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Ford 289 K-code engine in a Shelby GT 350: The horizontal orientation of the thermostat housing on the intake manifold is a telltale Windsor feature. A high-performance version of the Challenger 289 engine [3] was introduced late in the 1963 model year as a special order for Ford Fairlanes. The engine is informally known as the HiPo or the "K ...
Ford unveiled the Shelby Mustang GT500, the successor to the GT350, at the North American International Auto Show in January 2019 [143] for the 2020 model year. [144] The car is powered by a 5,163 cc (5.2 L; 315.1 cu in) Predator cross-plane crank V8 with a 2.65-liter Roots-type supercharger by Eaton. [148]
Both transmissions are heavier duty versions of the same designs offered with the V6 Mustang; a Getrag/Ford MT82 6-speed manual transmission and Ford's 6R80 6-speed automatic transmission. The 6-speed manual transmission came with a 3.31:1 rear axle while 6-speed automatics get a taller 3.15:1 rear axle.
For 1967, the GT350 carried over the K-Code high performance 289 with a 'COBRA' aluminum valve cover. The GT500 was added to the lineup, equipped with a 428 cu in (7.0 L) Interceptor V8 engine with two 600 CFM Holley four-barrel carburetors mated to a mid-rise aluminum intake manifold.
The Aluminator 5.2 XS is another variant of the Coyote engine utilizing the 5.2 L cylinder block from the GT350. The Aluminator is differentiated from the Voodoo engine by a Cobra Jet intake manifold and throttle body and a cross-plane crankshaft. [47] The engine has a claimed output of 580 hp (433 kW) and 445 lb⋅ft (603 N⋅m).
Borg-Warner R-11 overdrive - 3-speed manual transmission with electric overdrive Ford used them up until 1975 in trucks. Borg-Warner T-50 transmission — 5-speed longitudinal manual - used by GM in its RWD H-Body cars and a few other limited light duty applications from 1976 to 1978;
According to GM, "the crankshaft is shortened 13–3 mm (0.51–0.12 in) at the flywheel end and 10 mm (0.39 in) at the accessory drive end – to reduce the length of the engine compared to the 6.0 L. All accessories are driven by a single serpentine belt to save space.
The big-block engines initially used a forged crankshaft with a stroke of 3.975" for the 1965-1967 425 and 400 CID versions; starting in 1968, both the 400 cu in (6.6 L) and the 455 cu in (7.5 L) big blocks used a stroke of 4.25 in (108 mm), with crankshaft material changed to cast iron except in a few rare cases.