Last week, we brought you the down-and-dirty details on the new 2016 Mustang Cobra Jet’s engine program, which can be read here. In this video produced by the fine folks at SVTPerformance uncovers some of the details that Ford works through during the creation of the Cobra Jet’s engine package.

Narrated by none other than the ‘Guru of Late-model Mustangs’, Steve Turner, the video shows off some of the dyno runs in the Ford test cell. By using the testing resources that only a giant like Ford Motor Company can provide, the Ford Performance team were able to run the engine in on the dynamometer over 100 runs, ensuring the components were up to snuff over the course of a typical race season.

In addition, during the validation process, the team was able to test the newly-updated supercharger belt-drive configuration for performance consistency and durability, eventually making over 300 runs without changing the belt.

Durability testing continued on the dragstrip with more passes on the same engine — over 300 more, with at least 100 of those quicker than 8.99 — which puts the all-aluminum 5.0-liter up over 400 passes without a failure or refresh.

If three qualifying runs and four elimination runs per weekend are considered, a racer can be relatively sure that the engine will go no less than 57 races without requiring overhaul, barring greediness on the part of the tuner. These are the resources Ford dumped into the Cobra Jet program, making the engine a proven combination that will be a killer at the track.

The sights and sounds of the diminutive 2.9-liter Whipple supercharger-enhanced 5.0-liter quad-cam engine are on full display in this video, from a variety of angles. Great stuff!