F150 vs Mustang Coyote: What's the Difference?

Out of all the modern American v8s out there,  the Ford Coyote is arguably the best of them all.   It's super efficient it's very advanced  and it makes a ton of power per liter   especially compared to something like the GM  LS which is a great engine in its own right   but it doesn't have the same power  potential if you will of the Ford Coyote. The only problem is not all Coyotes are the same  you've got a few different generations and a few   different variants within those generations and  more specifically there's a f-150 and a mustang   version of the Coyote and a lot of people want  to know what the difference is because they are   really similar but they're not exactly the same  so let's dive in and find out which one is better. Right off the bat it's kind of obvious that  the ford mustang coyote makes more power than   the ford f-150 coyote and across the board  there's about a 30 to 40 horsepower peak   difference between the two now that's at the  absolute peak peak torque is really close between   the two it's it's definitely not that drastic but  the big change between the two is the area under   the curve so how much low end and mid-range torque  the f-150 engine produces compared to the mustang   engine for the mustang peak power occurs around  6 500 rpm where the f-150 is around 5750 rpm   equally as important peak torque on the f-150  is about 500 rpm lower than it is on the mustang   based on the use cases for each application this  makes sense since you want as much low end power   as possible for towing and hauling ford changed  the peak torque of these two variants through   camshafts internals intake manifolds exhaust  manifolds and tuning starting from the top down   we can look at the intake manifold first as far  as i can tell the f-150 intake manifold is almost   identical to the mustang in fact some sources say  it is absolutely identical but there are a lot of   sources that claim that the f-150 intake manifold  sits just a little bit higher which indicates the   possibility of longer intake runners it's also  worth noting that the f-150 intake manifold is   gray where on the mustang it's black before you go  ripping me apart in the comments telling me that   the f-150 and the mustang intake are identical  just know that justin starkly of vmp performance   is a guy who tested a bunch of different coyote  intake manifolds and put them into one comparison   he's the one who said that the f-150 intake  manifold does have longer intake runners and   produces more low-end torque size shape and length  of the intake port can have a very big effect on   air velocity and it really affects the power curve  and obviously since the f-150 is going to be set   up for more low-end torque the intake manifold  is set up for more low-end torque it's designed   to produce more low-end power compared to the gt  manifold it's also worth noting that of all the   oem coyote intake manifolds the 2018 plus mustang  intake manifold offers the best performance for   the money spent even competing with the cobra  jet intake manifold which is literally designed   specifically for race use but the oem intake  manifold of the 2018 coyote is almost exactly   the same in terms of performance moving on to the  camshafts it's basically more of the same where   the f-150 is set up to have more low-end torque  than the mustang and ford did this by changing the   intake camshafts and giving them less duration on  the f-150 compared to the mustang but the exhaust   camshafts are left the same with the intake  valves closing sooner there is increased cranking   pressure which theoretically helps improve low  end torque ford variable cam timing system also   known as ti vct can be found on both engines  which allows for a massive amount of change in   valve overlap an area that's kind of great is the  differences in tuning and i couldn't really find   any clear answers on how fortune the ti vct system  on the f-150 compared to the mustang to make more   low-end torque so if anybody is able to find clear  answers on how fortunes their variable cam timing   systems please let me know down in the comments  below the last major difference that you'll find   on top of these engines is the exhaust manifold  where on the mustang you have a stainless steel   exhaust manifold and on the f-150 you have a cast  iron exhaust manifold and this makes sense because   the mustang is a performance application stainless  steel is quite a bit lighter than cast iron so the   headers on the mustang are going to be way lighter  than the headers on the f-150 and it's also   worth noting that cast iron headers are typically  cheaper to manufacture depending on the generation   of coyote that you're looking at compression  is different on the early coyote motors the   mustang had an 11 to 1 compression ratio and the  f-150s had a 10 and a half to one compression   ratio that since changed on the gen 3 to 12 to  1 compression ratio across the board partially   thanks to the addition of direct injection for  both versions other changes include the f-150s   front-mounted oil cooler less robust oil pump  gears and lack of a windage trait the timing   cover is also ribbed and the alternator location  is also different as well when it all comes down   to it these two motors are incredibly similar and  really the performance numbers show that these two   motors are very very similar and basically the  only differences between the two are the intake   manifold the intake camshafts the tuning and the  exhaust manifolds other than that they are nearly   identical while the f-150 coyote might make a  little bit less power it is arguably the more   popular motor for motor swaps because of the fact  that it's cheaper to source there's a bazillion   f-150s out there with coyote motors and you're  probably going to be able to find one cheaper than   you could find a wrecked mustang with coyote motor  and if you wanted to make an f-150 coyote perform   similar to a mustang coyote all you really need  to do is tuning intake manifolds and camshafts   and with that you could even way outperform a  stock mustang coyote so i hope you guys enjoyed   the video if you did please smash the thumbs  up button because it really helps me out get   subscribed so you don't miss out on future videos  drop a comment down below letting me know if i   missed anything and what videos you want to see in  the future and i'll see you guys in the next one you

Channel: Dust Runners Automotive Journal

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Keywords: mustang, 5.0, f150, coyote, ford coyote, f150 vs mustang, coyote vs ls

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Length: 5min 19sec (319 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 16 2020