What year GT 500 has the strongest bottom end and block?

[vorstang]

I'm going to be purchasing a GT 500 soon, I'd like to get everybody's option on which years had the strongest engines? I'll want to do some upgrades.
Thanks, everybody

 

[Grey03]

All about the same. 07-10 have iron block 11 up aluminum. Pick your poison.

 

[vorstang]

All about the same. 07-10 have iron block 11 up aluminum. Pick your poison.

What about the internals?

 

[19COBRA93]

What about the internals?

07-12 are all the same. The '13 rods have a different part number, but visually look the same.

 

[vorstang]

How much HP can a stock bottom end withstand?

 

[fullboogie]

How much HP can a stock bottom end withstand?

The exact same amount as has been stated in the other 10,000 threads asking this question.

 

[RIO RED SNAKE]

^^agreed, if you have enough money to make enough hp to blow it up then you can afford to replace it...about 750whp and 23# boost

 

[NightRide]

All about the same. 07-10 have iron block 11 up aluminum. Pick your poison.

Not saying one is better than the other but I've yet to hear of an 11+ motor let go.

 

[jenkins_1120]

like everyone else has said...pick one. just going off what ive read off this forum is 750ish is about the limit between power/reliability and of course depending on how hard you plan on being with it.

 

[blkGT500nCA]

Black cars are good for an additional 50HP. They're quicker too.

 

[jenkins_1120]

Black cars are good for an additional 50HP. They're quicker too.

i completely agree with this statement

 

[1320 Junkie]

What is your goal with the car...are you going to race it ?

 

[GT500RedStripe]

Some guys push way beyond recommended limits and hold together.

I know that Harold (CursedGSX on this site) is a '03 Cobra but a good example of pushing a stock motor:

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[GT Premi]

Neat vid. What does it have to do with the topic, though?

 

[GT500RedStripe]

If you are not breaking something, you are not trying hard enough.

 

[stkjock]

08s are the strongest.... they can handle 1043.5 whp

07's/09-12s can handle 743.8 whp / 623.5 tq any more and rods will break free of the crack creating an new exhaust port in the block. Of course that's on 87 oct, if you run 123 octane than you can add 11.437568% to the above numbers

 

[VNMOUS1]

'07 red coupes, built in June of' 06 will go 750 to the tires and 23 pounds of boost. Your results will very likely vary. :banghead::banghead:

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[GT500RedStripe]

08s are the strongest.... they can handle 1043.5 whp

07's/09-12s can handle 743.8 whp / 623.5 tq any more and rods will break free of the crack creating an new exhaust port in the block. Of course that's on 87 oct, if you run 123 octane than you can add 11.437568% to the above numbers

I think you are off by .009%

This video may also be relevant:

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[19COBRA93]

Not saying one is better than the other but I've yet to hear of an 11+ motor let go.

PM Seer on this board and ask him how his 750wrh '12 is doing (or was)...

 

[rotor_powerd]

Not saying one is better than the other but I've yet to hear of an 11+ motor let go.

One downside though, is that if an 11-12 does let go you are stuck having to sleeve the block or get a new one from Ford. With an 07-10, you can bore/hone and be on your way.