Horse Sense: Believe us when we tell you, nothing sounds sweeter than our project small-block Ford at full scream. Check out the video clip of Boss 340 at full spin. It's on our website right now, click here to see and hear for yourself, then drop us an email and tell us what you think.

Horse Sense: Darren Mag races a rare '95 Cobra R, 91 of a run of 250 special 'Stangs. One of the differences from a '95 Cobra is the 5.8-liter engine that makes 40 more horsepower than the 5.0 it replaced. The main visual difference is the fiberglass hood that has a raised cowl to clear the taller engine.

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Horse Sense: For a complete list of project 5.0 Revival's part numbers, visit Summit Racing's Web site (www.summitracing.com).

Horse Sense: If a survey was taken among all of our associates and colleagues in the Mustang media, many of whom share same passion for late-model Ponies that we have, poll results would probably show that maintaining a high level of objectivity about many of the parts and rides we evaluate can sometimes be the most difficult part of the gig.

Horse Sense: To us Ford fans, Dave Vanek is the main man at Explorer Express. To Nissan types, he's The Z Doctor. Besides hot-rodding Nissans, he has been supercharging Ford V-6s in Explorers, Rangers, and Mustangs for a decade.

Horse Sense: Attention new readers-and those of you longtime readers who may have been ignoring our reports on this project for whatever reason: Things are beginning to heat up now, so we recommend that you read through past issues of 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords (from Mar. '08 to present) to bring yourself up to speed with this radical engine we are working on. Thus far, it's all been about making power with a modern-day, Boss 302-style engine-a stroked 8.2-deck short-block with canted-valve cylinder heads. However, the tables will soon turn toward a Fox-body race chassis and building yet another project car for our steadily growing stable of bad Ponies.

Horse Sense: Thanks to several weight-reduction measures, Jesse's hatch totals 2,877 pounds with him in the car. That's really light, people. Weight-savings items include the removal of the power steering and A/C systems, using Jeg's plastic racing seats, rear-seat-delete kit, and the reduction of needless wiring.

Horse Sense: Although it takes a horrendous amount of work, a smoothed and gloss-painted engine bay is not only far more impressive, but also much easier to keep clean than the factory's matte-black and oh-so-cluttered inner fenders and firewall.

Horse Sense: Cosmetics have long been a calling card of Saleen Mustangs, and true to form, SpeedLab can work some visual magic during a supercharger install if you like. Color-coordinating the supercharger intake plenum to match the exterior topcoat is a popular option at $400, and the cam covers can be privy to the same treatment for a similar price.

Horse Sense: Several thousand Fordnatics were in attendance at Milan Dragway as special guests of the NMRA. The sanction held its first-annual Ford/Roush Employee Appreciation Day on Sunday (Father's Day), giving personnel from both companies and their guests free spectator admission (when they showed valid employee ID cards) to the high-speed, high-flying Aeromotive NMRA Ford Nationals.