ford mustang question for stangs guy
09-10-2002, 02:36 PM
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ok my buddy has a 1988 ford mustang 5.0, supposively the guy he bought it off of said he put in a 1997 high output 5.0? did they still make the 5.0 in 1997? and if so how much horsepower does the 1997 5.0 motor have? thanks for the info. piece
09-10-2002, 02:40 PM
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http://www.edmunds.com/used/1997/ford/must...html?id=lin0066
go there it said in 97 all they had was a 4.6 liter
go there it said in 97 all they had was a 4.6 liter
09-10-2002, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by rotary88' date='Sep 10 2002, 01:48 PM
oh well i dont run the site 
09-10-2002, 03:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ChainSawOnSteroids' date='Sep 10 2002, 02:03 PM
95 was the last year for the 5.0 96 started the 4.6 and it makes about 225hp stock,,,lol@305
He prolly has "gasoline in his veins" BWAHAHAHAHA
09-10-2002, 05:31 PM
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Ford still made the block, so maybe his friend put a new motor in that was made in 87, doesnt mean he took the engine from a 1997 Mustang for his car. You can still buy the 5.0 HO motor from Ford, just cant get it in a Mustang. You can also get that 5.0 HO from Summit, so your friend may not be talking ****. To further answer your question, if he did get a new block in 1997, the horsepower would be the same as stock- 225 I believe it was rated at, maybe 215, if he put a HO GT40 motor in , I think its more like 275 or so.
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