I was told that the later 2014 5.0 GT, had the same rods as the Boss motor. Is there any truth to this? I have been looking for anything on this and I can't find any info on a tear down on a Coyote 2014 motor.
2014 Coyote Rods
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I was told if you have the dg397ab stamp under the plug cover (driver side) it comes with forged rods just like the boss... But I can not find any facts to this. I do plan on getting a new 2014 in a few months, I may pop the oil pan off and take a look.
My car is an Early 14 so I guess it wont matter 
As per this Ford technical data sheet for the 2014 Mustang GT:
"connecting rods............forged"
https://media.ford.com/content/ford...merica/US/2014_Specs/2014_MustangGT_Specs.pdf
"connecting rods............forged"
https://media.ford.com/content/ford...merica/US/2014_Specs/2014_MustangGT_Specs.pdf
Whoa, very interesting. Now is that "late 2014 models" as the OP was asking about, or all 2014, since there's no distinction in that pdf?
The rods have always been "forged." Powdered metal forged that is. Yep, that's right, there are different kinds of forging processes. Both the GT and Boss rods are sinter-forged rods (forged from powder metal) and not die forged connecting rods (forged from solid steel and has a stronger crystalline structure) like we all wish.
When under stress, the powder rod will fracture before it bends making it more prone to failure than a die forged rod that has some give or flex before it bends or brakes to a point of engine failure.
The Boss rods are just a bit beefier and are paired with actual die forged pistons. That is the reason why the Boss motors are able to handle a bit more abuse than the regular Coyote.
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Ford 5.0L Coyote Connecting Rod - YouTube
When under stress, the powder rod will fracture before it bends making it more prone to failure than a die forged rod that has some give or flex before it bends or brakes to a point of engine failure.
The Boss rods are just a bit beefier and are paired with actual die forged pistons. That is the reason why the Boss motors are able to handle a bit more abuse than the regular Coyote.
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Ford 5.0L Coyote Connecting Rod - YouTube
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Ok, so what I do know is the 2012 GT rods have thinner walls (?) than the Boss rods. So are the 2014 rods the same in thickness? If so, that would mean that they are the same in my book.
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wow this would be sweet that's for sure, only thing is i remember my 02 lightning ford call those connecting rods "forged" which they were far from. Someone needs to drop there oil pan! also has anyone noticed any blown 2014's yet? they have been out for awhile now, mines an earlier build
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The boss rods dont look identical. Google it
Back in November 2012 I ordered a set of Boss rods from Steve when he was at Tousley Ford and I'm pretty sure they were the only rods available because he only listed one part number. They were on back order then, took me 3 months to get them. Sooooo I wouldn't be surprised if the 13 and 14's had them. Not saying they do bit it's possible.
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