2001 Bullitt Mustang Engine
Based on the 2001 mustang gt the limited production bullitt featured a 4 6 liter v 8 tweaked for better airflow and power including a cast aluminum intake twin 57 mm bore throttle body and high flow mufflers.
2001 bullitt mustang engine. In 2001 guise the already powerful cobra has received another boost in both power and performance. It produces 265 horsepower and a broader torque curve compared with the mustang gt engine. The hand built 4 6 liter dual overhead cam v8 engine has been upgraded with everything from a deep skirt block to tumble port induction. When all was said and done our 2001 bullitt put down 283 horsepower and 287 lb ft of torque on shrader performance s in house dyno.
As a result it pumps out an honest to heaven 320 horsepower and 317 pound feet of torque. 2001 mustang bullitt history. Notice up top in the rpm range how flat our horsepower. This is ford s tribute to steve mcqueen and the 1968 gt390 that chased down that wily black charger in the 1968 movie bullitt.
In a throwback to the 1968 movie mustang that bore its name ford launched the 2001 mustang bullitt gt after a concept version had won acclaim at the 2000 l a.