2013 5.0 Mustang testing at Bradenton

Evan Smith · 03-16-2012, 04:23 PM

The 2013 Cobra Jets were tested (again) over the last few days, but not at Bradenton. Jimmy Ronzelo and I made over 60 runs, mainly for durability. As you can imagine, I am not allowed to say what the cars ran. NHRA has yet to approve the hp and the class, so the elapsed times are moot at this point anyway.

I can say the supercharged version will probably be a BB/SA (note the word probably because I am guessing) and the NA car a B/SA or C/SA based on the hp and weight. The 5.0 is an impressive engine and can take a real beating. We were literally, at some points, lapping every 15 minutes.

If any of you could see what goes into building and testing one of these cars you'd be impressed. These are not just slapped together cars, the Ford team does basically what many serious racers do, they come up with ideas and test them. There is hours and hours of testing and building and tuning and wrenching to produce a turn-key car that is very competitive and reliable, consistent, safe, and easy to drive.

03-16-2012, 04:23 PM	#3
Evan Smith Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 400 Likes: 7 Liked 115 Times in 5 Posts	Re: 2013 5.0 Mustang testing at Bradenton The 2013 Cobra Jets were tested (again) over the last few days, but not at Bradenton. Jimmy Ronzelo and I made over 60 runs, mainly for durability. As you can imagine, I am not allowed to say what the cars ran. NHRA has yet to approve the hp and the class, so the elapsed times are moot at this point anyway. I can say the supercharged version will probably be a BB/SA (note the word probably because I am guessing) and the NA car a B/SA or C/SA based on the hp and weight. The 5.0 is an impressive engine and can take a real beating. We were literally, at some points, lapping every 15 minutes. If any of you could see what goes into building and testing one of these cars you'd be impressed. These are not just slapped together cars, the Ford team does basically what many serious racers do, they come up with ideas and test them. There is hours and hours of testing and building and tuning and wrenching to produce a turn-key car that is very competitive and reliable, consistent, safe, and easy to drive. __________________ Evan Smith 1798 STK