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09-28-2014, 02:48 PM
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The arrival of a new Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) means many things to many people, but not least of them is drag racers. The pony car has always been a mainstay of the drag strip, and the Ford Racing team aims to carry that reputation forward with this latest generation. So it cooked up a few basic modifications on three new 'Stangs and headed to the strips at US 131 and Milan Dragway to see what they could coax out of 'em.
Impressively, the 5.0-liter V8 Mustang GT with a few modifications (but no forced induction) managed to clock a quarter-mile time of 11.77 seconds. Another Mustang GT fitted with a supercharger clocked a blistering 10.97 seconds. But just as intriguing was the modified EcoBoost model that, with only four cylinders and 2.3 liters of displacement, still passed the gates in just 12.56 seconds - nearly half a second better than expected. This with modification limited to a new subframe, half-shaft, drive shaft loops, exhaust, engine calibration, slicks, roll cage and bucket seat. Well done, boys.Continue reading 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost already hitting 12-second quarters (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/28/2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-drag-strip-12-seconds-video/)
2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost already hitting 12-second quarters (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/28/2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-drag-strip-12-seconds-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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The arrival of a new Ford Mustang (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/mustang/) means many things to many people, but not least of them is drag racers. The pony car has always been a mainstay of the drag strip, and the Ford Racing team aims to carry that reputation forward with this latest generation. So it cooked up a few basic modifications on three new 'Stangs and headed to the strips at US 131 and Milan Dragway to see what they could coax out of 'em.
Impressively, the 5.0-liter V8 Mustang GT with a few modifications (but no forced induction) managed to clock a quarter-mile time of 11.77 seconds. Another Mustang GT fitted with a supercharger clocked a blistering 10.97 seconds. But just as intriguing was the modified EcoBoost model that, with only four cylinders and 2.3 liters of displacement, still passed the gates in just 12.56 seconds - nearly half a second better than expected. This with modification limited to a new subframe, half-shaft, drive shaft loops, exhaust, engine calibration, slicks, roll cage and bucket seat. Well done, boys.Continue reading 2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost already hitting 12-second quarters (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/28/2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-drag-strip-12-seconds-video/)
2015 Ford Mustang EcoBoost already hitting 12-second quarters (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/09/28/2015-ford-mustang-ecoboost-drag-strip-12-seconds-video/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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