Seventh Place - Eric Lozowski
Eric Lozowski's uncle was the original owner of this '89 Mustang GT, and he ordered the car with an AOD and a 3.27 gear. In 1992, Eric's dad bought the car when it had a 3.73 gear, a Paxton SN-89 supercharger, and 1.7 rockers. He knew Eric wanted it but couldn't pull off the purchase at that time. It was 1995 before Eric was the title holder, but he's made good use of the car since then. The car and a dog brought him and his wife together, and they used the GT instead of a limo for the wedding-at his wife's request. Eric found a keeper, just like his GT.
He converted it to a stick soon after, but now it boasts a Viper-spec T56 with a Paxton Novi 2000, replacing the SN-89 supercharger from back in the day. With a heads/cam/intake package with the supercharger and transmission, Eric regularly ran low 11s, but he switched to a 351 Windsor-based 392. It transported him and the GT into the mid-10s on slicks and horsepower in the mid-600s, making it easy to pick him for the KOTS competition. The fact that Eric raced the car and then drove it home with his two young boys in the back seat sold us even more on including the GT.
Eric's GT featured a 'cage without door bars, so it was easy to get in and out. The GT featured Auto Meter and VDO gauges, which were easy to read. Not only did it feature a functional ashtray door, but the ashtray switch panel controlled a variety |of performance accessories. We love the pistol-grip shifter knob atop the Steeda Autosports Tri-Ax shifter, and the T56's Sixth gear drops the cruise rpm when on the highway. Eric scored well in the Dyno Numbers category and the Drag Race portion, but other cars did better than his GT in other categories, including the Ride and Drive and the Popular Vote.
The things that detracted from the car's Ride and Drive score included a loud exhaust, noisy shifter operation, and slight bucking at lower rpm. And the Popular Vote, well, Eric just needed more friends to show up and vote for him.
Here's a breakdown of Eric's scoring:
| Engineering | 7 |
| Dyno Numbers | 8 |
| Ride and Drive | 7 |
| Drag Race | 10 |
| Fit and Finish | 7 |
| Popular Vote | 3 |
| Final Score | 68 |
| Tech Specs |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN | Fuel System |
| Block | Bosch 420 fuel pump, -10 and -8 |
| FRPP 351W | feed/-6 return fuel lines, Downs Ford |
| Displacement | fuel rails, Delphi 72-lb/hr fuel injectors, |
| 392ci | Aeromotive fuel-pressure regulator |
| Rotating Assembly | Exhaust |
| King forged 3.85-in stroke crankshaft, | Hooker Super Comp 1 3/4-in long-tube |
| Lunati billet connecting rods, JE custom | headers, Custom H-pipe, Bassani |
| pistons, Total Seal piston rings | Xhaust mufflers with turndowns |
| Cylinder Heads | Transmission |
| Brodix Track 1, CNC-ported, 2.08/1.60 | Viper-spec T56, SPEC Stage 3+ clutch, |
| valves, Comp Cams Pro Magnum | Steeda Autosports Tri-Ax shifter, |
| rockers, valvesprings | Dynotech aluminum driveshaft |
| Camshaft | |
| Howard Cams solid-roller | ELECTRONICS |
| Intake Manifold | Engine Management |
| Edelbrock Victor 5.8 | Stock computer, Anderson Ford |
| Mass Air | Motorsport PMS |
| Pro-M 83mm | Ignition |
| Power Adder | MSD Digital 6, Blaster coil, MSD spark- |
| Paxton Novi 2000 supercharger, 3-in | plug wires, Autolite spark plugs |
| pulley, 17 pounds of boost, SMC | Gauges |
| methanol-injection kit | Auto Meter, VDO |