. The mustang has different heads, intake, injectors etc. Mustang also has a different tranny.

By this logic, a 5.0 mustang had the same engine as a 302 pickup in the '80's.


Also keep in mind that even if they were the same engine, the truck intake is set up to achieve peak HP/torque at lower RPM's for hauling/towing.


I also challenge that the Mustang GT is 270 HP. I dont recall a GT 4.6 being rated that high. Unless this has changed in 2001 or newer GT's.

 

another thought came to me that I should mention...

if the truck has the same engine as the Mustang, why cant the mustang tow a 22' boat?

 

gear ratios maybe? the 99-01 Stangs have 260hp with the 4.6 litre. the horsepower boost came with the new body style