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In what was little more than a necessary step to a larger objective, Ford created the BOSS 429 Mustang in 1969. The company needed to use the newly designed engine in NASCAR’s Grand National competition to regain their competitive position against the Chrysler 426 HEMI engine.
Ford Racing’s Mustang Challenge action at the 2.25-mile, 14-turn New Jersey Motorsports Park was hot and heavy this past weekend. The Mustang Challenge participants got a workout, since this event was a doubleheader and the direction that appeared to be gelling for the rest of the season was entirely blown apart.
Much noise has been made about the 2011 Mustang since it was unveiled late last year at the L.A. Auto Show. Following on 2010’s sharp new look come two all-new engines, the 5.0 liter V8 and the 3.7 liter V6.
Tim Matherly has been a fixture in the world of blue oval drag racing since the mid-1980’s. This mild mannered 44 year old has pedaled everything from a Pro 5.0 Mustang, big block Cougar Eliminators, juiced fox bodies, to his current NMRA Real Street ride; a blown 2-valve modular powered 2011 Mustang GT.
Ron Pellegrini, a young firebrand from Illinois, wanted to make a name for himself in the drag racing world. But to do so often requires a factory-backed sponsorship, as building a drag car can get very expensive very quickly. Enter the Super Mustang.
The 2009 PRI show is well over with and people are already getting ready for this year’s trade show, but we have one more thing from the show we want to let out before it is too late. We had model Katie Brown outside of the powerTV booth and when she wasn’t too busy we asked her a few questions.
Before you start thinking that I’m going to sneak a shop safety spill on you, let me assure you that’s not the case. This month’s article deals with how much skin we’ve left in engine bays and how much blood has been spilled on the garage floor. This is a universal fact in doing maintenance: THERE WILL BE BLOOD.
With all the time and money we put into getting our rides to go faster, we sometimes overlook the importance of slowing them down, too. A car that won’t start is an inconvenience – one that won’t stop is a disaster.
Setting and adjusting the valve lash is often overlooked as a simplistic and unsophisticated task for proper engine maintenance, yet much can be gained by paying attention to valve lash. Good initial set up and keeping a close eye on the valve lash can alert you to a problem before it leads to a pernicious death.
The True Street Drag Racing Series, a Midwest-based heads up organization that catered to the hardcore racer in a region lacking that style of racing, announced this week that effectively immediately, it would be closing its operations and cancelling all future schedule events for the 2010 season.
It’s been three whole years since StangTV first launched under the powerTV flag and we’re very proud to announce it’s complete overhaul and relaunch today! The new format features a drastically improved layout, search format, main title page and much, much more.
In an attempt to inject some brand awareness and excitement into SCCA’s World Challenge series, WC Vision recently announced plans to grow the GTS class into a mix of production based American sports cars and world sport sedans.
We found this beautiful 1965 GT 350 clone created as a tribute to the original Shelby Mustang for sale on the Collector Motors site that just had to be shared. This particular clone was professionally built with the intent to be raced – if so desired – or could easily be transformed back into a street machine
New Take Off has introduced their new leather seat kit. The kit is specialized for the 2011 Ford Mustang GT and Mustang V6 and features front and rear seat with headrests.
Holley knows that there are plenty of guys who would like the advantages of EFI, with the simplicity of a carburetor, and they’ve created the Avenger EFI 4BBL Throttle Body Fuel Injection System just for them.
In what was little more than a necessary step to a larger objective, Ford created the BOSS 429 Mustang in 1969. The company needed to use the newly designed engine in NASCAR’s Grand National competition to regain their competitive position against the Chrysler 426 HEMI engine.
Ford Racing’s Mustang Challenge action at the 2.25-mile, 14-turn New Jersey Motorsports Park was hot and heavy this past weekend. The Mustang Challenge participants got a workout, since this event was a doubleheader and the direction that appeared to be gelling for the rest of the season was entirely blown apart.
Much noise has been made about the 2011 Mustang since it was unveiled late last year at the L.A. Auto Show. Following on 2010’s sharp new look come two all-new engines, the 5.0 liter V8 and the 3.7 liter V6.
A live auction at the Wynn Resort and Casino in Las Vegas recently delivered $200,000 to assist the efforts of the Carroll Shelby Foundation and Garth Brooks’ Teammates For Kids Foundation. The winning bidder for the 45th Anniversary Shelby GT350 Mustang was Bill Austin, himself a charity founder.
Popular Mechanics Magazine, who somehow managed to obtain a permit from the Bureau of Land Management, to use the flats when nobody else was there, chose the famous Bonneville Salt Flats as the site to put an end to the question of which pony car is faster – Mustang GT500 or Camaro SS.
After enduring 17 years of the humdrum 4.0 liter V6, the base Mustang finally had an engine drivers could be proud of. It even made more horsepower than many previous generation V8’s. Need proof? Check out this YouTube video of a Mustang V6 taking on a 2003 and 1993 Mustang GT at Dorchester Dragway.
Jack Roush, known to many as “The Cat in the Hat” has shown that he still has a life or two left. Roush was flying his Hawker Beechcraft Premier jet into Oshkosh, WI, for the upcoming EEA Airventure Show, when the airplane crashed on landing at Wittman Regional Airport.
What does a pneumatic wrench, a window washer and a tree frog have in common? BFGoodrich has answered this question with their latest ad campaign. Although the message seems a bit hazy, BFGoodrich has hit a grand slam with this ad, comparing their tire characteristics to many animals throughout the animal kingdom.
Flowmaster has been a racer favorite for years, because of the sound and because of the performance. Now, they’re pushing hard to build a reputation for the ultimate in durability with exhaust components made from 409 stainless steel.
When Ford announced the Boss 302R in early December, many people were surprised Ford would push its new 5.0 engine out on to the track so quickly. According to Driving Enthusiast, a slip by a commentator during last Saturday’s Grand Am Race may indicate a street version of the Boss 302R could be forthcoming.
The Truth About Cars recently covered some of the cooler vehicles racing in the 24 Hours of Lemons, a low-bucks race for rust buckets. There, they came across the SHO-Stang, built by the Blue Oval Cult.
Ford continues to improve upon the mix and options on the 2011 Mustang by offering a new performance option on the V6 model and a cool paint color, Yellow Blaze Metallic, for the V6 and Mustang GT. Mustangs with these options are available for order now and will be built in mid-August.
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SMS Supercars, Steve Saleen’s current enterprise, has released new photos of their 2010 SMS 460 Mustang. The 4.6-liter V8 engine is rated at 470 flywheel HP and 460 lb-ft. of torque, courtesy of a Saleen spec’d twin screw supercharger.
Saleen has long had a habit of producing some very special Mustangs in very limited quantities. Yet this might be their most limited run of special edition Mustangs ever. Saleen took two of their S302 Mustangs, a coupe and convertible, and added some special badges to the cars on the headrests and seats.
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