Limit of GT500 shortblock

[SPRAYED DAILY]

What's the general consensus on how much power to the wheels you can push a GT500 without touching the shortblock?

Are there differences after '13 with the shortblock or did ford just throw more boost at it.

Yeah I know I'm too lazy to search and find out myself.

 

[Wiseguy]

Generally 100 more horse power then any 4.6 with the same combo.
Alum in 2011 and up
2007-2010 650-750 is a good range
2011-up 700-800 is a good range,Having knock sensors on the newer blocks helps and can make good power safely.


All can make 8-900 Plus... easy, but how long... with big blowers

TVs on 2013 is no joke

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[04yellowcobra]

Who cares ... turbo coyote is where its at!

 

[stkjock]

1.21 jigawatts

 

[wheelhopper]

Who cares ... turbo coyote is where its at!

Yeah. You only have to worry about oil overheating issues. I saw a guy at Summit last year lose his motor because he was running a GT with no oil cooler. Haven't seen that with a 4.6 or 5.4.

 

[GT500RedStripe]

The weakness is excessive RPM's. Easily 800 or more.

 

[svt4me38]

The weakness is excessive RPM's. Easily 800 or more.

^ this
If you want it to live...... Don't spin it to the moon!
Or parts will shoot out like rockets! Lol

 

[wheelhopper]

^probably a good idea for all street driven motors or if you can't afford to rebuild your race motor every season

 

[SPRAYED DAILY]

Who cares ... turbo coyote is where its at!

I thought about building a coyote outlaw car. But I doubt I'd have the time to be able to get to more than 2 or 3 NMRA races. Not looking to invest that much money into something I can't use whenever I get free time.

Think I'm going to stick to a street car this time around.

 

[SPRAYED DAILY]

1.21 jigawatts

:bored:

 

[SPRAYED DAILY]

The weakness is excessive RPM's. Easily 800 or more.

Ben, could you PM me your race weight with the suspension mods that you currently have.

 

[04yellowcobra]

I thought about building a coyote outlaw car. But I doubt I'd have the time to be able to get to more than 2 or 3 NMRA races. Not looking to invest that much money into something I can't use whenever I get free time.

Think I'm going to stick to a street car this time around.

Oh I hear ya bud! I mean if my all motor street coyote car goes low 10s in outlaw trim. You better go mid 9s in your turbo street car! Heck KenB has a mid/low 9 second car that still runs on 19s haha.

 

[SPRAYED DAILY]

Oh I hear ya bud! I mean if my all motor street coyote car goes low 10s in outlaw trim. You better go mid 9s in your turbo street car! Heck KenB has a mid/low 9 second car that still runs on 19s haha.

You know if it isn't fast enough I'll just add a bottle.

 

[rotor_powerd]

I made 740 on pump gas before melting a few pistons.

I have another factory bottom end under it now. Only changes are ARP headstuds and a Melling billet oil pump. Shooting for 1,000 on race gas. Rev limiter is set at 6,000.

 

[GT500RedStripe]

I made 740 on pump gas before melting a few pistons.

I have another factory bottom end under it now. Only changes are ARP headstuds and a Melling billet oil pump. Shooting for 1,000 on race gas. Rev limiter is set at 6,000.

How was melting pistons related to the short block?

 

[rotor_powerd]

Just nearing the limits of pump gas. Pump gas builds too much heat in the chamber to make any real power for extended periods of time. If I had been running my meth at the time I might have been luckier.