Bullitt Mustang engine details emerge
You may remember last summer when we brought you news from Stangs Unleashed about 2008.5 Mustang Bullitt rumors. Well Stangs Unleashed says Ford has a date set for the Bullitt's unveiling (though won't tell us when). The site also divulges more detailed information about the car as well as a spy photo of the supposed Bullitt's 4.6L, DOHC 400HP engine. According to Stangs Unleashed's sources, the aluminum blocked motor will feature Ford GT-type cylinder heads and valve covers, and special exhaust and intake manifolds.
The site goes on to provide further details of the car that seem to indicate the Bullitt will be set up more for road racing than drag racing, which should make Steve McQueen happy. One more rumor Stangs Unleashed throws out concerns Carroll Shelby. Could Ford be planning to ship semi-finished Bullitts to Shelby for further road-racing mods? Stangs Unleashed stops short of saying definitely, but hints heavily at the possibility. The site is also careful to point out any of these details could change before an actual product (Bullitt or otherwise) is released.
[Source: Stangs Unleashed]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sam Abuelsamid 10:58AM (1/22/2007)
If the Bullitt Stang has the aluminum block, this could be a real GT500 killer. As wonderful as the power is, the iron block in the GT500 just decimates the potential. The front of that car is far too heavy.
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aaron 11:05AM (1/22/2007)
hey sambo, the supercharger and such weighing 150+ pounds doesn't help either.
2 different ballgames though. You won't see 500rwhp and a flat 450+ tq curve with a bullit mustang with just a CAI and tune.
I'll be happy to see them when they hit either way.
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Tim 11:48AM (1/22/2007)
make this one available only in highland green like the original. Why on earth did they make them available as black and blue previously!? it was mildly retarded. This picture makes me want to spend my money on a '67 2+2
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JayP 12:02PM (1/22/2007)
Er, eh... I had a black Bullitt. I paid sticker. That was 'mildly retarded'.
Ford's idea was broaden Bullitt sales by offering blue and black. Some idea for a limited edition car.
I'd preferred DHG, but guys were buying 2 and 3 DHG Bullitts at a time for storage. The only Bullitts on lot were black.
That was baddest car I'd ever owned- 10.5" wheels on the back, a tall chrome Hurst stick and a white ball knob.
When the '01 was released, Ford said it wouldn't make any more Bullitts- Ford had to pay Warner Bros for the use of the name.
I'm glad to see they're going back and building Bullitts. I wonder what those guys with the warehouse full of DHG Bullitts think...
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Accordsforall 1:23PM (1/22/2007)
Hmmm
I cant imagine for the life of me.. owning a Bullitt. The power that thing has.. and the looks.. sweet jesus.
As for the guys with a warehouse.. theres a little thing called BARETT JACKSON. Im sure, theyd get their money back.. and then some.
But Ford has to do a Bullitt Mustang.. its jsut the way its done. But what I dont think ford should do.. is continue this plethoria of Mustang fever.
Almost every car that went across the auction block.. was a Mustang. There were a good coupla 1000 auctioned off. I love the mustang as well as the next guy.. but damn. Its all becoming.. bland.
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Gooch 7:55AM (1/23/2007)
I kept a black Bullitt for a friend of mine while he was deployed in 2002. It was a great experience, but it let me know I could never have a V-8/manual tranny combo. I was stroking it at every opportunity and got about 10 mpg! Nothing like a buttload of torque to erase the workday blues!
I think what I really liked was the sound.
The new Bullitt looks to be pretty darn nice.
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John P. 2:35PM (1/22/2007)
This 400hp should be put in all Mustang GT's after the bullitt run is done. 400 normally aspirated hp, YUMMMMM. Now if they could get the car down to 3100lb range I'd be All over it.
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doglet 9:36PM (1/22/2007)
that motor sounds like its gonna be badass. wonder what it revs too.
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DHG2565 10:43PM (1/22/2007)
They made them in blue and black because ford's marketing group didn't think they could sell enough of them (to justify the project) if only one color were offered.
The last ones rode and handled worlds better than most other mustangs, but they didn't put out big HP numbers, so they don't get much street cred, which is too bad, because as special editions go, they had many, many upgrades. Lots of them were subtle (like a clear coated engine bay and different D pillars, for example).
Mine hasn't been the most reliable car I've ever owned, but it remains my favorite.
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naggs 10:59PM (1/22/2007)
this is all bulls***. the motor in that pic is not a 400 hp anything. its a relic from an engine program that got killed over a year ago. look at the pic, that engine has been laying around for a while.
i dont know if the 400 hp spec ed mustang is true or not but good sources have contradictory information.
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Gundar 5:27AM (1/23/2007)
Yeah, the story is total bullshit. It's already been refuted by people in the know.
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Adam 11:19AM (1/28/2007)
I just got the email from my local ford dealer and they are taken names for the bullitt now. I'm number five on the list not bad considering I started in on them when the news came out last sep. they have no info but I will post it as soon as I get some here
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