| Pushrod vs. Modular Engine |
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A Super Coupe is a push-rod engine, and 1996 and up V8 mustangs, as well as the 4.6L engines in 1994-1997 T-Birds, are modular. All V6 and pre-96 mustangs are still pushrod. In most cases, push-rods have a lot of power on the bottom to mid sections of the powerband, and begin to drop of quickly after it's peak, and have lower power levels at high RPM's. Modular engines often have anemic power levels on the bottom, but have good strong power levels usually starting in the mid-RPM powerband and usually continue to grow or stay close to peak all the way through the high RPM powerband, some stay strong nearly to the redline. This is not always true, but is generally correct for this situation.
An example is the Cobra & Z-28. They have equivalent power ratings, but the modular engine doesn't put out the real power until it's already almost too late when racing a bottom-end strong push-rod such as the Z-28. Also, the powerband of the Z-28 is fairly good across the board, whereas the Cobra doesn't do any real power until it's up a few thousand RPM. Same is generally true for the SC, thanks to it's supercharger, it has an incredible bottom-end, and not really that bad at the top since it is being force-fed.
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