Could The Ford GT’s 3.5 V6 Be Sold As A Crate Engine?

It’s pretty much science fact that if you own a small, start-up supercar company you will stuff a General Motors V8 of some description into your unobtainium-constructed product. But, the legendary GM LS crate engines could well have some stiff competition on the way, in the form of the Ford GT’s 600bhp+ 3.5-litre Ecoboost V6.

Recalling a conversation with Dave Pericak of Ford Performance at the first round of the World Endurance Championship earlier this year, Autocar reports that the possibility of the engine being sold to other race teams was hinted at. Further than that, Pericak said that there is “no reason” why the twin-turbo couldn’t be used for low-volume sports and supercars.

So far, so vague, but Ford does have previous in this area. After all, less special versions of the 3.5-litre Ecoboost V6 are already sold to other companies, and the Blue Oval currently offers plenty of other powerplants as crate engines. Just look at the Zenos E10 S we were enjoying a few weeks ago with its Ford Focus ST-shared 2.0-litre turbo lump mounted midship.

So, if you were running a start-up supercar company or were about to build some bonkers drag-strip special, would you consider this V6 over a similarly powerful GM LS V8?