Overview
Ford Performance Parts Aluminator 5.2 XS Long Block Crate Engines
Ford Performance Parts Aluminator 5.2 XS long block crate engines are the most powerful, naturally aspirated, modular engines ever built by Ford. Utilizing the technology and hardware originally developed for the Shelby GT350 Mustang, the Aluminator 5.2 XS engines have a rating of 580 hp—making them worthy successors of their previous rendition, the A50XS. They’re hand-assembled with premium aftermarket components, along with unique components developed specifically for the Cobra Jet racing program. Ford Performance Parts has created a balanced combination of high-end horsepower and strong mid-range torque in the ultimate cross-plane crankshaft long blocks: the Aluminator 5.2 XS engines.
Summary of Aluminator XS features and specs include:
* Designed to work with 2015-17 Mustang GT electronics—custom calibration required
* 580 hp
* 445 lbs.-ft. torque
* 5.2L 317 cu. in.
* 12:1 compression ratio
* Hard-anodized forged pistons with low-friction coating
* Unique H-beam connecting rods with bolts
* Unique Ford Performance forged steel cross-plane crankshaft
* Ford Performance Shelby GT350 cylinder block
* Ford Performance Shelby GT350 oil pan, featuring integrated windage and slosh baffles, as well as an integrated oil pickup
* Ford Performance Cobra Jet tuned intake (will not clear production 2015-17 hood without modification)
* Ford Performance dual 65mm bore throttle body
* Four-valve-per-cylinder Shelby GT350 fully CNC-ported aluminum heads with roller-finger camshaft followers
* Unique Ford Performance camshafts
* Camshaft specifications: Intake—14mm lift/270 degrees duration, exhaust—14mm lift/270 degrees duration
* Low-leak rate Variable Cam Timing (VCT) phasers
* Robust primary timing chains, as used on Shelby GT350R
* Ford Performance 47 lb. fuel injectors
* Ford Performance M-12A227-CJ13 high-rpm pulse ring
* Unique Ford Performance blue coil covers with added unique badging—only on the Aluminator 5.2XS
* Ford Performance zero (0) heat-range spark plugs
* Ford Performance oil filter
* 200 amp alternator and Front Engine Accessory Drive (FEAD) kit, as used on the Cobra Jet race car
