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Ford's Special Vehicle Team (SVT) engineers to take high performance to a new level with the 2011 Ford Shelby Mustang GT500, so a car that has all-new aluminum-block engine, better driving dynamics and handling, improved fuel economy and more power horse from sebelumnya.bisa you imagine how the speed of this car. "Team SVT continues to drive performance standards from Shelby to a higher level and better repair," said Jost Capito, director of global performance vehicles and motor sport development of the business. "All the changes we made to reflect the desire for better handling and superb driving dynamics -. From the weight savings to balance the enhanced".want to know?
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The 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 is supported by the all-new aluminum-block 5.4-liter supercharged V-8 engine that produces 550 horsepower and 510 ft.-lb. torque, 10 horsepower increase over the 2010 model. The machine also is 102 pounds lighter than its predecessor, giving the ratio of power-to-weight better, increase fuel economy, acceleration, handling and steering precision.
"Cutting weight to improve performance is a tradition among hot rodders," said Carroll Shelby, founder of Shelby American. "It may not be as sexy as adding more brake horsepower or greater, but the shave pounds off of a car is a smart move that you can make."
The new machine uses state-of-the-art Plasma Transferred Wire Arc (PTWA) liner layer, a process that implements 150-micron layer of a composite containing nanoparticles on the internal surface of cylinder boring machines, replacing cast iron liners are typically used in engine blocks of aluminum . Intellectual Property Owners Education Foundation honor the inventor of the technology patented by Ford PTWA 2009 National Inventor of the Year Award.
This is the first Ford application of the technology, and it offers improved overall performance and durability, along with functional benefits of reduced friction between piston rings and cylinder bores, improved heat transfer due to increased surface contact area and a weight savings of 8.5 pounds compared to a typical steel-sleeved aluminum block. A mechanical roughening process provides higher material adhesion for the spray coating.
The PTWA process uses air and electricity to create a plasma jet of 35,000 degrees Fahrenheit, which melts a steel wire that is fed into a rotating spray gun. Using atomized air, the melted steel wire is blown into a specially machined surface of the aluminum-block engine cylinder bore. In the process of melting and applying the metal to the surface, the steel wire oxidizes, creating a composite coating consisting of both iron and iron oxide.
"Ford's Global Research and Advanced Engineering looks to all industries for advanced technologies - and this comes from aerospace. It's the same technology you would find on aircraft engines," said Glenn Jorgensen, SVT powertrain team leader. "We've invented a coating as a replacement for cast iron that delivers improvements in power and performance and fuel economy."
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