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GT40FIED · 03-02-2004, 05:32 AM

So I was reading an article on the '05 Mustangs (you know...one of those "first drive/test" articles). Apparently, Ford will now enter the domain of nearly every other car company and offer a variable electronically controlled valvetrain on the'05 models. This is a fairly new engine...a 4.6L with 3 valves per cylinder (yes...that's right. 1 intake 2 exhaust.). Such a pairing will result in 300hp for the GTs with significant suspension upgrades like a torque arm and a panhard bar. That being said, the Cobra will NOT be produced for '05 but it will come back for '06 (presumably) and i'm guessing it'll have around 450-500hp. I'd like to see an old school Ferarri Vtec. Ferarri first came out withthis system that had a camshaft, if viewed lengthwise, had slanted almost triangular lobes. At higher rpm the cam would actually move forward and the higher end of the lobe would increase lift. I don't think this ever saw production but it's still a sweet idea. Bow down to Italian engineering (for cars at least).

03-02-2004, 05:32 AM	#1
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 42 Posts: 7,451	Ford Vtec baby! So I was reading an article on the '05 Mustangs (you know...one of those "first drive/test" articles). Apparently, Ford will now enter the domain of nearly every other car company and offer a variable electronically controlled valvetrain on the'05 models. This is a fairly new engine...a 4.6L with 3 valves per cylinder (yes...that's right. 1 intake 2 exhaust.). Such a pairing will result in 300hp for the GTs with significant suspension upgrades like a torque arm and a panhard bar. That being said, the Cobra will NOT be produced for '05 but it will come back for '06 (presumably) and i'm guessing it'll have around 450-500hp. I'd like to see an old school Ferarri Vtec. Ferarri first came out withthis system that had a camshaft, if viewed lengthwise, had slanted almost triangular lobes. At higher rpm the cam would actually move forward and the higher end of the lobe would increase lift. I don't think this ever saw production but it's still a sweet idea. Bow down to Italian engineering (for cars at least). __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika

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