Goose66

So what are the differences between the 5.0 in my truck and the 5.0 in the mustangs? If I understand correctly the mustang is producing more hp, why?

Adobe2X

IIRC..........Ford wanted to move the torque peak down a bit in the F-150 engine, so they changed the cam profile and intake, among some other small changes. This cost them some peak HP....but still, for a truck engine, the peak torque on the 5.0 is still way up there.
Folks don't mind revving the heck out of their sports car for peak performance, but on a truck, you do want the torque at a bit lower rpm's than that.

11screw50

That is right, they needed to produce more torque lower so they made some changes. Fortunately, the modifications Ford made work well in the truck.

mechanicboy

I've been all over this.

1. Pistons
2. Intake Cams
3. Oil Pump
4. Exhaust manifolds on f150, headers on the mustang.
5. Exhaust after manifolds.
6. MAF housing

gDMJoe

7. intake manifold
8. cylinder heads
9. compression ratio
10. oil cooler (unless it's a BOSS 302)
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mechanicboy

Intake is the same internally (if you know differently I'd like to see), no power to be gained (but if you like the color that's cool). Cylinder heads are also the same except Boss. Pistons is part of the compression ratio. Yea, forgot, all F150 5.0s come with an oil cooler and different oil filter mounting altogether. Track pack and Boss mustangs have oil coolers.

2013 and later mustangs do not have piston oil squirters, F-150s do.

straightaxle

The cylinder heads being different comes from the Ford part number being different for a replacement head, but the reality is that the head is the same casting as the mustang, but has a different valve job for the finished assembly. Valves are the same, ports the same, valve train is the same, only real difference is the valve seat width on the exhaust valve. In the truck, the seat cut is wider to help dissipate heat under loaded conditions (think towing). Otherwise, the only real differences are those that mechanicboy characterized.

Goose66

Changes made to move the torque down lower in the rpm's is what I figured being a truck. So it would appear the biggest changes to the motor would be in the pistons, cam and exhaust


Interesting... Thanks for clearing this up, a friend of mine and I were wondering if it was the same motor or not. Basically it is but yet it isn't, lol

Feathermerchant

So as far as I know the transmission is the same in the Mustang and the F150, Right?
Same in Boss and Raptor aslo?

gDMJoe

No personal experience. Source: *.Wiki' reference below.

5.0L points-of-reference:

• 5.0L V8 Specs *F150 HUB
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• 2011 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 Coyote Engine *5.0 MUSTANG & SUPER FORDS
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• Ford Modular engine - 5.0 L Coyote - F-150 Variant *Wikipedia
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• 2011 Ford F-150 5.0-liter V-8 Gains Power Burning E85 Ethanol *PickupTrucks.com