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Maximizing airflow through the engine is a primary driver of the flat-plane crank design, which inherently delivers improved exhaust airflow, because you never have two cylinders on the same.
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The flat-plane crankshaft in the Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang's 5.2-liter V8. With a flat-plane crankshaft, pistons in each bank of the engine rise and fall in pairs. This causes more vibration than a cross-plane crank would, but it has the effect of spacing cylinder firing so that exhaust pulses exit the ports and merge in the exhaust pipe with orderly, evenly spaced timing.
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Flat-plane cranks are not new or unusual. Four-cylinder engines have them and Cadillac's 314 V-8, which debuted in 1915, used one. The flat-plane crankshaft from Ford's 5.2-liter Voodoo V-8.
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In fact, the fastest and most powerful Ford modular V-8 on Earth—John Mihovetz's Accufab Mustang— produces well over 3,000 horsepower and turns 10,000 rpm with a cross-plane crankshaft. For those unfamiliar with late-model Fords, Mihovetz's mod motor shares the same basic engine architecture as the new 5.2L.
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114 Photos Transmission Behind two very different engines are two very different transmissions. The GT350 has a six-speed manual, allowing complete driver control befitting of the car's track.
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2015 Shelby GT350 Mustang: This Is It Flat plane crank. 5.2 liters. At least 500 horsepower and 400 pound feet of torque. Six speed… Most V8 engines we know and love today — the ones with.
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The difference is the flat-plane crank fires each bank at equal intervals, for better intake breathing and exhaust scavenging, at some sacrifice in smoothness. These fussy little quibbles aside, here's an illuminating and entertaining primer on the flat-crank V8.
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A flat plane engine's crankshaft throws its pistons 180 degrees, creating a shape that from an aerial view would look a lot like a straight line. A cross-plane engine throws its pistons in 90-degree angles, creating a "cross" design when viewed from above.
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5.2L V8 engine with a flat-plane crank that produces 526 hp and 429 lb.-ft. of torque. The hand-assembled 5.2L Ti-VCT V8 with a flat-plane crankshaft found on the 2019 Ford Shelby GT350 ® is the most powerful naturally aspirated road-going engine in Ford history. With a redline of 8,250 rpm, it's also the highest-revving production V8 Ford.
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The GT350 is the only Mustang right now with a flat plane, but they're common in Ferraris and many other European sports cars like the McLaren. There are also rumors about a flat-plane crank engine being used in the higher-performance trims of the new Chevy C8 Corvette. What Mustang had a flat-plane crank? Ford Mustang Shelby GT350
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Jun 15, 2022 There are two crank designs available when picking one for your next V-8 project: cross- and flat-plane. For the most part, cross-plane cranks dominate, especially in.
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-First and foremost, the flat plane crank weighs less, so the Shelby GT350 Mustang engine will be more efficient in getting its power to the wheels. -This lightweight crank will allow the.
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The new 5.2-liter engine has its own block casting, new crankshaft (duh), new pistons, new connecting rods, new heads, new cams, new intake, new oil pan, and a new harmonic balancer to smooth out the flat-plane's inherently tricky vibrations.
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374 lb-ft (wheel) @ 4,900 rpm. The GT350 put down 467 hp and 374 lb-ft to the wheels. Given the ambient temperature especially, that's a very healthy result. As always, peak numbers are just one.