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<blockquote data-quote="IUP99snake" data-source="post: 12911342" data-attributes="member: 7060"><p>I doubt the GT dry sump castings will come down in price, being how limited those specific blocks are, but it won't surprise me if the 2011-2012 5.4 and 13-14 (and hopefully beyond) 5.8 aluminum Mustang GT500 castings come down in price eventually, just like the Terminator drivetrains from wrecked cars came down in price to reasonable levels eventually. </p><p></p><p>I'm waiting for a 13-14 GT500 longblock, shortblock or bare block to come down in price. That's gonna be the next motor in my car. I'm not gonna put a complete GT500 engine in my car with the blower on top and everything.... I'm gonna keep it like a 99 cobra, except its gonna be a 5.8 instead of a 4.6. I think that would be the best route to go instead of spending a ton of money to build a 5.3 big bore stroker using the boss 5.0 block and be forced to switch from aluminum to iron. I'd rather deal with the extra challenges associated with the taller deck motor instead of going with an iron block to get a decent amount of extra displacement. </p><p></p><p>And when Ford ditches this architecture altogether and moves to the coyote and boss 6.2 (and maybe others), they'll really come down in price. Right now, the GT500 is the last hold out with the old school 4V architecture. It'll get cheap eventually.</p><p></p><p>What I want to know is: when will they start making decent aftermarket parts like heads and intakes for the ol' 4V in abundance like they do the LS platform. </p><p></p><p>It frustrates me to the Nth degree that no one makes a relatively affordable off the shelf performance street intake for the 5.4. You either have to get a custom sheet metal piece, or cobble one together from a Cobra R lower, or an Australian Boss 290. Unacceptable. Heads, on the other hand...it would be nice, but it's not the end of the world.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IUP99snake, post: 12911342, member: 7060"] I doubt the GT dry sump castings will come down in price, being how limited those specific blocks are, but it won't surprise me if the 2011-2012 5.4 and 13-14 (and hopefully beyond) 5.8 aluminum Mustang GT500 castings come down in price eventually, just like the Terminator drivetrains from wrecked cars came down in price to reasonable levels eventually. I'm waiting for a 13-14 GT500 longblock, shortblock or bare block to come down in price. That's gonna be the next motor in my car. I'm not gonna put a complete GT500 engine in my car with the blower on top and everything.... I'm gonna keep it like a 99 cobra, except its gonna be a 5.8 instead of a 4.6. I think that would be the best route to go instead of spending a ton of money to build a 5.3 big bore stroker using the boss 5.0 block and be forced to switch from aluminum to iron. I'd rather deal with the extra challenges associated with the taller deck motor instead of going with an iron block to get a decent amount of extra displacement. And when Ford ditches this architecture altogether and moves to the coyote and boss 6.2 (and maybe others), they'll really come down in price. Right now, the GT500 is the last hold out with the old school 4V architecture. It'll get cheap eventually. What I want to know is: when will they start making decent aftermarket parts like heads and intakes for the ol' 4V in abundance like they do the LS platform. It frustrates me to the Nth degree that no one makes a relatively affordable off the shelf performance street intake for the 5.4. You either have to get a custom sheet metal piece, or cobble one together from a Cobra R lower, or an Australian Boss 290. Unacceptable. Heads, on the other hand...it would be nice, but it's not the end of the world. [/QUOTE]
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