Today, I will run through the key differences between the 5.0L V8 with a cross plane design from the Mustang GT and the new 5.2L flat plane engine in the Shelby GT350. During Road & Track’s acceleration runs with the 605 hp version, the best they could post was a 0–60-mph time of 4.4 seconds because of wheelspin in the first two gears. Once underway, the Super Snake bit off the quarter mile in 12.5 sec. at 119.9 mph. A stock GT500 ran a 0–60 mph of 4.6 sec. and a quarter-mile time of 12.8 sec. On January 27, 1965, the first Shelby Mustang — a 1965 Shelby GT350 in Wimbledon White — made its public debut. By February, the race version of the car (the Shelby GT350R) won its first SCCA race while competing against the likes of Corvettes and other powerhouse cars. It wasn't long before people began to associate the name Shelby with Shelby Mustang production ceased in 1970 with a total volume of 14,559 units. The Ford Special Vehicle Team brought performance back to Mustang in 1993. After 12 years and with nearly 80,000 high And who could forget those beautiful shoes: 19” x 10.5” (F) and 19” x 11” (R) wheels wrapped in 305/30R19 Pilot Sport Cup 2 tires borrowed from the Shelby GT350R. Needless to say, regardless of the 66 horsepower difference between the GT and GT350, these suspension upgrades offer one heck of a package for some serious fun. 2020. Compare Trims. $59,140. Price range (MSRP) Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 For Sale. 14/21 mpg. City/Hwy. 526 hp. Horsepower. The Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is absolutely glorious fun to drive. And, perhaps, the last of a breed of a more analog than digital machine, where the driver and the driver alone makes decisions It had immense horsepower and bullet-proof reliability. Despite Shelby’s familiarity installing the massive engine into other Fords, wedging it in-between the shock towers of a Mustang would take an entire recreation in order to make it fit. Chuck Cantwell was the Project Engineer of both the 1965 GT350 and the 1967 GT500 programs. The 1966 Shelby GT350H Mustangs are mechanically identical to the regular GT350. They are powered by a K-code, Cobra 289 High-Performance V8 that makes up to 306 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 329 lb-ft of torque. Via Theo-Graphics. The muscle car zooms to 60 mph in 6.6 seconds and completes a quarter-mile in 15.2 seconds. What's going on guys I don't own a 5.0 nor a 5.4 shelby but I hear there's a little rivalry going on between the 2 (1) there was a dude in a bone stock 5.4 08 shelby I think talking back and forward to this coyote owner (2) have any of you coyote owners taken down a 5.4 (3) I was surprised that he was comparing a supercharged 5.4 to a bolt on bLgL.