Junkyard Dog
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I did not call it a dud. Motor Trend did. Sorry if I did not make it clear that was a quote.With all due respect, the boss 429 was quite fast by the standards of the day. Calling it a dude is quite niave and silly. Getting off the line with all that power and no traction control in a 4 speed top loader was a skill few people in these times can appreciate.
Besides, I'm not really sure where you are going with all this anyway. The ecoboost, or any modern engine, cannot be fairy compared to 50 year old iron old big block technology.
The Car Craft effort with headers and solid cam tells a different story than blaming the traction. That was on a dyno with attempts to make more power.
And where am I going? I already got there: An unfair comparison to 50 year old big block technology!

You made my point for me, or, that was my point. It is not even a fair comparison.
I think the Ecoboost Mustang is a cool car, and I do not even own one.
I do wonder if it would make a very fun HPDE track day car with super sticky tires and some horsepower and suspension mods, some weight reduction efforts (pull another 300 pounds out of it) with the Dark Horse handling package brakes. Just a thought . . .
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