Well, that closes the book on the '03 KOTS. Unlike the '02 competition with just five cars competing and one clear winner, the '03 version kept us up at night trying to decide a winner. If you're out in the garage working on your street thug of a Mustang and you wanna play the KOTS game, read up and study the execution of these Mustangs. You have your assignment. We hope to hear from you for next year's competition.
Dewayne Stiles'91 LX Coupe
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN |
| Block | 351 Windsor |
| Displacement | 383 ci |
| Crank | Eagle steel |
| Rods | Eagle H-beam |
| Pistons | JE, Speed-Pro rings |
| Compression | 10:1 |
| Cam | Comp Cams solid-roller |
| Heads | Trick Flow Twisted Wedge, Charlie |
| Peppers Racing Engines–ported |
| (Greg Brown), 2.02/1.60 valves, Crane |
| rockers and valvesprings |
| Intake | Edelbrock Victor Jr., Charlie Peppers |
| Racing Engines–ported (Greg Brown) |
| Carburetor | Holley 4150-series 830 |
| Fuel System | Aeromotive pump (engine), |
| Holley (for nitrous), Russell lines, |
| Holley regulator |
| Headers | Kooks long-tubes |
| Exhaust | Flowmaster mufflers |
| Power Adder | NOS Big Shot, Bottle |
| Heater, NOS purge |
| Transmission | Ford AOD, Lentech internals |
| and transbrake, Gunter Automotive and |
| Performance-built, Lentech 3,000-stall |
| converter, Hurst Quarter Stick |
| Rearend | 8.8, Moser differential, 3.73 gears, Moser 33-spline axles |
| ELECTRONICS |
| Ignition | MSD 7AL3, Taylor plug wires, |
| Autolite plugs |
| Gauges | Auto Meter |
| SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| FRONT SUSPENSION |
| K-Member | UPR tubular |
| Control Arms | UPR tubular |
| Caster/Camber | UPR |
| Springs | QA1 |
| Struts | Lakewood 90/10 |
| Brakes | Stock |
| Wheels | Weld Draglite |
| Tires | Mickey Thompson |
| Front Runners |
| REAR SUSPENSION |
| Springs | Stock |
| Shocks | Competition Engineering |
| adjustable |
| Traction Devices | UPR upper and lower |
| control arms, UPR antiroll bar |
| Brakes | Stock |
| Wheels | Weld Draglites |
| Tires | Mickey Thompson E/T Streets |
| Chassis Stiffening | Competition |
| Engineering rollcage, Trick One |
| subframe connectors |