hey what's up people i'm landon with lmr.com in this video i'm gonna be talking about
several differences when it comes to the generation one coyote engine
in both the 2011 to 2014 f-150 as well as the 2011 to 2014 mustang gt's
like any video we've got a lot of good stuff to cover in this one so let's get rolling
all right so here's the scoop first i'm going to talk about the coyote engine and the 2011 to
2014 mustang gts i'll briefly touch base on the road runner engine from the 2012 and 2013 boss
302s and we'll give you a brief rundown of the 2011 to 2014 f-150 coyote engine throughout the
video you'll be able to take away from all of my talking points and have a better understanding of
the main differences between the coyote engines we're going to kick things off by first talking
about the coyote engine that came equipped in the 2011 to 2014 mustang gts throughout this time
frame we witnessed a few subtle changes to the coyote engine and we even saw a special edition
engine so in late 2010 ford fans could finally rejoice the debut of the almighty coyote engine
in the 2011 mustang gt that carried some classic nomenclature the 5-0 whenever the coyote engine
was released for the 2011 mustang gt it was rated at 412 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque
it featured a cast aluminum block and of course cast aluminum cylinder heads the cylinder heads
were outfitted with dual overhead cams with four valves per cylinder the intake valves
measured 37 millimeters or 1.456 inches and the exhaust valves measured 31 millimeters which is
1.220 inches now one of the marketing tools for this engine was Ford's tivct which stands for
twin independent variable cam time now ford was no stranger to variable cam timing as the outgoing
4.6 liter three valve engine in the mustang had this technology as well as other ford models
and engines this tivct was no doubt the coyote's secret weapon for both power and efficiency tivct
allows the ford calibration engineers to advance or retard timing for both the intake and exhaust
cams independently we won't go down the rabbit hole for twin independent variable camshaft timing
so simply put this allows for improved power and torque particularly at lower engine rpm as well as
improved fuel economy and reduced emissions both the intake and the exhaust camshafts
share 12 millimeters of lift the gen 1 coyote features a 3.63 inch bore a 3.65 inch stroke
and for you metric folks out there that's a 92.2 millimeter bore and a 92.7 millimeter stroke now i'm
sure we all know the displacement for the coyote it's 302 cubic inches which is technically 4.9
liters but hey we got to call it a 5-0 right the mustang coyote has a potent 11 to 1 compression
ratio oil squirters to help cool the pistons and an eight quart oil pan the short block consisted
of a forged steel crankshaft hyper eutectic pistons with a short skirt and four valve reliefs
and forged powdered metal i-beam connecting rods the coyote engine had standard port style fuel
injection and stainless steel tubular headers the mustang version of the coyote had 560 thousands
of thick oil pump gears to top it all off ford did add some engine dress up elements for the
mustang gt's coyote with a fancy intake manifold cover and powered by ford coil covers these items
did not come equipped on the f-150 coyote the coyote engine in the 2013 and 2014 mustang gts
it didn't differ all that much from the 11 to 12 engines ford did remove the oil squirters and
change the piston which shared the same coating as the boss 302 piston this engine was rated at
420 horsepower versus the 411 in the 11 to 12 coyote engine and still the same 390 pound-feet
of torque at the crank now it's never been nailed down where the extra eight horsepower comes from
i read where both the piston coating and the removal of the oil squirters help with this
and again i also read where ford just simply recalibrated the pcm regardless at the end of
the day it's eight horsepower it's minuscule for the most part all the 11 to 14 mustang gts they
made comparable power with the same modifications i don't know if it's true or not but one little
tidbit of information about the late production 2014 mustangs is that they apparently received
2015 cylinder heads this was mentioned back in the day on a few of the forums whenever enthusiasts
were tearing into these cars adding bolt-on go fast goodies so the special edition coyote engine
was code named the roadrunner this was the engine found in the 2012 and 2013 boss 302 mustangs it
was designed to be a high rpm naturally aspirated powerhouse and that it was the boss engine was a
fortified version of the coyote that features center forged connecting rods cnc ported cylinder
heads and a boss specific short runner intake manifold the roadrunner also utilized different
camshafts with 13 millimeters of lift and stiffer valve spring which helped give the engine its
high rpm capabilities at the time it became the highest horsepower naturally aspirated engine to
roll off the ford assembly line cranking out 444 horsepower with a staggering 7500 rpm redline
think of the roadrunner as the hypo version of the coyote you old school guys will appreciate
that terminology so this engine still had the 11 to 1 compression ratio of course was rated at
the 444 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of torque at the crank now the slight drop in torque over
the mustang 390 pound-feet of torque was because of the short runner intake manifold all right so
last but not least the coyote engine in the 2011 through 2014 f-150 so no doubt about it ford kept
it pretty simple with the f-150s version of the coyote engine all the hardcore information listed
previously about the mustang gt most of it remains the same even the firing order which is 154-86-372
unlike the removal of the oil squirters and the mustang all the 11 to 14 f-150s had oil squirters
the intake manifold was designed for its intended purpose or application which in this case being a
truck it favors torque rather than peak power the f-150 coyote had a 10.5 to 1 compression ratio
versus the 11-1 found in the mustang and it was rated at 360 horsepower and 380 pound-feet of
torque at the crank it had an 80mm throttle body which is the same as the mustang gt and the f-150
also featured different intake cams the f-150 utilized a 7.7 quart oil pan and it did have
a frontward-facing oil cooler the oil pump gears and the f-150 coyote were also smaller
or thinner 510 thousands to be exact so that's 50 thousands thinner than the oil pump gears and the
mustang the timing cover and a few accessory drive components were also different on the
f-150 engine which included a tensioner for the ac belt and a three bolt water pump pull lastly
this engine was equipped with log style cast iron exhaust manifolds versus the stainless
steel tubular headers found on the mustang coyote so wrapping everything up here guys there really
isn't much difference between the first generation coyote engine and the mustang and the f-150 both
engines are good candidates for engine swaps with the f-150 being significantly cheaper
obviously because of availability ford builds more f-150s than they do mustangs like any engine that
is mass-produced the first-gen coyote it had its fair share of problems but hey at the end of the
day they're still pretty darn reliable that'll do it for this video if you value the information we
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