V8 is $8k more, minimum. Pushed the price outside my grasp.

Get this, the new V6s put out 305hp. A guy with full exhaust, tune, intake, ds, slicks, 3.73s and LCAs is pushing 13.11 in the 1/4. He's about to break into the 12s, dynos 291whp before he got his midpipe. There are a lot of procharged cars in the 11s and one just broke into the 10s. Add to this, Helion is about to introduce a turbo kit as is a smaller producer that is running the 10s procharged car.

The V8 has a hp headstart and of course more potential, but this new V6 Ford slapped in there is amazing. It gives me better gas mileage and if I ever want to make it fast, it's been proven to have that potential (for as little as $4500 procharged, opposed to $8k for a V8). The V6 gains peak 20hp/tq (30 over most the powerband) on a dyno with just a 93 octane tune and an intake.

I don't feel gimped at all with the V6. Ford even thought of the exhaust note when they made these cars and they sound very similar to a 350z. It's pretty awesome... They pop revving but under load it's nice.

http://youtu.be/dnAP80EI770