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The higher the altitude, air temperature, or relative humidity, the lower a naturally aspirated engine's power output because of the diminished air density that results from each of these factors. Less density means less air for combustion on each power stroke. This makes the charge-air compression of a supercharger or turbo so much more important in high, hot locales.inline_mediumwraptextright32317710/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1005_2002_mustang_gt_coupem5lp_1005_02_+02_mustang_gt_coupe+rear_view.jpgTrue

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Furthering the unique nature of the Patriot Edition, the Ford design team signed the car to verify its authenticity.inline_mediumwraptextrightMark and Pat give kudos to Bud Mahoney at Shelby Automobiles in Las Vegas for getting the first '10 Super Snake hood out of the mold to Detroit for the Patriot. Alternative Automotive Technologies painted the hood vents body color to match the '67.27948658/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1004_2010_shelby_patriot_edition_gt500m5lp_1004_03_+2010_shelby_gt500+bottom_front_angle.jpgTrue

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Recently married to Brian Butt, Jazmin is a full-time student at the University of Iowa, pursuing a law degree. When she's not driving the Cobra, it shares garage space with a '99 GT convertible and an '07 Shelby GT500.inline_mediumwraptextrightI've said it before; nothing goes together like a black Mustang with chrome wheels. It's like Jay-Z and Beyonce, peanut butter and jelly, Tech Editor Jones and Dickies, and Tommy Lee and tattoos. The paint is factory fresh 10th Anniversary black, and the body remains stock. Jazmin wanted a sleeper.27949561/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1004_2003_cobra_mustangm5lp_1004_01_+2003_cobra_mustang+front_angle.jpgTrue

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Proving not much would get done without financial and familial support, Jason would like to thank his wife/banker, Wendy, and crewmember/son, Gavin.inline_mediumwraptextrightThere's nothing better than a black Fox coupe with big 'n' littles, and Jason's '90 coupe is cool personified. With a Cervini's Auto Designs' cowl hood, Simpson 'chute, and a RaceCraft rear wing, you know the car means business. Garry Dillon is responsible for the impeccable paint, while the chassis work is from C.E.N. Fab Race Cars. To get the car electrically ready, Jason relied on Motorsports and Speed Wires' Dale Ollie.26747936/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1004_1990_mustang_lxm5lp_1004_01_+1990_mustang_lx+front_angle.jpgTrue

Imagine you could have competed in a contest like this as a kid. High school student Derek Murrell from Lake Mary, Florida, and his Lake Mary High School auto shop teacher and mentor Bill "Rosey" Rosenblum used a specially prepared set of matched 2010 Mustang GTs to compete on Pinks! All Out. Better yet, these were not your run-of-the-mill Mustangs. Instead, they were 2010 GTs specially prepped for drag racing by Livernois Motorsport and Team Z Motorsports. Even better still, the winner of this student/teacher showdown would drive home in a new Mustang.inline_mediumwraptextrightAn extreme rake exaggerates the aggressive lines of the '10 'Stang. Flared wheelwells filled with racing rubber and the aggressive look of the grille, with the dropped nose and pulled back sunken headlights, gives this Mustang GT a menacing look creating lust in the hearts of 'Stang fans that behold its27733915/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1003_2010_ford_mustang_gt_drag_racingm5lp_1003_01_o+2010_ford_mustang_gt+side_view.jpgTrue

Horse Sense:
In addition to building and campaigning this car, and maintaining his business, Phil Delaney also heads-up the IMSM Racing Series. The IMSM features a host of index classes aimed at creating an even playing field for a variety of cars and combinations. Races are held during the summer months in the Midwest from Byron and Cordova, Illinois, to Great Lakes Dragway in Union Grove, Wisconsin. Besides racing his '86 GT in the NMRA's True Street class, Phil races in the IMSM's 9.50 Pro Tree index class.inline_mediumwraptextright26221916/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1002_1986_mustang_gt_hatchm5lp_1002_02_+1986_gt_hatch+phil_delaney_and_brothers.jpgTrue

Horse Sense:
Though the late-model Shelby has become Evolution Performance's primary breadwinner, the company's website (www.evoperform.com) also lists goodies for '05-and-up Mustang GTs and V-6s, and F-150s, along with the Edge and Lincoln MKX.inline_mediumwraptextright26207453/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1002_2007_shelby_gt500m5lp_1002_09_o+2007_shelby_gt500+2007_2010_shelby_gt500.jpgTrue

In our non-stop efforts to scour the earth for interesting subjects, we try and bring you everything from SEMA show cars to unique and interesting daily drivers. It's not often that we stumble across a Mustang that serves in both roles, but occasionally, we do.inline_mediumwraptextright31016796/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1001_2006_mustang_gt_coupem5lp_1001_02_+2006_mustang_gt_coupe+sideview.jpgTrue

If you were a Mustang, we're pretty sure you'd want to belong in the stables of a guy like Herman Torluemke Jr. Such ownership would mean you'd be housed in a climate-controlled, pristine 41/2-car garage, shared with a couple other Pony siblings. You'd never have to go to work, and you'd never, ever be asked to navigate through such distasteful and corrosive elements as snow, or even rain. Though you would occasionally be asked to send all 419 rwhp to the pavement, this would be done in such a respectful way that your original clutch and T5 tranny would still be onboard after 17 years. And your polished-to-perfection Oxford White clearcoat finish would be the one applied at the factory back in 1992. Door dings? Never a one. This, in other words, would be the automotive equivalent of being born with a silver spoon in your, uh, grille.inline_mediumwraptextright31018083/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1001_1989_mustang_gt_5_0m5lp_1001_02_+1989_mustang_gt_5_0+sideview.jpgTrue

Work at Hershey's and you can't help but get blasé about chocolate. But we doubt Brian Ellis has such a problem. The wholesale account rep at Vortech Engineering (www.vortechsuperchargers.com) obviously consumes his share of high-performance hardware, but judging from his S197 Mustang, it doesn't seem he's grown tired of the taste.inline_mediumwraptextrightThere's nothing not to like about the classic '05-'08 rearend treatment. Blacked out taillights, 4-inch Corsa exhaust tips, Shelby pillar scoops, and 10-inch wide rear Koing's only make it better.26783677/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1001_2006_mustang_gtm5lp_1001_02_+2006_mustang_gt_vortech+rearend_black_taillights.jpgTrue

Adding to the anticipation Ford released a video of the 2011 5.0 Liter Mustang on the street. From the video you can sense a throatier exhaust note for one.

• The new Mustang GT continues Ford's powertrain offensive with an all-new 5.0-liter V-8, which uses advanced technology to deliver 412 horsepower and projected unsurpassed highway mileage of 25 mpg
• For 2011, Mustang GT adds specially tuned Electric Power Assist Steering (EPAS), 11.5-inch front and 11.8-inch rear vented disc brakes, and an enhanced suspension featuring an improved rear lower control arm and stiffened rear stabilizer bushings
• For enthusiasts, a Brembo brake package, with larger rotors and calipers from the Ford Shelby GT500(R) Mustang, unique 19-inch wheels and summer performance tires, is offered; new fender badges herald return of the 5.0-liter engine

DEARBORN, Mich., Dec. 28, 2009 - Forty years after its namesake became a road racing legend, the BOSS is back on track for 2010 with a new 5.0-liter V-8 engine.inline_mediumwraptextright27635218/featuredvehicles/m5lp_091228_2011_ford_mustang_boss_302rm5lp_091228_02+2011_ford_mustang_BOSS_302R+.jpgTrue

Body

• Construction: Unitized welded steel body, aluminum hood
• Final assembly location: Flat Rock, Michigan

Horse Sense:
Galpin Auto Sports is part of Galpin Ford, the largest Ford dealership in the world. It built this custom '10 Mustang to show customers what they could potentially to do their own cars. Thanks to Ford Racing, Roush, and other companies, there were dozens of aftermarket parts already available as soon as the '10 model hit showroom floors.inline_mediumwraptextrightThe rear of the Galpin Boss 281R has a modern look with Roush's diffuser-style rear valence and rear wing.31601454/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1002_2010_boss_281r_mustangm5lp_1002_03_+2010_boss_281r+diffuser_style_rear.jpgTrue

Some people will be inclined to call Bill Riggs a dreamer. On the surface, they'd be right, as Bill's killer SN-95 has yet to achieve the performance goals he set when initiating the build two years ago. However we'd offer up that there's a big difference between a guy who simply talks smack about what he's "going to do," and a guy who is sorting out the inevitable teething issues of what he has already done-replete with 1,000hp potential! From that point of view, we'll jump on the bandwagon and call Bill a big dreamer, and in this instance, that's no slam.inline_mediumwraptextright25669367/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1001_1994_mustang_gt_fr500m5lp_1001_03_+1994_mustang_gt_fr500+rear_view.jpgTrue

Back in the day before computers came along, we fell in love with cars from seeing them on the road, at dealerships, or at the dragstrip. We had to go outside to see our favorite cars in action. Today we have it easy by comparison. All we have to do is punch up any number of websites to lust after our dream cars. If we do see a car out in the wild, we can take a picture of it with our cell phone for cryin' out loud. Our dads and grandfathers had to wait to receive a magazine in the mail before knowing about a certain car, but now you can see new cars before the ink on these pages is even dry. We've come a long way, people.inline_mediumwraptextrightSonic Blue has to be one of our favorite Mustang colors, and Randy agrees. The Cobra's exterior is stock, but Steeda Autosports' springs combined with Mahdi Caesar TS-5 wheels give the car a wicked attitude. The car also benefits from HID headlights, giving the car even more personality.25664090/featuredvehicles/m5lp_1001_2003_mustang_cobram5lp_1001_02_+2003_mustang_cobra+front_angle.jpgTrue

Looking at these three Grabber Blue Mustangs modified by Car FX in Tulsa, Oklahoma, makes it hard to choose just one. Which one is the best fit? The beauty is you can decide and build one as mild or wild as you like. Car FX's own Grabber Blue Man, Will Williams, says he has a steed for every need. He could have talked the old-school lingo of Stage 1, Stage 2, and Stage 3. However, Car FX isn't out to build a specific series of Mustangs to sell to the public. Instead, it wants to show "the versatility of what you can do with the these cars."inline_mediumwraptextrightThe '10 turned out to be the car in the middle, the choice a street-performance aficionado would consider "just right" of the three Car FX modifieds.30723174/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0912_2010_mustang_gt_car_fxm5lp_0912_02_+2010_mustang_gt+front_angle.jpgTrue

2009 Car FX #88
The Tamest: Tuned To "Jump on Vettes and Vipers."inline_mediumwraptextright31002003/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0912_2010_mustang_gt_car_fx_web_exclusivem5lp_091200_fx_8+tulsa_car_FX_grabber_blue_mustangs+88_car.jpgTrue

Let's begin with the obvious: OEM and aftermarket companies dream up show cars all the time. We've shown you plenty and we'll no doubt feature many, many more because, well, they're usually pretty darn bitchin' and can offer ideas for the rest of us. Truth be told, they're built to tempt us, and usually do. This S197, for example, belongs to Connecticut-based Moroso Performance Products and has that sort of understated aggression that resonates with us every time. More important, though, it also wears plenty of trick new components that might just interest you for your own project.inline_mediumwraptextrightSubtly badged and embellished, Moroso's GTM show car was also the com-pany's research and development tool for a whole whack of unique S197 offerings. They'll clone one for you, if you'd like.30718995/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0912_2008_mustang_gt_morosom5lp_0912_01_+2008_mustang_gt+front_angle.jpgTrue

When steering the conversation to the odometer in our rides, it's usually to boast about how few digits have been tallied on it. Not so with Jim Buehler, who gleefully points out that his '88 GT has racked up more than 300,000 miles. And he should know: He bought it brand-new in November 1988 after a glancing head-on collision had written off his first Fox-an '80 Mercury Capri RS-a few days prior (on Halloween). At the time, Jim was based at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, where he was in flight training. Now a retired lieutenant commander living in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, he and his GT have each travelled great distances, no doubt at pretty good velocities, in their respective careers.inline_mediumwraptextrightNo, he doesn't drive it at this height, but Air Ride's CoolRide airbags can really bring the hatchback down to earth for show duty. And the Mineral Gray hue is really set off by those '01 Bullitt hoops.26514631/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0912_1988_mustang_gtm5lp_0912_01+1988_mustang_gt+front_angle.jpgTrue

2006 Ford Mustang GT
5.0 Tech Specs Engine and Drivetrain
Block
Aluminum 4.6-liter
Bore
3.55-inch
Stroke
3.54-inch
Displacement
281ci
Rods
Cracked powdered metal with floating wristpins
Pistons
Hypereutectic aluminum
Crankshaft
Stock
Camshafts
Stock
Heads
SOHC, three valves per cylinder, variable camshaft timing
Intake
Composite shell-welded single-runner, charge motion control valves
Throttle Body
Dual 60mm GT500
Mass Air
90mm Lightning
Power Adder
Saleen Series VI twin-screw supercharger
Fuel System
GT500 fuel pumps, 39-lb/hr injectors
Headers
Bassani long-tube headers
Exhaust
Bassani X-shape crossover w/high-flow cats, and Bassani after-cat with race mufflers
Transmission
Stock five-speed with JPC aluminum driveshaft and Hurst short-throw shifter
Clutch
RPS clutch and flywheel
Rearend
Stock 8.8 with Detroit Locker, Mag-Hytec differential cover, 3.73 gears, and 31-spline Strange axlesinline_mediumwraptextright25450868/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0911_2006_ford_mustang_gt_exclusive_photosm5lp_0911_14+2006_mustang_gt_s197+.jpgTrue

Wrenching on hot Mustangs is all in a day's work for industrious custom-car shops, and yet proprietors of such businesses are sometimes surprisingly devoid of standout wheels in their personal lives. For some it's by choice. After a long day at the "office," it's time to do something else. For others, the lack of a max effort machine is all about sacrificing personal desires for the good of the business, i.e. disposable income and time that would otherwise be spent on a car is put back into the business with investments in equipment, buildings, and more. What we have in this latter case is more along the lines of deferred pleasure, for rest assured the majority of this group will eventually reward themselves.inline_mediumwraptextright30550914/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0911_1985_mustang_gtm5lp_0911_01+1985_ford_mustang_gt+front_left.jpgTrue

Justin Brockmeyer can remember being interested in cars even as a little kid, preferring to play with Matchbox cars rather than GI Joes or Transformers like his friends. He loved to watch racing on television, and although he didn't aspire to be a professional driver, he did know that when he got older he wanted to own a car that would stand out. Justin's father had owned several Volkswagens, so he naturally got hooked on them first, but it wasn't long before Mustangs caught his attention. "My dad used to always tell me about this convertible Mustang he had when he was a kid. So that kind of started the Mustang bug."inline_mediumwraptextrightOutside Justin wanted to give his Mustang a sinister look while increasing the performance of the car. He turned to Steeda and fit its race cowl-induction hood to decrease underhood temperature, as well as Steeda's competition front fascia to improve aerodynamics for high-speed stability.30550473/featuredvehicles/m5lp_0911_2006_mustang_gtm5lp_0911_01+2006_mustang_gt_s197+front_left.jpgTrue

Learn more about the widebody GT-R here.