Jeff Thomas of JT Racing screwed together the 331-incher. A 10.5:1 compression JE piston works with H-beam rods and a stroker crank to fill the 0.030-inch over stock block. Bennett Racing ported the Trick Flow High Port heads that wear 2.08-inch intake and 1.6-inch exhaust valves. Not surprisingly, Jonathan Bennett prescribed the custom solid-roller camshaft to work with the 1.6:1 Harland Sharp rocker arms, Comp Cams valve springs, and Lunati lifters. A Jay Nelson-ported Victor 5.0 intake, an 80mm throttle body, a Kook's exhaust system, Hooker mufflers, an MSD ignition, and 38-lb/hr injectors make 409 hp and 368 lb-ft at the rear wheels. With a 150hp shot from the onboard NX nitrous system, those numbers climb to 576 hp and 661 lb-ft. That's how you push 3,100 pounds of Mustang into the 10.20s at more than 133 mph.
| 5.0 Tech Specs |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN | Gauges |
| Block | Auto Meter gauges with Auto |
| 0.030-in over stock 302 block | Meter 5-in tachometer |
| Displacement | |
| 331ci | Suspension And Chassis |
| Cylinder Heads | Front Suspension |
| Trick Flow High Port | K-member |
| Camshaft | UPR |
| Bennett Racing custom grind | A-arms |
| solid-roller | UPR |
| Intake Manifold | Springs |
| Victor 5.0, ported by Jay | UPR coilover |
| Nelson | Struts |
| Throttle Body | Competition Engineering |
| 80mm | Wheels |
| Power Adder | Weld Draglites 15x3.5-in |
| Nitrous Xpress 50-300 hp | Tires |
| Exhaust | Skinny |
| Kooks 1 3/4-in long-tube headers, | Brakes |
| 3-in Kooks X-shape crossover, | Stock |
| 3-in Hookers Aero Chamber | Rear Suspension |
| mufflers, dumps | Springs |
| Fuel System | Stock |
| B&K in-line and 255-lb/hr | Shocks |
| in-tank pump, 38-lb/hr injectors | Competition Engineering |
| Transmission | Control Arms |
| G-Force five-speed in T5 case | Steeda adjustable uppers, UPR |
| Rearend | adjustable lowers |
| Ford 8.8-in, 4.56 gears, | Traction Devices |
| 31-spline Superior axles | UPR antiroll bar |
| | Wheels |
| ELECTRONICS | Weld Draglite 15x9-in |
| Engine Management | Tires |
| Simple Digital | 28x10.5 M/T ET Drag |
| Ignition | Brakes |
| MSD Digital-6, MSD coil, | Stock |
| ACCEL wires, NGK plugs | Chassis Stiffening |
| | Steeda subframe connectors, |
| | Wild Rides eight-point 'cage |