No twin-turbo 5.0-liter V8 for Shelby GT500

Ford made the wish of many Mustang fans come true when it announced the new 5.0-liter V8 engine, which will debut on the Mustang GT this spring. But soon after the hype was beginning to fade away, rumors appeared that the company is preparing a special twin-turbocharged edition of the engine, presumably for the Shelby GT500.

Sadly, according to Mike Harrison, which is Ford’s chief engineer on the 5.0-liter and 6.2-liter V8 engines, such a thing is impossible. It seems that the new 5.0-liter unit is already occupying a large chunk of the engine compartment, meaning that there isn’t any place to fit the two turbochargers. Any sort of tricks like putting them in the valley of the engine, would mean excess heat for the hood, or putting them lower in the bay would mean excess turbo lag, so there isn’t any way to create good layout.

Seeing as how Ford doesn’t want to commit to any big spending at least for the moment, the upcoming aluminum 5.4-liter will be the new heart of the Shelby GT500.

Source: Autoblog

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