Marini, JPC First To The 9’s With Naturally Aspirated 5.0L Coyote

In  a recent interview with powerTV, JPC Racing founder Justin Burcham was quoted as saying, “Our goal is to be better than the competition and we want to beat them, so if they’re doing something that we’re striving to accomplish and they do it first, we lose. And we don’t like losing.” It’s that motivation to win and succeed that’s put Burcham and his customers in the record books countless times over the years, and this weekend, another notch was added to the JPC belt as customer Joe Marini recorded the first 9-second pass by a naturally aspirated 5.0L Coyote-powered 2011 Mustang.

The record-breaking run was accomplished using a mix of JPC/RGR engine parts – including the new Coyote Stroker Kit and Short Block – along with JPC’s many tricks of the trade learned through years of shattering records and winning championships.

Earlier this year, JPC and Marini set the benchmark for naturally aspirated 5.0L’s with a 10.78 at 128 MPH on what Marini considered a relatively mild engine combination. From there, Burcham teamed up with Rich Groh Racing to design and build a stroker engine exclusively for JPC, making it one of the first companies to bring a stroker kit for the Coyote to the marketplace. The finished product is a 318 cubic inch bullet that runs, drives, and races.

Along with the new JPC/RGR stroker kit, Marini’s Mustang also features a pair of prototype Stage 2 cylinder heads from JPC/RGR and a pair of custom camshafts that are brand new cores with custom specifications rather than re-ground stock cores. The result is more than 550 horsepower at the wheels on a mild tune, as recorded through a Liberty-modified Tremec TKO-600 transmission on the dyno and at the track.

Marini’s 2011 Mustang recorded a 9.975 at 137.06 MPH, following a 1.452 short time, 4.139 to 330-feet and a 6.387 at 109.09 MPH to the eighth mile.

Engine
318ci by JPC/RGR
JPC/RGR Stage II CNC-ported heads
JPC/RGR Custom camshafts
Ford Racing Boss Intake
JLT Induction
L&M Throttle Body
Moroso Oil Pan
ATI Balancer
JPC Racing/cp-e™ Return Style Fuel System
JPC Long-tube Headers and X-pipe
MSD Two-Step Rev Controller
Stock PCM Tuned by Kevin MacDonald
**550 RWHP
**430 LB-FT Torque

Drivetrain
Tremec TKO-600 Pro-Shifted by Liberty Transmissions
McLeod RST Clutch, Flywheel, and Pressure Plate
Strange 8.8 Spool and 33-spline axles
Strange 4.88:1 gears
Strange adjustable rear shocks and adjustable coil-over struts
JPC Racing one-piece driveshaft
QuickTime Bell-housing

Chassis
JPC Adjustable Upper Control Arm
Metco Lower Control Arms
Insane Fabrication 8-point roll-bar
BMR tubular K-member and A-arms
Flaming River Manual Rack and Pinion
Kirkey Racing seats
Bogart R/T wheels with Mickey Thompson 28×10.5-inch slicks
3,030 pound race weight

About the author

Andrew Wolf

Andrew has been involved in motorsports from a very young age. Over the years, he has photographed several major auto racing events, sports, news journalism, portraiture, and everything in between. After working with the Power Automedia staff for some time on a freelance basis, Andrew joined the team in 2010.
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