The supercharged engine – lifted straight from Ford’s highly-tuned Mustang Shelby GT500 – has more power than a Formula Two car, but it comes at a price.
Ford Performance is now offering the supercharged 5.2-litre ‘Predator’ V8 from its Mustang Shelby GT500 as a standalone ‘crate motor’… and it costs almost as much a full car.
Ford says the ‘big-block’ petrol engine – assigned part number M-6007-M52SC – can be dropped straight into most chassis-based projects or restorations without modification, and sends 567kW/847Nm to a gearbox of the buyer’s choosing.
This should allow the best rear-wheel-drive vehicles to launch from 0-100km/h in less than four seconds (tyres, weight and transmission permitting). In the Mustang, it permits a top speed in excess of 290km/h.
A compression ratio of 9.5:1 is claimed, as is a 94mm piston bore and 93mm stroke length.
When packaged for shipping, its wooden crate measures
1130mm long, 1090mm wide, and 1130mm tall.While not currently on sale in Australia, the 5.2-litre ‘Predator’ V8 is priced from $US25,995 ($AU35,000) in the USA. Various options – including an electronics control pack – can be added for a premium.
For reference, an entire entry-level 231kW/575Nm four-cylinder ‘EcoBoost’ Ford Mustang starts from $US27,155 ($AU36,800) – just $US1160 ($AU1500) more than the standalone engine.
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