
Hunkered down on 18-inch Godspeed...

Hunkered down on 18-inch Godspeed wheels, the GT-turned-Cobra looks remarkably innocent for a 9-second brawler. Several "victims" in Southwest Florida have been duped by the car's subdued appearance.

The underbody of Chris and...

The underbody of Chris and Mario's Mustang is crazy clean. The car does a great show-car impersonation with its polished Hellion/Magnaflow exhaust, polished FRPP driveshaft, and powder-coated UPR suspension. Wiring for the Auburn ECTED differential is barely noticeable where it enters the FRPP rearend girdle.

A stock Terminator long-block...

A stock Terminator long-block replaced the original pushrod 5.0-liter engine. A 95mm Sniper mass-air sensor meters air drawn in by the Turbonetics 76mm turbocharger from Hellion Power Systems. Once pressurized, the air is cooled by a front-mount air-to-air intercooler and passes through an Accufab dual-60mm throttle body before entering a Sullivan intake manifold. Custom powdercoated cam covers with Ford Racing coil covers make the swapped engine look factory, while aluminum bits from UPR Products and Moroso add to the underhood look. This simple combination is good for 630 hp to the tire at 18 psi on pump gas.
5.0 Tech Specs
Engine and Drivetrain
Block Stock '03-'04 Cobra
Displacement 281 ci
Camshafts Stock '03-'04 Cobra
Cylinder Heads Stock '03-'04 Cobra
Intake Manifold Sullivan
Throttle Body Accufab Twin 60mm
Mass Air 95mm Sniper mass-air sensor, calibrated for 80-lb/hr injectors
Power Adder Hellion Power Systems 76mm Turbo w/air-to-air intercooler
Fuel System Stock tank w/Twin Ford GT Supercar pumps, -8 fuel line, Sullivan fuel rails, and FRPP 80-lb/hr injectors
Exhaust Hellion, with Magnaflow after-cat system
Transmission Lentech Strip Terminator AOD w/transbrake, Lentech 9.5-inch converter with 3,500-rpm stall speed, factory shifter
Rearend 8.8-in w/31-spline Moser axles, FRPP 3.55 gear, Auburn ECTED differential, and FRPP girdle
Electronics
Engine Management Factory Terminator ECU with Sniper tuning by Mustang Motorsports
Ignition Factory Terminator, with MSD two-step
Gauges '03-'04 Cobra instrument cluster, AEM wideband air/fuel meter, AEM boost gauge
Suspension And Chassis
Front Suspension
K-Member UPR Pro Series
Struts Competition Engineering 90/10
Springs UPR coil-over
Caster/Camber UPR
Brakes Stock, with drilled/slotted rotors
Wheels 18x9-in Godspeed
Tires 275/35-18 Nitto NT555
Rear Suspension
Control Arms UPR Pro Series
Shocks Lakewood 50/50
Springs Moroso Trick
Brakes Stock w/drilled and slotted rotors
Wheels 18x10.5-in Godspeed
Tires 305/35-18 Nitto NT555R Drag Radials
Chassis Stiffening Custom subframe connectors