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Modded 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Races Supercharged GT350, Fight Is Brutal

Ford Performance has taken the go-fast game to an impressive level with the help of the Mustang Shelby GT350 and the Shelby GT500. Of course, there will always be enthusiasts seeking extra thrills. Case in point with the pair of 'Stangs we have here, namely the first cammed GT500 and a GT350 that was modded by Hennessey and then dialed up a notch - the two recently engaged in a race.
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Photo: StangMode/YouTube
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Those of you who follow our #SpeedShot tales (there's a tag for that below) are probably familiar to this GT500, since we discussed the build yesterday. According to its owner, YouTuber StangMode, who caught the said race on camera, we're dealing with the first cammed S550-generation GT500 out there.

Looking past the custom camshaft setup, which was supplied by L&M Engines, the factory-supercharged 5.2-liter V8 of the pony was gifted with a JLT cold air intake, a Palm Beach Dyno tune, a catalytic converter delete, as well as the E85 setup. In its current state, the motor delivers around 800 rear wheel horsepower (about 900 hp at the crank).

Switching to the Mustang Shelby GT350, its Voodoo engine was taken to around 850 hp (this is the estimated crank output) by Hennessey Performance, with a Whipple supercharger being the main ingredient. However, the lady who owns the car wanted some extra muscle, since her husband uses a 2,000 hp Nissan GT-R.

As such, the setup was taken to around 900 wheel horsepower (around 1,000 ponies at the crank), with the help of Go Fast Solutions and Lund Racing, while a Magnum XL T56 six-speed manual with a twin-disc clutch sends the power to the rear wheels.

Fortunately, the two took the battle to the track, on a rolling start race, as you'll see at the 5:23 point of the clip below (for the record, the tech description of the cars can be found at the 2:10 timestamp).

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