Ford has made it clear that the way forward for gas engines is small-displacement, turbocharged, three, four, and six-cylinder engines. The era of big V8 engines isn’t over, not yet in the least, but forced induction is going mainstream in a big way. On the drag strip, it seems this is also true, with turbocharged and supercharged motors making up a bulk of the fastest cars on any given track day.

But there are still exceptions to the rule, and going against the grain adds a whole extra layer of awesome to an already fast car. Take a car like this ‘93 Fox-body coupe, which runs the quarter-mile in the high 9s. Cool car, right? Well not only is it fast, but it pulls off high 9’s without any power adders, and is still a regularly street driven car.

That means no nitrous, no turbocharger, and certainly no supercharger. The basis for the power plant is a Ford Racing BOSS 302 engine block, stroked and bored out to 363 cubic inches. Topped with AFR 205 cylinder heads and an Erson solid roller camshaft with Comp Cams roller lifters, Parker Funnel Web Intake and Pro Systems 950 carburetor. The setup was built by Gil Davis racing engines. Exhaust duties are handled by long tube headers feeding a X-pipe and Dynomax three-inch race bullets.

Of course power is no good unless you can put it to the pavement. The front suspension is made up of UPR components including their chrome-molly K-member and A-arms, struts are those tried and true Lakewood 90/10’s a favorite of drag racers for years. The rear suspension bites with the help of Granatelli Motorsports lower control arms, TRZ adjustable upper control arms and anti-roll bar, and HAL single adjustable rear shocks. 

The video takes viewers around the car, and gives some great sounds of it thumping away at idle. In the video, owner Brian Correll drives the car around town on his way to a local cruise night proving this car is no trailer queen. Things get better though about two minutes into the video. That’s when at a test n tune, Correll pilots the car to a 9.96 elapsed time at 135 mph, cruising through the top end traps at 8,500 RPM. Sit back and enjoy the sweet sounds of a naturally aspirated small block Ford as it sings it’s way down the track.