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The upcoming Shelby GT500 will stay true to the original GT350's performance capabilities with a 5.2 - litre flat - plane crank engine.

The 5.2 - liter «Voodoo» V8 spins around a flat plane crank — a configuration seen on racing engines and exotic supercars.

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Ford created a new 5.2 liter flat - plane crank V8 engine producing 526 horsepower, 429 ft / lbs of torque with a redline of 8,250 rpm.

Is the rest of this Mustang worthy of its flat plane crank engine?

The front - mid-mounted 4.7 - liter Ferrari V8 traces its flat - plane crank roots back to the smaller - displacement Ferrari 360 Modena.

As you'll recall, the flat - plane crank used in the production Shelby GT350's 5.2 L Voodoo V8 was a pretty big deal, as that style of crank is much more readily associated with Ferrari than with any American automotive brand.

The current GT350R uses a naturally aspirated, flat - plane crank 5.2 - litre V8 that's good for 526bhp and 429 lb ft of torque, but sources say forced induction is the only viable route for Ford to take if it wants to produce a more potent unit for the GT500 to rival those found in the 650bhp Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 and the 707bhp Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat.

Flat - plane crank V8s are more commonly found in cars by, for example, one - time Ford rival Ferrari, or a modern NASCAR.

The highlight of the 2015 GT350 is its 5.2 - litre V8 powerplant with flat - plane crankshaft; in fact, the new engine is Ford's first - ever production V8 with a flat - plane crank.

If you haven't yet had the occasion to hear the flat - plane crank, 5.2 - liter V8 of the 2016 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang, do yourself a favor and head over to Motor Trend; the folks at that publication recently got one on the dynamometer, and the sound from the resulting video clip is nothing short of world - shattering.

The 5.2 - liter «Voodoo» V8 in the new Shelby GT350 is nothing short of an engineering marvel, and notably, it represents Ford's first - ever production flat - plane crank V8.

Featuring an aggressive aero kit, the GT350R is powered by a 5.2 - liter, flat - plane crank, V - 8 that churns 526 horsepower and 429 pound - feet of torque.

Some sleuthing dug up the details of the next Shelby GT500's engine; it's expected to be a supercharged, 5.2 - liter V8 with a traditional cross-plane crankshaft (as opposed to the Shelby GT350http: / / fordauthority.com/ford/mustang/shelby-gt350r/‘s flat - plane crank).

Prod the throttle, and the flat - plane crank of the V8 means it's soon replaced by a familiar zing only a Ferrari V8 can produce.

When asked if of the Ford F - 150 Raptor's success paved the way for Ford Performance to create the GT350, Hameedi said, «because the Raptor was a success, Ford let the leash out on this car — to get parts like the flat - plane crank, the wheels, and the brakes.

The Mustang GT350 and GT350R's flat - plane crank 5.2 L V8 engine is lighter than the Ferrari 458's flat - plane - crank 4.5 L V8 engine.

One of the benefits of the flat - plane crank is that it improves windage and oil control in the engine's crankcase.

In either case, the transmission will be coupled to a supercharged 5.2 - litre flat - plane crank V8 motor which now will be putting out more than 700bhp.

Powered by a howling 5.2 - liter flat - plane crank V8 with redline north of 8000rpm, the Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 and GT350R are the most potent «Stangs money can buy.

While it's no flat - plane crank screamer, the additional American horsepower, plus the new 10 - speed automatic transmission coming for 2018, should produce quicker acceleration times.

There's still a flat - plane crank but the noise coming from behind your shoulders and resonating across the plain has a deeper, hollower blare to it.

While the engine wasn't identical to the unit originally found in the back of the 308 - it uses a cross-plane rather than flat - plane crank for one - it lent the 8.32 a healthy turn of pace and a kudos alien to other Themas of the day.

A flat - plane crank engine would make for a surprisingly high - revving Ford Mustang GT350.

These types of V - 8 engines don't usually go above 4.5 liters or so, primarily due to problems controlling excessive vibrations, but Ford is reportedly testing its 5.2 - liter engine with extras like vibration dampers and a beefed - up electric system to deal with the excess shaking effects that come from a flat - plane crank engine of this size.

The engine, which is being developed in conjunction with an unnamed partner, is a 90 - degree naturally - aspirated 4.8 - litre V8 featuring a flat - plane crank and developing 560bhp and 399lb - ft of torque.

Reading between - the - lines, the new AMG V - 8 could have a flat - plane crank, which makes for optimal exhaust - pulse phasing for turbochargers, but results in a flat exhaust note that sounds similar to a four - cylinder.

Flat - plane crank V - 8 engines are usually reserved for racing cars, and make for a much more high - revving, responsive power delivery than the more typical crossplane crank V - 8 engines found in most road cars.

Anoraks like us would probably guess from the hollow howl and slightly plain idle that the heat to be extracted is generated by a flat - plane crank Ferrari V8, and a glance through the engine cover confirms this.

There isn't the same aural excitement either, despite the flat - plane crank and the equal length exhaust header pipes, although at very low engine speeds this new V8 does emit a crisp, hollow exhaust note that calls to mind a 458.

Ferrari adopted this technology for its 4.3 - liter V - 8 in the Ferrari California, but even Italian engineers shudder at the thought of such a thing in a 5.2 - liter V - 8, in which vibration caused by the flat - plane crank could rip apart the larger, heavier components.

The 5.2 - liter naturally aspirated, flat - plane crank V - 8 spins out a raucous 526 hp and 429 lb - ft of torque.

More than 500bhp has reportedly been squeezed from the flat - plane crank unit, with power sent through a Torsen limited - slip diff to substantially improve traction.

It's a light - sounding engine like the Ferrari 488's V8, the flat - plane crank synchronising power strokes, resulting in a sweet, four - cylinder - like note.

Some castings on this 4.3 - liter, DOHC, 32 - valve V - 8 are shared with the Maserati Coupe «s, such as the block, but most of it is bespoke, including a single - plane crank.

Ford has not released any official power figures for the GT350's 5.2 - liter flat - plane crank V - 8, but has confirmed it will be comfortably over 500 hp.

The unmistakable howl of Ford's flat - plane crank V - 8 engine ushers in the latest Mustang variant, and the GT350R is all about using that engine's power to its full potential.

The flat - plane crank V - 8 is set to make more than 500 hp and 400 lb - ft of torque, but the latest Shelby Mustang is about more than just numbers.

The 5.2 - litre engine is much larger capacity than other flat - plane crank V8's, giving it a unique set of qualities compared to rivals like the supercharged Chevrolet Camaro ZL1.

The flat - plane crank V8 uses a dry sump lubrication system and a stop - start function is included for the first time on a McLaren.

Yes, it's flat, but did you know there are three different flat - plane crank designs?

Having been sold on the merits of the flat - plane crank, we asked if it might find its way into pickup trucks, to which Adam replied that it's not as strong down in the 1,000 -2,000-rpm range where those workhorses spend much of their lives.

Forget flat - plane cranks — it's a new spray - in cylinder liner that makes the ’16 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang engine really rock.

Not exact matches

«We're still cranking our plane up at this stage,» he says.

After you finish those you'd then move directly to a strength - based movement working the same plane of motion where in this case you'd go to some regular push ups or ring push ups to increase the intensity and crank these out for as many reps as you could get done just stopping a few reps short of failure.

A new limited run of Shelby GT350 and GT350R models will make 526 hp and 429 lb - ft from a 5.2 - liter flat - plane - crank V - 8 with an 8,250 rpm redline.

Even Ferrari's hometown is a cross between an automotive Vatican and a flat - plane - crank version of Vegas, with gift shops, shrines, and museums celebrating the prancing horse.

Like the non-R GT350, this Mustang is equipped with a naturally aspirated 5.2 - litre V8 with a flat - plane - crank; not the same engine as the 5 - litre, cross-plane-crank V8 that you find in the standard Mustang.

Tony Glynn at Ferrari specialist Foskers says the flat - plane - crank V8 gives very few issues provided it's serviced on schedule — which means an oil change every year and belts every three.

Thanks to a couple of leaks, it's probably a safe bet that the GT500 will pack a supercharged variant of the GT350's flat - plane - crank 5.2 - liter V - 8.