How stock is "stock"? This Cobra's mill still uses every piece of internal equipment that Ford gave it, from crankshaft to valves. DynoSpeed Racing added a Sullivan Performance intake manifold and fuel rails, 60-lb/hr fuel injectors, an Accufab throttle body, an SCT BA2800 mass air meter, dual fuel pumps courtesy of a Lincoln Aviator, NGK plugs, an HP Performance Twin-Turbo Kit that includes 57mm Garrett turbos (HP's '03-'04 Cobra kit comes with 50mm Garretts; the 57mm turbos are a $500 upgrade), and HP's air-to-air intercooler. DynoSpeed dials in the engine's tune-up with an SCT XCalibrator. The setup cranked more than 811 hp to the rear wheels of Mike's ride, and 717 lb-ft of torque. At the dragstrip, Mike has pushed the turbocharged/stick-tranny combo to a best e.t. of 9.90 at 143 mph.
| 5.0 Tech specs |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN | Ignition |
| Block | Stock EEC V |
| Stock | Gauges |
| Displacement | AEM air/fuel, Lunar (boost), Raptor |
| Stock | shift light |
| Cylinder Heads |   |
| Stock | SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| Camshaft | Front Suspension |
| Stock | K-member |
| Intake Manifold | QA1 |
| Sullivan Performance | A-arms |
| Throttle Body | QA1 |
| Accufab Oval | Springs |
| Mass Air Meter | QA-1 |
| SCT BA 2800 | Struts |
| Air Filter | Lakewood |
| Twin HP Performance conical | Wheels |
| Power Adder | 15-in Weld AlumaStar 2.0 |
| HP Performance '03-'04 Twin-Turbo | Tires |
| Kit, featuring 57mm Garrett | Mickey Thompson |
| turbochargers and air-to-air intercooler | Brakes |
| Exhaust | Stock |
| HP Performance turbo headers | Rear Suspension |
| and Borla mufflers w/ 3-in tips | Springs |
| Fuel System | Stock |
| Twin Lincoln Aviator fuel pumps, | Shocks |
| Sullivan fuel rails, 60-lb/hr injectors, | Strange |
| Aeromotive filter, Ford returnless | Traction Devices |
| fuel-pressure sensor | None |
| Transmission | Wheels |
| Six-speed T56 transmission w/ | 15-in Weld AlumaStar 2.0 |
| G-Force gearset | Tires |
| Rearend | Hoosier Quick Time Pro 28x11.5-in |
| Stock Ford 8.8 live-axle rear w/ | Brakes |
| 3.55 gears, Strange axles | Stock |
|   | Chassis Stiffening |
| ELECTRONICS | Steeda subframe connector |
| Engine Management |   |
| SCT Xcalibrator |   |