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Originally Posted by Dave07997S
Yea, whenever they bring up the S65 I just point out this thread. Far more losses with the GT350 for the short period of time they have been out.
Dave
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Three other important comparisons to make:
1. Production numbers on the Voodoo 5.2L V8 are way lower than the S65, even if you just look at annual averages.
2. The S65 was a sized-down version of an existing engine, and design choices were made to correct earlier problems (the biggest being the switch to low-pressure VANOS). The Voodoo is only very loosely related to the Coyote 5.0 V8.
3. The Voodoo was rushed to production. Raj Nair, the former lead of Ford Performance, admitted that it had a short development timeline and was a bit of an emotional decision to do it ("we're doing this!"). This may have adversely affected their R&D / testing programs.