from Ford The Coyote engine is one of the best-known of the modern V8s, going up against the Camaro’s 6.2-liter LT1 engine and making about the same power.
It is relatively unstressed in the Ford Mustang GT and the engine are capable of more power; thanks to That Racing Channel on YouTube we can see one that puts out 2500hp for about 50 quarter miles and 1000 street miles.
While the Coyote is a reliable and robust machine, the question is how has it held up for all this time running at such high pressures?
Will the structural integrity have been compromised as the team was running it so close to its maximum threshold? will they find out in a detailed breakdown of the Coyote in the video below?
The Ford Coyote engine is reliable and robust – up to 2500 hp or more
In the Ford Mustang S550, the 5-liter Coyote V8 makes about 450 hp and 410 lb-ft, but the MSRacing team with Brett, who is also featured in the video, ran the unit with turbochargers and some custom parts like a Boss crankshaft. , MGP connecting rods and Manley pistons among others.
After a win in Sick Week 2023, the following weekend a light knocking sound was heard under the driver’s side valve cover. Brett stopped running the car and luckily may have extended the life of the engine.
As the team disassembles the engine in the video, they comment on how clean it looks and how good it is despite the workload it’s been running; the copper joints aren’t as heat-marked as they usually are, and the combustion chambers are clean.
However, they find the culprit of the noise: a broken piece found in the head.
The Ford Mustang Coyote V8 is a good engine for drag racing
Despite the broken part, the rest of the engine has run perfectly with no other damage to other parts and looks solid. The team keeps commenting on how good it looks, and Brett confesses that they have a solid routine of warming up the engine before driving, checking pressures and temperatures, and always running the engine and transmission at the same temperatures to check consistency. , as well as premium fuel only.
The oil filter was changed every other race or so and the cartridge oil filter was inspected regularly.
It seems that with the combination of the Coyote engine, good maintenance, and quality parts, the 5L is capable of 50+ runs at 2500hp with 48lbs of boost with no problem and come out pretty good.
At the end, the team checks the piston sleeves and everything checks out as well, which means the team will be able to upgrade the crankshaft, pistons and connecting rods and increase the heat of this Coyote even more.
