Mustang Trivia.

No one bit on last part of my answer for the 2008 Bullitt power train.

For trivia, I said that powertrain formula, that was in the 2008 Bullitt, was used one more time after the Bullitt.

What was the product and year it was used after it started in the Bullitt?
 
You got it Gerry.
It was used as the 2010 GT tune and power rating.
To get the 315 hp required premium fuel.
If only using regular, it reverted to 300 like previous 3 valves.
It ensured no detonation.

The Shelby GT had to be treated as aftermarket tune.
Meaning it could not be safely driven with anything less tha n premium fuel.
Your turn.
 
What unique process did Ford use in the 2013 GT 500 aluminum blocks to reduce weight when the engine went larger in displacement?
Also was the new displacement?
 
One more Bullitt question before moving on to something else.

So far we’ve established the hp ratings of first two generations of Bullitt.
2001 at 265 hp, 5 more than gt.
2008 at 315 ho, 15 more than gt.

What is power rating of 3019 Bullitt, and what hardware did Ford use to achieve it?

This rating comes with an asterisk, bonus point if you know what the asterisk stands for.
 
No other takers?
You are partly right Fred

480* advertised hp is correct.
20 above regular gt.
GT350 intake manifold is one piece of hardware used.
The variable exhaust is on the car but does not contribute to the power increase.

Maybe I should have specified there were three pieces of hardware used.

Anyone care to take a crack at the other two pieces used?

And there is still the matter of the asterisk?
 
Very close to complete if combine both Fred and Gerry’s answers.

Throttle body from the GT350 is second of the three hardware pieces used.

So complete answer is the intake manifold, throttle body and cold air intake from the Shelby GT350 all used with a unique tune.
All three need to be used once you decide to do one or the other because of plumbing size all the way down the line.

For example, one can’t just use the cold air because it won’t fit the stock tb.
And the larger tb won’t fit the stock intake manifold.

Ford Performance will sell you the kit all inclusive with a canned tune to upgrade regular GT’s.
Friendly advice.
Because runner lengths on Shelby intake are shorter than stock intake, this will result in torque curve being moved further up rpm range.
It’s good for peak hp numbers, if one has that as a priority, but may not deliver anticipated bang for buck as far as drivability goes.
You lose slightly on low end for slight gains at top.
Not everyone fully exploits top end, but everyone uses low end and everyone must cross low end on way to the top.

Everything bellow the tb is stock 3rd gen Coyote.
So same displacement and direct injection in both.

Gerry is also correct that the * states that the 480 advertised power requires 93 octane fuel.
Not even regular premium 91.

This brings us back to the 2008 Bullitt tune.
That adaptive tune that was highlighted and talked about in 2008.
To get the 315 you needed premium fuel but you could also safely use 87 octane with reduced power.
The tune would adapt.

Now there is no more talk about it and no hype about it but those tunes are regularly used.
It is also safe to use 87 octane fuel now in the Bullitt, although not recommended, but you will get reduced performance.
They just don’t specify what those numbers are anymore.
Now all advertised hp numbers have that asterisk because they are numbers using 93 octane.
Same goes for the regular GT.
To get the advertised 460, one requires the use of 93 octane.

I guess we can declare this one a tie.
Either Fred or Gerry.
Whichever one wants to go.
First come, first to ho.
 
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