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Originally Posted by 6130
I don't want to clutter the front page by starting another thread, but now that I understand the challenges of the 2015 Ecoboost Mustang Stocker, I would like to ask about another late-model Mustang combo- The 3.7 V-6 / 6R60 automatic SN197 2011-2014 Mustang.
Ford rates that engine at 305 horsepower, and NHRA has it factored at only 260 horsepower. It probably doesn't have the same potential to run under index as easily as the 2015 Ecoboost S550 Mustang, but being factored 45 horsepower below the OEM horsepower rating is certainly worth something in and of itself.
The classification guide lists it as a 13.08 pound (J/K/L) car with a fixed roof, and a 13.77 pound (K/L/M) car as a convertible. It would still need a roll bar in either configuration, and would absolutely need more work to run under, to include a ring & pinion, a converter, and long-tube headers. This car would also be more likely to require smaller/lighter drag-type brakes and 15" wheels. But these cars can be found for even less than a used 2015 Ecoboost. I would need a jack for this one, because I'd need to have some kind of removeable mufflers- a 6,500 rpm V-6 with a loose converter, deep gears, and open long-tube headers would not work for public roads between my house and the strip.
I'm asking about this combo, because it appears to have been in the books for a while, but if anyone were exploiting it, the horsepower factor would have been whacked already, so I'm hoping that it would run under with a stock engine, and I'm also hoping that chances of a 3.7 SN197 Cobra Jet are pretty slim.
What say ye?
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With regards to the aluminum block/heads, 4 valve per cyl, double overhead cam 3.7 v6;
The three I've drove (one being my daily driver in a f150) works fine, floor it and at 3000rpm it starts to pull hard. It doesn't "nose over" on its way to the factory shift point of 6750RPM!! This is a pick up motor! I thought it was a fluke but have driven two new transit vans with the same motor and same results.
So, in a mustang with loose converter and some gear? I can't imagine it NOT being a rocket. First gear in the 6spd is quite low so 4.56 would probably be as low as you need otherwise the 1-2 shift would be before the first revolution of the tire. lol.
Bottom line, I see a ton of potential in this engine, good flowing heads/strong bottom end and the throttle valve seems to be a good size too although I've never actually measured it. Love to see one run.