But the spending didn't stop there, as Jeff wanted handling to match his horsepower. Up front, this meant H&R springs, and Bilstein Sport struts bolted to Maximum Motorsports caster/camber plates. The front discs are Cobra-spec and wear Hawk pads, hidden behind polished '01 Cobra rims mounting 255/40 Nitto 555s. Out back, the rims have been widened to a mighty 10.5 inches so 315/35 555R drag radials would have something to hang onto.
Centering the rear suspension is a Maximum Motorsports torque arm with Panhard bar, along with the same firm's lower control arms, on which H&R springs are perched. Shocks are Bilsteins, and the rear discs are stock but gripped by Hawk pads. Not really a drag racer, Jeff has made only a single trip to the strip, where through 3.73 gears, the GT managed an 11.2-second pass at 125 mph with a 1.8-second 60-foot.
That's not bad for a car that had originally been owned by "a guy that hated it, never drove it, and had traded it in on a Chevy pickup." We'd say the GT was lucky to end up with Mr. Zerbst, a man well schooled in both philosophies of Mustang modification.
| 5.0 Tech Specs |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN | T/A girdle |
| Block | Differential |
| FRPP R302 | Eaton Posi (31 spline); 3.73:1 |
| Bore | gears |
| 4.03 | Subframes |
| Stroke | Global West tubular |
| 3.25 | |
| Displacement | ELECTRONICS |
| 331 ci | Engine Management |
| Crank | FAST |
| Scat 4340 steel | Ignition |
| Rods | MSD 6AL |
| Scat 4340 steel H-beam | Gauges |
| Pistons | Auto Meter |
| JE 8.4:1 | |
| Cam | SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| Crane custom | Front Suspension |
| Heads | K-member |
| Canfield, ported by Kinetic | Stock |
| Racing Engines | Control Arms |
| Valves | Stock |
| 2.08 / 1.60 | Springs/Struts |
| Intake | H&R/Bilstein |
| Holley SysteMAX II | Brakes |
| Throttle Body | Cobra; Hawk Performance pads |
| BBK 75mm | Wheels |
| Injectors | Cobra, polished |
| 50-lb/hr Bosch | Tires |
| Fuel Pump | Nitto 555, 255/40ZR-17 |
| Weldon 2015 | Rear Suspension |
| Headers | Springs |
| Kooks custom 1 3/4-in | H&R |
| Mufflers | Shocks |
| SpinTech 3-in front exit for side | Bilstein |
| exhaust | Control Arms |
| Power Adder | Maximum Motorsports |
| ATI-ProCharger D-1SC | Torque Arm |
| Intercooler | Maximum Motorsports |
| Modified ATI | Brakes |
| Transmission | Stock; Hawk Performance pads |
| AODE, Baumannator controlled | Wheels |
| Converter | Cobra, widened to 10.5 in |
| Precision Industries 10-in, 3,500- | Tires |
| stall | Nitto 555R drag radials |
| Rearend | |
| 8.8-in w/welded axle tubes and | |