I know some of you hate the all caps, but this is worth it! And, I know this is a truck board, but I promise you will like this! FORD has finally, finally put the 5.4 into the mustang. In an article in the March 2000 issue of WARD's AutoWorld, the same magazine that did the top 10 engines they talk about it. Here is what it says:


"John Coletti can hardly wait. He's the chief engineer at Ford Motor Co's Special Vehicle Engineering(SVE), which developed the hottest mustang ever: The heavily modified 385 HP Cobra R, beginning production at Ford's Dearborn assembly plant. It hits the road with 5.4L V-8 power in April. Mr. Coletti claims it can run a quarter mile in just 12 seconds at 106 mph(170km/h). Top speed is said to be close to 170 mph(270 km/h). All 300 Cobra Rs Ford will build were sold last July, and they're strictly rationed to dealers via a lottery. Sticker price including luxury tax and gas-guzzler penalty (averaging aroung 19 mpg) is an eye-popping $54,995. What's next for SVE? A good bet might be an SVT performance version of Ford's new Focus to replace the Contour SVT, whick is being phased out."


It has pictures of the car, and it is awesome. I thought some of you who are members of FordvsChevy.com might pass this along to those guys. All I can say is GO FORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

ALL CAPS?
What are you talking about?

 

Cool Fordby4, Now all I need to know is how can I get some cash to buy that mustang??

If anyone is interested I'll take a silver one


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1997 4x4 XLT 4.2l ORP 5-speed
For more details and pics please see my site...Thanks
www.eph1fifty.cjb.net

 

Why get excited about Ford putting a 5.4 liter in a mustang if they only make 300 of them and you don't have a chance in hell of getting one? I won't get excited until they put the 5.4 in the GT or the Cobra...at least I'll have a shot at getting one.

 

SuperFord is a little behind in their reporting if all were sold LAST July!

If you are really into 'stangs, try www.corral.net They've had pics of the "R" for quite a while, but have recently updated their site with a lot of new info. It is a VERY nice car.

 

So THAT's where all of the replacement 5.4L F-150 engines went...hmmmmmm.

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99, Superchip now installed..WOW!!!!

 

Car and Driver reported on this car a few months ago. Awesome car for rich Mustang fanatics, but if ford sells them the way the last Cobra R sold, you need a racing liscense to buy one.
DFolk88 has it right, I'll get excited when they put it in a Mustang that is at least accessable to the general public (hopefully at a reasonable price).
Jeff

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1999 F150 Lariat
Reg cab Short box Styleside
5.4L 3.55ls
Deep Wedgwood Blue/Silver
Lund Interceptor hood shield, VentVisors, Class III hitch, Ford molded mud guards, soft tonneau, factory CD with changer (thanks Dusty), tinted windows, Factory fog light kit

Menasha, WI

http://www.fortunecity.com/silversto...ton54home.html

 

$54,995....for any Mustang is too much..period.

Interesting reading though!!

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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99, Superchip now installed..WOW!!!!

 

Can you buy a better car for less money? I was thinking Viper...even a used one. How about a Banks twin turbo F-150?

 

Also forgot to add that the 54995.00 price tag did not include ac or a stereo

 

That's even better....those options would probably put the price close to $60,000.



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2000 F-150 XLT, 4x2, 5.4L Supercab, Styleside, Black with silver two-tone, 3.55, class III towing package with heavy duty cooling package, 4 wheel disk ABS, overhead console, sliding rear window, keyless entry, dark graphite interior, in dash CD, Pendaliner bedliner, K&N air filter, rubberized undercoating, cabin filtration system, Bugflector II, 5W-30 Mobil 1, engine build 10/4/99, Superchip now installed..WOW!!!!

 

19mpg? I guess if I had one, I'd save money in the long run. I average about 11mpg, and I heard gas may be 1.80 or $2.00 by Summer.

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White 97 XLT SC 4.6, 4X4, 3.55ls, door cracks, tow pkg, long bed, Rhino liner, Owens running boards

 

Ford has been building the Mustang Cobra R for a few years now. The car is basically stripped( only 2 seats, no a/c, no stereo), these are NOT options. If you want them you have to do it yourself. The reason for all this is to have a fast quarter mile car from the factory. Back when the 5.0 was still around the put the 5.8 in it. While this is certainly the fastest Cobra R ever made, it is not anything new.

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97 F-150 S/C 4x4 ORP XLT 4.6 K&N , Flowmaster w/dual tailpipes, Bosch+4 plugs,Ford 9mm wires,Superchip.Patriot fiberglass toneau cover, Westin chrome step bars. Rear seat lift 4".
Kenwood 4011 stereo, Rockford 150a1 amp, Profile electronic crossover, and 2 10" IDQ's.

FUTURE STEREO MODS:
Memphis components in front, Pioneer 3ways in rear, amp for the components, a cd changer,
and a RF 500a2 for the subs.

FUTURE PERFORMANCE MODS:
4.10 gears, Edlebrock shocks, supercharger, Airaid, power pulleys.

 

Whoa! That car isn't for the straights it's for the curves. This car pull 1.01g's in the corners. This car was built for road racing. It will out handle a C-5 vette.

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stock 98 XL, Reg. cab,4.6, Auto, Tow package, 255/70R16 on styled steel wheels,3.55LS, Black with chrome grille and bumpers! MODS: custom stereo by me, building speaker box was a !@#$%. K&N air filter w/ airbox mod, a complete keyless entry system.

 

Better for Cheaper?!!??! Try a $22000 Z-28 with around $800 in aftermarket bolt-ons running 12.7's. The Mustang in question ran around 12.9's, if I remember correctly for how much....$54000!!!! Ouch!!! I'm sure the Stang would out manuever the Z though. It pulled something like .99 g on the skidpad. The need to offer this package at around $28000, but what would they do with the current Cobra? Hmmmm.....

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Black 99 Silverado 5.3, Gibson Cat-Back
9.46 @ 74 MPH
14.89 @ 90 MPH, 2.13 60'