If you want your Mustang GT to shame the Shelby GT500 on the blacktop, you’ll first need a set of super-sticky drag radials to minimize wheel spin off the line and between shifts. Secondly, the Coyote V8 engine deserves a supercharging system like the Gen 5 Whipple twin-screw blower with 3.0 liters of displacement.
The Stage 1 upgrade is currently listed at $7,650 with the six-rib setup, and at most, the 50-state-legal system offers 750 horsepower and 615 pound-feet (832 Nm) of torque at the flywheel. Level up to the Stage 2 Competition package that includes a 150-mm inlet, and you can expect up to 1,500 horsepower.
Filmed by Drag Racing and Car Stuff at the Bradenton Motorsports Park, the red-painted car in the following clip boasts the Gen 5 Whipple described earlier and no-nonsense radials in order to thrill on the strip. Even though it features a stick shift rather than an automatic tranny, the muscled-up pony ran 9.991 seconds at 140.94 mph (226.82 kph) on the quarter-mile on the first attempt.
Second time out, the Ford Mustang GT dukes it out a more extreme Foxbody that rocks oversized drag radials at the rear and a parachute for good measure. Even though the suspension leaves much to be desired at launch, the younger sibling crosses the line in 9.986 seconds at 140.61 miles per hour (226.3 kph) while the Foxbody posts 8.683 seconds at 153.93 miles per hour (247.7 kph).
All things considered, these results are more than impressive for a road-going car that can be used as a daily driver. The only problem with such an extreme makeover of the Coyote V8 is that Ford won’t honor your drivetrain warranty. Whipple is much obliged to sell you an optional warranty with three years or 36,000 miles (57,936 km) of coverage, but nevertheless, things are going to go badly wrong if you don’t strengthen the V8 engine’s internals as well.
Those interested in buying a Mustang GT should prepare $35,880, excluding destination charge and taxes. If you want the SelectShift automatic for smoother upshifts on the quarter-mile run, then add $1,595 to the price.
After a 1:43 scale model of a Ferrari 250 GTO sparked Mircea's interest for cars when he was a kid, an early internship at Top Gear sealed his career path. He's most interested in muscle cars and American trucks, but he takes a passing interest in quirky kei cars as well. Full profile
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