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Why Hennessey's Explosive Supercharged Shelby GT350 Ran Its Drag Strip Backwards

The word "overpowered" is certainly missing from Hennessey Performance's vocabulary and, thanks to this, we get to enjoy extreme contraptions such as the supercharged Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 we're here to discuss.
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The Texan developer has recently published a piece of footage showing its... blasphemously-blown pony tearing up the dyno and going for some acceleration testing on the drag strip in the company's backyard.

The VooDoo V8 under the hood now makes 800 hp (808 would be a more precise number) and 657 lb-ft of twist, thanks to a 2.9-liter supercharger and all the supporting hardware required by such a goodie.

According to the Lone Star State specialist, the boosted pony can cover the o to 60 mph sprint in 3.3 seconds, while it needs 10.8 seconds to play the quarter-mile game.

Just as important is the soundtrack of this wild horse and we have to admit the mic involving the flat-plane voice of the 5.2-liter V8 and the said blower is deafeningly good.

Now, before we invite you to hit the "play" button below and let the vee-eight screams flood your environment, there's one more thing we need to clarify.

As you'll be able to notice in the clip, the HPE800 Ford Mustang Shelby GT350 is running Hennessey's drag strip backwards. And, after a YouTuber wanted to know the reason behind this, Hennessey's explanation followed shortly.

"The drag strip is our on our property. When not prepped that day (requires a crew of people and hours to setup correctly) the surface attracts dust and dirt and becomes almost like ice. The back half of the strip is regular rocky pavement like a street, and is safer to do pulls and testing when the track is not prepped. Occasionally we prep the track for our own testing, but that is when we plan to make a day of it. We do plan on seeing what this car will do on the prepped track soon," the tuner said.ÿ

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