2011 Ford Mustang V6

Got a lot of reading for you today. It boils down to this: Ford is releasing specs on the new 2011 Mustang with the all new variable-cam 3.7 liter 24 valve V6 DOHC (dual overhead cam) Duratec engine. This power plant will give the Mustang 30MPG highway mileage yet supplies 305 horsepower with it’s six speed transmission. It’s sure to be big news for those “Mustang Vs. Camaro” fans because it will be more competitive with the Chevy’s 300HP V6 power plant. (more…)

I got a sharp little video from our friends over at BBK down the road in Temecula yesterday. It shows a bone-stock 2010 Camaro RS V6 on their dyno. The car made 255 horsepower at the wheels (aka RWHP) (it’s advertised as 304 by Chevy (here), but that would be at the crankshaft, not at the wheels) on the dyno. For a V6, that’s not bad. The first thing BBK discovered though is that the exhaust is extremely restricted in it’s design.
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