Mustang Endurance | “The Heart” Ep. 2 | Ford Performance

Dive into Episode 2 of #MustangEndurance, where we reveal the intricate journey of the Mustang GT3's engine, from the block machining in Essex to its assembly at M-Sport. Witness the meticulous crafting and testing that embody 'The Heart' of this racing powerhouse. #BredtoRaceFP
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[@zontetaji506]

21 years old and ford what you're doing has the youth wanting to become engineers please push limits like no other

[@Lesterman_1]

Ford had been complacent for far too long. I'm excited and worried at the same time. I'm excited to see Ford do, what I know Ford can do. I'm worried about the push to strangle crude oil.

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

@@Lesterman_1that’s why need to have the balls like Aston martin and bring a V12

[@Lesterman_1]

@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu it's more fun to do it with 8

[@Lesterman_1]

@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu oh and Aston Martin can thank Ford, for that V12! 😁

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

@@Lesterman_1 it’s cosworth lol

[@sprintermaximus]

As a Porsche owner and fan, I am more stoked about this program and GT3 Mustang than most other cars to compete this coming season. Such a badass car.

[@Skull-Beneath-The-Skin]

Maybe it's time to sell your glorified Volkswagen and get e real car- a Mustang.

[@mikeice38]

IMSA parking lot will be fun this year.

[@Charlie-go6eb]

@@Skull-Beneath-The-Skin Not cool at all. I have a 350R and and a 500Cftp, and absolutely love them. That said I like pretty much all manufacturers. I’m a car guy first. Porsche makes some amazing cars.

[@Skull-Beneath-The-Skin]

@@Charlie-go6eb They're still glorified VWs...

[@BruceDragon-sf1tr]

​@@Charlie-go6ebbut Porsche doesn't make muscle cars.

[@Voodude69]

Great Video - as a Brit in the US that dailies a GT350, happy to see the UK/US racing connection going back to AC Cobras and Le Mans still going strong at Ford! It'll be an exciting few years as the Team races and we get to benefit from the lessons learned in future road cars! Racing does improve the breed.

[@rickvang7313]

Yep! Ford GT40s AC Cobras! British American Racing 🏁 BAR Racing 🏁 🏎 👌 😍 🙌

[@ghuff31]

glad to know that I'm not the only one dailying a tree fiddy! My whole Shelby club is into this and sharing every video. Can't wait for Daytona this month!!

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

@@rickvang7313 lola mk7 the start of the ford GT40

[@M4V3R1CK_13]

I'm in love with this GT3 Mustang... I'm having the same excitement as I had back in 2016 with the Chip Ganassi Ford GT LMGTE Pro.

[@mikeice38]

True

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

They won on fords anniversary on there first try did they not ?

[@M4V3R1CK_13]

@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu yep

[@C36B]

Very exciting for Ford to be taking this on. The KZbin series is coming out amazing.

[@ald1144]

I want an eight-hour loop of that engine sound.

[@12th.jahlil]

There will be a 24 hour one soon!

[@jasonfoss2457]

Kinda sounds like lightning McQueen from Cars 😂😂

[@R0b0tkilla]

So grateful for these videos and you bringing us on the journey. I am so excited for Le Mans. No matter what happens the viewers already won, thanks!

[@johnsullivan937]

With the growing trend of pushing silent muffled v6 vaccuum cleaner sounding engines in modern racing series. You guys are a shining beacon of hope. Cant wait to hear this thing screaming down the straight in austin this next septermber. I couldnt even hear the acura, bmw m4, or ferrari 296 at the gt world race. But cars like this you dont just hear, you feel too. Thanks for injecting some much needed energy into racing. Racing aint just a numbers game, winning is important for sure, but winning over the hearts and minds of the crowd is mighty important too. Welcome back.

[@JJ-Fox]

As a 19 year old I Love driving my foxbody everyday , these cars are special , mustangs are one of those cars that bring people together and build long lasting memory’s. Thank you Ford for giving kids like me the opportunity to make dreams come true.

[@LeeTillbury]

Just like the Ford US/UK collaboration of the GT40 in the 60s❤🇺🇲🇬🇧

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

Lola mk7 👍

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

The best sound car for American combo is the Aston Martin AMR1 group c that’s the loudest V8 period . Also have panoz, McLaren pan am,

[@camrsr5463]

Lets get it ready for the Nurburgring! SP-9 homologation! lets goooooo!

[@andrewromo9496]

I love you guys at Ford Motor Company. I wanna say thank you for making a car I have loved my whole life. Good luck. Go Ford.

[@craigyirush3492]

Can’t wait to see this race at Long Beach next year. Fwiw, pretty sure they simulated a 24 Hour race with the GT40’s 427 on a dyno.

[@thatrealba]

Keep these videos coming. That car sounds so, SO amazing! I cannot wait for Daytona and the rest of the season.

[@tobization]

For the love of God, hopefully you provide an explanation as to how you got 5.4 liters from a stock deck height Coyote block and not just pretty photos as the car zooms by.

[@Milano322]

They punch it out to 5.4 liters for Aussie Supercars too; would be cool to see some more technical details for sure.

[@duckdestroyer2412]

I would imagine bore it out to 5200cc and then stroke it out for the remaining 200cc? Give or take on either side.

[@BarnettMotorsport]

You can buy 5.4 and 5.5ltr stroker kits off the shelf for the coyote. Bigger bore and longer stroke.

[@tobization]

@@BarnettMotorsport The problem is the max bore dimensions are limited due to bore center dimensions on modular Ford blocks. Hence why Ford went with a spray bore coating in order to achieve a mere 5.2 liters on the GT350/GT500. As for a longer stroke, not exactly what you want if you need "high" rpm.

[@BarnettMotorsport]

@@tobization I hear ya. I think most the 5.0 mustang blocks stick Darton sleeves in to run 5.2ltr. That's good if you you want to rev it, however the car in this video is running intake restrictors, you can see them a couple of times during the video. Aussie v8 supercars run as a 5.4 but also have intake restrictor and rev limit of 7500. I guess for these applications a 5.4ltr is better due to intake and RPM restrictions.

[@markusb2743]

Oh! what I would'nt give to own and drive one of those cars, that sound is absolutely music. I can listen to that sound all day 24/7 it gives me heart pulpitations.

[@agentv7543]

as a regular Le mans enthusiast i really love and hope to hear this american powered V8 screaming down in Le mans it sounds so good

[@WordToMomsYo]

As a life-long Blue Oval/Mustang fan, i can't express how it feels to merely hear the phrase "Mustang GT3," let alone watch the actual car compete on the global stage at the highest level. PS - this "Mustang Endurance" series feels almost like an HBO Sports production, and that's a pretty big compliment in my book. Good work, folks..

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

Marc cars mustang looks simular

[@Twinturbovan]

Man Ford is doing big things!

[@mikecurtis2585]

Ready to see them on the track! First On Race Day!!!!

[@N-Scale]

Wishing you all , all the best !!!

[@cpuchala7]

I'll see you guys in Daytona next month.

[@turbotommyguns]

Thank you Ford Performance for the series. I'm a Shelby GT500 owner and love everything racecar that you do.

[@Vogurt]

can't wait to race this baby in iRacing ;)

[@josephyang8236]

FoMoCo back at it again! Loving this new program. Go get'em boys and girls

[@modestomonteroferro9145]

BROOMM!! What a sound!!! Enjoy these moments before all electric infected the motorsports….!!

[@jameslawson7225]

What a beast!!!💯👌

[@matthiasgrunwald895]

Support from germany!

[@piratekingwyatt5534]

ITS FREAKING AWESOME TO WATCH THIS JOURENY THAT "FP" IS DOING AND I SERIOUSLY CANT WAIT FOR 24 HRS OF LE MANS

[@cdlholder]

Man I'm excited. Can't wait until Daytona.

[@l88ch3r]

Oh my. I can't wait for WEC this year!

[@rickintexas1584]

As an engineer this definitely gets my heart pumping. Thanks for the video!

[@rockytransaman8288]

Back in the early 90's Larry Holt and driver Scott Maxwell of Multimatic were road racing Ford's in street stock touring series in Quebec and Ontario Canada. They continued for decades. Scott became one of the most respected road racers in Canada and Larry become the Albert Einstein of motorsports turning Multimatic into Automotive giant that it is now.

[@chilopodamancer]

When M-Sport is assembling the engine you can see that they're using a 94mm piston ring compressor, meaning that it's been bored out to 5.2 and then stroked to be undersquare which is an interesting choice for a race engine since they're usually high strung oversquare, high revving monsters. However I think this fits into what they were saying about the engine that's as powerful as possible not always being best. Undersquare sacrifices top end performance but allows the engine to be a bit more efficient, reliable and have a larger, flatter torque curve, allowing it to punch out of the corners consistently. In a series with strict BoP that will likely limit the top end performance of the engine anyways this choice is actually a pretty good way to go about it. Overall very interesting, looking forward to getting more hints about the car as this series develops.

[@chilopodamancer]

@@irfuelExactly, all the better too if you can make more downlow power and torque throughout the entire rev-range while being more fuel efficient.

[@Ever443]

Well said.

[@sanity6969]

Thank you Ford being real and innovative. 2024 is Ford year ❤

[@dinsdaleseven1627]

Don't tell me you're not going to Le Mans. That's the one that counts! That's the one that makes your heart swell with pride.

[@Charlie-go6eb]

Can’t wait for the COTA event. Be there for sure.

[@twostorywood]

Cannot wait to see these bad boys putting it to all the supercar GT3s on track. Don't know yet which team will get my allegiance but it'll be one with a Mustang in the garage, I can tell you that. SO STOKED for 2024!!!

[@SlammedZero]

This series is fantastic. Looking forward to the next episode.

[@dannymills9643]

I Love It Ford Performance!! Keep Testing And Getting it Better Always!!

[@themichaeljustdoit]

blue oval oh yes!

[@ChasingDifferentAdventures]

Finally, a Mustang that will be Faster than Ferrari, and maybe the Porsche GT3 Target Locked on 👨🏻👍🏻🏎🏁🏁🚩🚩

[@scfMetro]

Fantastic to have you back! I was a huge fan of the Ford GT program in GTE/GTLM from 2016-19 and thought it was stopped too early...

[@WayApp]

Heart of Mustang

[@kt140p6]

Every part of this looks excellent.

[@deepin2u]

Somehow the very beginning of this car's part 2 intro sounds all to familiar and Boss-Badman! "This is my Mustang. There are many like it but this one is mine (soon to be Eats-Every-Other-GTD-Globally)! lol

[@mayhemw.6122]

I can't say enough. I just love to see this! wow

[@lorenhoss4587]

Sounds Amazing!

[@RaffaeleSanseverino]

I have only ford in family , 6 in total :) I love ford , welcome back in GT3 little beast

[@jiggidyjam]

Man that engine sounds amazing

[@b9bot148]

The dyno with the full driveline doing simulated races is insane!

[@chrisstopher2277]

There are a lot of fricking smart people out there. The setup testing looked so cool. I wonder if these engineers get along with their drivers. You can create a work of art that should never fail but it's down to good ole Billy Bob from Alabama and how much weight he puts on the petal.

[@chrism.728]

The Mustang GT3 is an absolute monster!

[@gersonacero7413]

Longer EP’s please!!!!!

[@trillteyy4564]

Lets go ford le mans for the win 2024 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Volksbubs]

This project is so cool good luck guys!!

[@blueskyhuskyofficial]

Incredible future ahead. Good luck

[@cruise2kx]

Good job Ford. Keep it up!

[@jonasrutherford1076]

I hope we get this level of media for the 26 F1 engine, so great to watch :)

[@belovedsoul98]

Love it!

[@badbonzai1]

Go Ford!

[@Lester.M]

Excellent content and production. Best of luck in GT3.

[@evamufarrohahalhady-uq6et]

From the sounds machine, it's the holding on gravitasi.

[@autopia8802]

Ford will surely win ❤

[@deanharris7149]

Can’t wait!!!

[@joshuabennett8110]

Can't wait to see it on the nurburgring and Lemans

[@koraxi8958]

This promotion is unprecedented for a race car. Usually this effort is just eserved for road cars. I feel ford are really capitalising on the surge of interest in endurance racing.

[@beastmodeoverseer8525]

@0:55 OMG SOUNDS SO GOOD LOL

[@pro.racer188]

the legend

[@rsr-warrior]

Great video guys, as a Porsche supporter this year I will also route for the GT3 Mustang, 1st time ever I will be looking out for the Blue Oval. Keep it up guys!

[@gman125]

GT3 fans all over the world are in for a rude awaking. A loud one at that. Can't wait!!

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

I’m afraid with the audi V10s in the lambo and R8 they are going to silence it the only V8 in GT3 I have seen that is so loud is the BMW Z4 GT3. I don’t think this car is far off from the Bentley. I don’t know what you think?

[@gman125]

@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu Might not be the loudest (I care less about that) in GT3, but it is one of the best sounding V-8's in Ford's fleet.

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

@@gman125 i thinks it’s the only V8 race car they have . Also got to remember MARC cars mustangs

[@gman125]

@@Kierenstanden-qz7eu You haven't seen the BroncoR?

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

@@gman125 you haven’t seen the DBRS9 lol

[@maximusvonce1381]

Ford Mustang Symphony

[@darioblock4351]

I need one!!!!!!

[@Techn9cian123]

Can't wait to own this.... in iRacing

[@ChaseGentry]

🔥🔥

[@tae715gt]

I just want to know where and what magic we're doing to make this a 5.4 since this just confirmed its factory block but modified. Can the public get a 5.4l coyote 👀

[@911g1]

🦅 America 🇺🇸

[@hebervallejo7923]

I will love to test that

[@jeremystarnes3160]

Going to be an insane journey and as a NC resident this video was amazing so many familiar spots

[@augustortiz]

Hopefully this 5.4 makes it to the street cars.

[@promx96]

Im praying it does it would be a dream

[@bwpospolyta]

I want that carbon fiber intake!!!😮

[@ultragts1754]

Doing test in Monteblanco Spain!

[@marioc.9985]

I'm already looking forward to next year,to all a contemplative Christmas celebration

[@Skull-Beneath-The-Skin]

In the automotive world, there is nothing as awesome as the sound of a Ford V8- NOTHING.

[@promx96]

The sound of this V8 craps on any other flat plane supercharged, etc. motors

[@chrisdaigle5410]

The Mustang GTD that Ford sells to the public is even faster than the race car!

[@pritambarai889]

Anybody can told me how many test analysis for the car heart/engine passthrroug when its totally ready to roaring in track❤?

[@stiwrc]

Hardly wait

[@tonykickerkomp1653]

Is this a sand cast like the predator block

[@_x__q]

Yo, let me get one of those engines for my mustang.

[@paulogameamg1061]

Cool 🗿

[@Nputu]

💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@Kierenstanden-qz7eu]

M- sport made the Bentley GT3! They made a 2 tonne car race with already lighter and fast cars they got it down to 1300kg. Its also sounded good.

[@markdessert4077]

I want one for my 2011 mustang gt.

[@ALMX5DP]

So factory Coyote (Predator?) block? Presume there is both additional bore and stroke versus whatever originally pulled from the factory line. What does it rev to? Would love to see the dyno plot. Edit - lol I should just keep watching :)

[@robert23497]

I have to ask. How much horsepower does it make and does it have a flat plane crank? I know the gtd makes 800 horsepower but this motor is different. I'm a long time ford guy and I'm super fond of the 351 Windsor motor although I'm sure it isn't nearly as efficient or powerful as this thing.

[@promx96]

This motor in a production mustang would be a dream

[@jeromephaneuf868]

Can someone please tell me what the tire specs are for this car? Sizes...it seems to me the fronts are narrower than the rears... thanks!

[@Cheesecake433]

will this be at the 6 hours of spa in 2024 ? would be great to see this race !

[@m3lgar582]

Yes it's racing in WEC so it's definitely be at Spa

[@Cheesecake433]

@@m3lgar582 can't wait . It will be my first endurance race live 🔥

[@JohnGuyu]

🌞

[@ricknoah9184]

One thing that wasn't said was "how well" the car was doing vs. known GT3 times for that track. However, I do believe that reliability is as important as podium times-- for now....

[@TheChismillionaire]

If only this gets added to the parts catalog for purchase....

[@Mangobrain82]

So when is this motor going to be available on the Ford Performance catalog?