2005-2010 mustang?

faststang90

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im thinking about getting mustang from a 2005-2010. i was talking to this 1 guy and he said the 2005-2006 has a better motor because it has better rods and it will take more hp. he said the rods on the 2007-2010 is weak and about 500 hp is the max that they will take. he said the 2005-2006 will take about 600 hp to the tires safe and the 2007-2010 has about 500 hp at the crank max. any1 know if that is true
 
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That's correct ^ The later engines have a better design for the plugs. One piece that won't break when removing them. The older design is fine as long as you pull and apply silver anti seize periodically.
 
im thinking about getting mustang from a 2005-2010. i was talking to this 1 guy and he said the 2005-2006 has a better motor because it has better rods and it will take more hp. he said the rods on the 2007-2010 is weak and about 500 hp is the max that they will take. he said the 2005-2006 will take about 600 hp to the tires safe and the 2007-2010 has about 500 hp at the crank max. any1 know if that is true

Well I guess you know who to not take advice from now. ;)
 
Fact is, the rods are the weakest link. If you decide to boost the engine, make sure you get a true pro to tune it and stay at or under 10 lbs boost if you want any kind of longevity, even then, there's no guarantee.
 
For the 3V the later the better. In addition to the improvements with the head/spark plug design (on the later 08s thru 10s) all engines 07 and newer take advantage of a better ECU, and a better and simpler cooling system which uses less complicated plumbing. Also the chassis is stiffer, and features a lower a arm tie bar from the factory which the first versions don't have.
 
I happen to work for FOMOCO....That's not true about the rods. Yes... Ford did improve the plug design on the later models.

I don't care who you work for, the rods are weak for forced induction. They are the weakest link, but in your defense, they are just fine for N/A applications. This has been established for over 5 years. Where have you been? Forged, compressed powdered metal and thin as a toothbrush.
 
Thats what I love about forums...someone always jumps the gun. I was refering to the topic not your answer.....yes they are the weak link...but 3V rods are all the same. Geez