The reason you are faster than the coyote ugly cars is because you have a far better power to weight ratio. Also, those cars wont be as easy to modify and a far more expensive to mod because of the advanced computers in them. Dollar for dollar i would put my money on a 5.0 or windsor block because of the ease of modification compared to the new 5.0 block. Plus those coyote engines cannot be stroked to far out without spending the big dollars on a new block from ford. I cite 5.0 mustang as my source on that. They are also a nightmare to tune. those cars are just too expensive to tune and build right now. Also there is the problem of having to tune the motors everytime you change any part of the engine or anything that messes with air flow into the engine or fuel. This is due to the extreme control over the fuel delivery and timing of the ignition of the intake charge. This is due to the extreme air to fuel ratios the coyote motors run at lower loads and rpms (40 to one if im right at some points). So you cant imagine the extreme AMOUNT of processing power and control over the engine to accomplish this. Anyway 5.0 forever..............
While much of that is true, I will say that the Coyote 5.0L TiVCT is no joke. Nearly 370rwhp from 302ci, with a smooth idle, flawless drivability and power delivery, spectacular emissions and near 30mpg capable fuel economy. That's something the old 5.0L OHV could never dream of matching.
And yes, the cars are very mod sensitive, but also very responsive....not to mention can be fine tuned to the limit. Unlike our Fox's that pretty much need to ballpark it....and lets be honest here....are always plagued with some form of ECU gremlin no matter how much time it spends on the dyno.
There are good and bad to everything. Our saving grace with the Fox body is the weight advantage of the car itself. As far as engine goes, that Coyote is pretty tough to compete with across the board. You might make a 302/351W variant as, or more powerful with enough parts and/or displacement, you might be able to tune a 302 to get Coyote like mileage and drivability if you're conservative enough with cam selection and fuel/spark tables.... you might even be able to choke one down enough that it keeps the smog police off your back. But the sad thing is....the Coyote does all of that and more, with the same engine!!! We might get one or two of those options with a Windsor, but have to take a bath on the others.
Don't get me wrong....I love my Fox and have no plans on getting rid of it anytime soon, but I still bow to the superiority of the modern Mustang. If I could pick up a new Coyote powered S197 right now, for what I've got into my Fox, I'd probably have one sitting in the driveway as we speak.
either way even if you went 331 you'd want a 28oz balance which would mean you need a fly wheel and balancer any way because at 50oz balance the crank looks like Swiss cheese and that's not cool
Yeah. I had mine balanced to 28oz and I gotta say...the crank looks much more stout. Heavy in the middle, instead of on the ends like the 50oz. Still....great deal for all. Right around $1,200 for the rotating assembly, billet flywheel and balancer. This was a CHP assembly.