• Designed and built as a Mustang performance engine
• Engineered to withstand forced induction
• Physically as small as possible yet stronger than the smaller 4.6 unit
• Original design brief was to make 80 BHP/litre or 400 BHP with no development budget restrictions
• All aluminium 5.0 litre V8 DOHC 4 valves per cylinder powerhouse
• Red lines at 7,000 rpm
• 11.0:1 compression ratio
• Low-friction compact roller-finger follower valvetrain varies timing on all 4 camshafts
• Only 430lbs as shipped (approaching 1lb per horsepower)
• 412 BHP @ 6,500 rpm
• 390 lb/ft of torque @ 4,250 rpm

View full report on this engine (courtesy of Mustang 50 Magazine)