While the '92 was tearing up the strip, Will had traded the Saleen-alike for the '91 LX hatch you see here. Really, it wasn't even a car-it came with no motor, just the chassis and a built 9-inch rear. But it was the perfect starting point for what Will wanted in a Mustang.
Once past the cage, you'll...
Once past the cage, you'll find a set of Kirkey racing seats, a 5-inch Auto Meter tachometer, a collection of Auto Meter gauges, a Hurst line lock, and a TCI shifter connected to a two-speed Sullivan Powerglide. The PTC converter is a custom piece designed for a turbocharger application-the lockup gave Will 500 hp at the wheels! It stalls at 5,500 rpm.
He wasted no time in adding a D.S.S. 396 small-block Ford to the mix, topping it off with a Vortech J-Trim Mondo with a cog beltdrive. With only 20 psi, the Mustang made more than 750 rwhp and ran effortless 6.20s in the eighth (about a 9.60 in the quarter). But Will wasn't done yet. When we caught up to him, the car was just out of the turbocharger transformation shop at Fabtech (Garland, Texas), run by Chad Klodner. Fabtech provided Will with the Kooks headers, a Precision 91mm turbocharger, a six-core Fabtech intercooler, and all the mounts, tubing, and installation to make a turbo-charger work. For the $10,000 transformation, Will got a combination that made 798.6 hp and 500.3 lb-ft at the rear wheels with 23 psi, and 1,006.6 hp and 871.7 lb-ft at 27 psi, on the Speedworks chassis dyno in Lewisville, Texas.
As for performance, this puppy has already run an 8.50 e.t. in the quarter-mile, with a leisurely 1.38-second short time (5.30s in the eighth) and lots of other little problems. When it all gets sorted out, look for Will to be riding in the 8.00 range at well over 170 mph.
When last we spoke, he had a $5,000 street race at the track. After that, he was planning on putting on some 10.5W boots and heading out to the Clash of the Titans in Houston and San Antonio, as well as getting into some Street Outlaw action at Fun Ford Weekend. One place you won't find this car is at the NOPI nationals-Will has better things to do than cook rice.
With more than 1,000 dyno-verified,...
With more than 1,000 dyno-verified, rear-wheel horsepower, you know this monster has some steam. Competition Machine (Plano, Texas) helped Will put this thing together. It consists of a 351 Windsor block that now displaces 396 ci thanks to a stroker Scat crank and longer Eagle rods swinging 8.8:1 SRP pistons with Childs & Albert rings. The heads are old-school, Trick Flow cast-iron units that have been worked over by someone whom Will couldn't remember (darned street racers!). He did say the heads hold 2.08-inch intake and 1.60-exhaust valves and are worked by a custom Precision camshaft and 1.6 Harland Sharp rocker arms. The intake is a ported Victor Jr. unit that utilizes a 90mm Accufab throttle body to control the action of the 91mm Precision Turbo turbocharger and Fabtech intercooler. Fabtech did up the turbocharger kit, which can make well over 30 psi of boost.
| 5.0 TECH SPECS |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN |
| Block |
351 Windsor |
| Displacement |
396 ci |
| Cylinder Heads |
Ported Trick Flow |
| High Port (cast iron) |
| Camshaft |
Custom "turbo" grind |
| by Precision Turbo & Engine |
| Intake Manifold |
Victor Jr. |
| Throttle Body |
90mm Accufab |
| Power Adder |
Precision 91mm |
| turbocharger (30-plus psi) |
| Exhaust |
Kooks headers, 5-in downpipe, |
| and DynoMax mufflers |
| Fuel System |
Weldon 2035 pump, |
| Fabtech rails, 160-lb/hr injectors, |
| Aeromotive fuel-pressure regulator |
| Transmission |
Sullivan Powerglide |
| w/5,500-rpm PTC stall converter |
| Rearend |
9-in Ford, Richmond diff, |
| 3.55 gears, Mark Williams axles |
| ELECTRONICS |
| Engine Management |
Haltech computer |
| Ignition |
MSD 7AL-2; MSD Pro Power |
| coil; Ford Racing Performance Parts |
| wires, Autolite spark plugs |
| Gauges |
Auto Meter 5-in tachometer |
| and gauges |
| SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| FRONT SUSPENSION |
| K-Member |
D&D Motorsports |
| A-Arms |
D&D Motorsports |
| Springs |
D&D Motorsports |
| Struts |
Koni five-way adjustable |
| Wheels |
Bogart |
| Tires |
M/T 24x4.5x15 |
| Brakes |
Wilwood |
| REAR SUSPENSION |
| Springs |
Custom |
| Shocks |
Custom coilover |
| Traction Devices |
Antiroll bar by J&L |
| Performance |
| Wheels |
Bogart |
| Tires |
29.5x10.5Wx15 |
| Brakes |
Wilwood |
| Chassis Stiffening |
Fabtech 14-point cage |