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Thanks to an alert reader perusing the Ford Racing online parts catalog, we now know that both the new <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2009/12/28/deep-dive-fords-all-new-5-0-v8/">5.0-liter "Coyote" V8</a> and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/08/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-finally-gets-aluminum-engine-loses-120-p/">aluminum-block supercharged 5.4-liter V8</a> that power the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang">2011 Mustang GT</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/ford/shelby+gt500">GT500</a> can be purchased in boxes.<br />
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The 412 horsepower, twin-cam 32-valve V8 comes fully dressed except for the air-conditioning compressor and alternator. That means it has compete fuel injection and ignition systems and all the manifolding and other bits. The other item that's not included is the wiring harness and powertrain control module which will set you back an extra $1,499 on top of the $6,999 for the engine. <br />
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For those with a hankering for even more grunt, the aluminum 5.4-liter also comes dressed for success with 550 hp and 510 pound-feet of torque. The cylinder bores of the new engine have been coated with a Plasma Transferred Wire Arc system to make them tougher than steel or iron with much lower weight. The blown engine is a good bit steeper - $20,999 - plus the harness and PCM. <em>A tip of the hat to GT!</em></div>
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-5-0-v8">2011 Ford Mustang 5.0 V8</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-5-0-v8/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/11mustang_50l_12_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-5-0-v8/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/11mustang_50l_13_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-5-0-v8/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/11mustang_50l_14_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-5-0-v8/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/11mustang_50l_06_hr_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-mustang-5-0-v8/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2009/12/gt40_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.fordracingparts.com/crateengine/main.asp?target=modular">Ford Racing</a>]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/new-ford-5-0l-and-supercharged-5-4l-v8s-now-available-as-crate-e/">New Ford 5.0L and supercharged 5.4L V8s now available as crate engines</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/new-ford-5-0l-and-supercharged-5-4l-v8s-now-available-as-crate-e/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19593869/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/16/new-ford-5-0l-and-supercharged-5-4l-v8s-now-available-as-crate-e/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>5.0</category><category>5.0-liter</category><category>5.4-liter</category><category>5.4L</category><category>coyote v8</category><category>CoyoteV8</category><category>ford</category><category>ford 5.0</category><category>ford 5.0 v8</category><category>Ford 5.0-Liter V8</category><category>ford 5.0l v8 crate engine</category><category>ford 5.4</category><category>Ford 5.4 liter</category><category>Ford 5.4L</category><category>ford 5.4l supercharged crate engine</category><category>ford crate engines</category><category>ford gt500</category><category>ford gt500 crate engine</category><category>ford racing</category><category>Ford5.0</category><category>Ford5.0-literV8</category><category>Ford5.0lV8CrateEngine</category><category>Ford5.0V8</category><category>Ford5.4</category><category>Ford5.4l</category><category>Ford5.4Liter</category><category>Ford5.4lSuperchargedCrateEngine</category><category>FordCrateEngines</category><category>FordGt500</category><category>FordGt500CrateEngine</category><category>FordRacing</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Abuelsamid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 14:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><em><strong><small>The furious noises of the 2011 Shelby GT500 - Click above to watch video <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/video-2011-shelby-gt500-is-a-loud-red-mist/#continued">after the jump</a></small></strong></em></div>
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Recently you got to see the Virginia International Raceway lap where the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/shelby+gt500/">2011 Shelby GT500</a> bested the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/18/video-2011-ford-gt500-spanks-last-years-model-by-nine-seconds/">lap time of the 2010 GT500</a> by nine seconds - but you didn't really get to hear it. That has been corrected with this video, which should have just enough growling, whining and screeching to tide you over until Ford raises the portcullis on more multimedia, which we're hoping is very, very soon. Yes, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/08/video-2011-ford-shelby-gt500-plays-its-new-aluminum-soundtrack/">they did this kind of testing before</a>, but this time it's sunny... and can you really get enough of that noise? <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/video-2011-shelby-gt500-is-a-loud-red-mist/#continued">Follow the jump</a> to listen. <em>Hat tip to Yaroukh</em><br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show">2011 Ford Shelby GT500 at Chicago Auto Show</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2011-ford-shelby-gt500-at-chicago-auto-show/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/02/2011gt500chi05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBK0PORlyBc">Ford</a>]<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/video-2011-shelby-gt500-is-a-loud-red-mist/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Video: 2011 Shelby GT500 is a loud red mist</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/video-2011-shelby-gt500-is-a-loud-red-mist/">Video: 2011 Shelby GT500 is a loud red mist</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sun, 23 May 2010 20:01:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBK0PORlyBc>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/video-2011-shelby-gt500-is-a-loud-red-mist/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19487621/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/05/23/video-2011-shelby-gt500-is-a-loud-red-mist/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>2011 Shelby GT500</category><category>2011ShelbyGt500</category><category>ford gt500</category><category>ford mustang</category><category>Ford Mustang GT500</category><category>Ford Shelby GT500</category><category>FordGt500</category><category>FordMustang</category><category>FordMustangGt500</category><category>FordShelbyGt500</category><category>gt500</category><category>Mustang</category><category>mustang gt500</category><category>MustangGt500</category><category>Shelby GT500</category><category>ShelbyGt500</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jonathon Ramsey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 May 2010 20:01:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Saleen remarks on the future of the Mustang]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/steve-saleen-remarks-on-the-future-of-the-mustang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/steve-saleen-remarks-on-the-future-of-the-mustang/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/steve-saleen-remarks-on-the-future-of-the-mustang/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.mustangevolution.com/saleen-2009-mustang-facelift/"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2006/10/parnelli07.jpg" id="vimage_1" alt="" /></a><br /><br />During a conversation at the 2006 Cruisin' the Coast Auto Show in Biloxi, Mississippi, Steve Saleen shed some light on the future of the Mustang and what performance potential awaits buyers in 2009.<br /><br />As is customary, horsepower figures will increase for the next generation Mustang, although Saleen notes that new coupe will only benefit from a facelift, rather than full redesign. The GT will probably see an increase of about 50 HP over the 300 HP available on the current model with the GT500 coming equipped with an additional 15 ponies for 2009. CarCrazy.com's John Breaux, who interviewed Saleen, maintains that a weight reduction may be in the cards.<br /><br />On the Saleen side of things, the three engines currently available will all see performance increases, with the NA S281 achieving 385 HP and 390 ft.-lbs. of torque, the supercharged version producing upwards of 500 HP and the Extreme Mustang variant going to 565 HP with 535 ft.-lbs. of twist.<br /><br />Since Mr. Saleen has been in close contact with Alan Mulally and others at FoMoCo, this information is as close to official as we've seen yet.<br /><br />Top tip Brent!<br /><br />[Source: MustangEvolution.com]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/steve-saleen-remarks-on-the-future-of-the-mustang/">Steve Saleen remarks on the future of the Mustang</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:52:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.mustangevolution.com/saleen-2009-mustang-facelift/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/steve-saleen-remarks-on-the-future-of-the-mustang/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/689158/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/10/23/steve-saleen-remarks-on-the-future-of-the-mustang/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>extreme mustang</category><category>ExtremeMustang</category><category>ford</category><category>ford gt500</category><category>FordGt500</category><category>gt350</category><category>mustang</category><category>saleen</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Damon Lavrinc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 07:52:00 EST</pubDate>
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</item><item><title><![CDATA[Ford delivers first GT500 to Barrett-Jackson auction winner]]></title><link>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/24/ford-delivers-first-gt500-to-barrett-jackson-auction-winner/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/24/ford-delivers-first-gt500-to-barrett-jackson-auction-winner/</guid><comments>http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/24/ford-delivers-first-gt500-to-barrett-jackson-auction-winner/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/coupes/" rel="tag">Coupe</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/auction-action/" rel="tag">Auctions</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/etc/" rel="tag">Etc.</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/ford/" rel="tag">Ford</a></p><a href="http://www.stangsunleashed.com/index.php?categoryid=18&amp;p2_articleid=119"><img width="450" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="300" border="1" align="top" alt="2007 Ford Shelby GT500 #001" id="vimage_1" src="http://www.autoblog.com/media/2006/06/barrettjacksonmustang.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Remember back at Barrett-Jackson Scottsdale when the rights to Shelby GT500 #001 <a href="http://noonzwheels.blogspot.com/2006/01/first-2007-ford-shelby-gt500-sells-for.html">sold for $600,000</a>?<br /><br />Well, yesterday was the day that particular car, in orange with tungsten stripes, rolled off the production line at the AutoAlliance International plant in Flat Rock, MI. Waiting at the end of the line was Carroll Shelby himself, who handed the keys to the winning bidder, Ron Pratte. Proceeds from the auction benefitted the <a href="http://www.shelbychildrensfoundation.org/">Carroll Shelby Children's Foundation</a>. Carroll also signed the dashboard of GT500 #001 for its new owner, making an already significant car even more special.<br /><a href="http://www.stangsunleashed.com/index.php?categoryid=18&amp;p2_articleid=119"><br />StangsUnleashed.com</a> was <em>there</em>, and captured some great photos of the ceremonial handover of the keys, plus a nice series of shots of the production lines themselves. You can't help but get that kid-in-a-candy-store feeling when you look at the lines of GT500 coupes and convertibles in a rainbow of colors. Make sure you check out StangsUnleashed's <a href="http://www.stangsunleashed.com/index.php?categoryid=18&amp;p2_articleid=119">coverage</a> yourself. You won't be disappointed.<br /><br />Thanks to reader Omar for the tip!<br /><br />[Source: StangsUnleashed]<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/24/ford-delivers-first-gt500-to-barrett-jackson-auction-winner/">Ford delivers first GT500 to Barrett-Jackson auction winner</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblog</a> on Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:57:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.stangsunleashed.com/index.php?categoryid=18&amp;p2_articleid=119>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/24/ford-delivers-first-gt500-to-barrett-jackson-auction-winner/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/636498/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2006/06/24/ford-delivers-first-gt500-to-barrett-jackson-auction-winner/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>barrett-jackson gt500</category><category>Barrett-jacksonGt500</category><category>carroll shelby</category><category>CarrollShelby</category><category>first gt500</category><category>FirstGt500</category><category>ford gt500</category><category>FordGt500</category><category>GT500 #001</category><category>Gt500#001</category><category>ron pratte</category><category>RonPratte</category><category>shelby children's foundation</category><category>shelby mustang</category><category>ShelbyChildren'sFoundation</category><category>ShelbyMustang</category><category>Stangs Unleashed</category><category>StangsUnleashed</category><category>StangsUnleashed.com</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Nunez]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jun 2006 12:57:00 EST</pubDate>
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