2008 Cobra Jets belong in Stock

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Evan Smith

Ed F.,

You can look at the engine specs on line and see the differences, but in a nutshell, the CJ has less compression by a full point (which is a big deal even with a blower), smaller valves, smaller cams and smaller throttle body.

Evan

Evan,
You need to have a staff meeting on this! Seems to be some ambiguity on the specs between the GT500 & the CJ500 engine specs. But for the real tech heads, it's all on-line at www.nhra.com .
(From Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords online 02/11/2009, see complete article and source @ http://www.musclemustangfastfords.co...jet/index.html )

"...Ford delivers the Cobra Jet cars with a glaring 400 horsepower (nudge-nudge, wink-wink), a rating far under the combination's potential thanks to Ford Racing electronically controlling output so that it fits in the rules. Let's be realistic, the engine is a GT500 powerplant with a TVS blower, larger throttle body and MAF sensor, and long-tube headers amongst some other minor details. The 400 horse rating is far less than what that engine could produce with a little bit of a workout on the chassis dyno...."

Seeing that Ford Racing is "Ford Racing electronically controlling output", I'm still sticking to my prediction of 9.38 @ 142 that will ultimately be unleashed from these Shelby's, err, Mustangs!

And one last thing and then I quit, if these were labeled "Shelby's" with the "lite-weight drag-pack" option instead of Mustangs, I wouldn't have any beef.

Congratulations on Ford putting together one helluva package!