On this blog, we’ve had our share of thousand-horsepower Chevys, Vipers and even a Mercedes SL. Now, we can add a 2009 Ford Mustang to this exclusive club. The 2009 Ford Mustang featured here was built and tuned by Livernois Motorsports. Starting with a 358 CID aluminum block, Livernois added their own CNC aluminum heads, Stage 1C cams and custom pistons connected to Carrillo conrods. With the engine built to robust specs, Livernois added a Whipple supercharger and an Afco heat exchanger. Custom headers with 1 7/8-inch primaries and 3-inch pipes handle the exhaust duties. A Centerforce DFX clutch links the engine to the tranny, while an aluminum driveshaft spins the diff. In dyno tests, the car made 1,006 hp and 916 lb. ft. of rear wheel torque. Reportedly the engine already has 800 ft.lbs at around 2,700 rpm.
Suspension mods like adjustable coilover struts and shocks and BMR springs, control arms, braces and connectors ensure that the car does not get too squirrelly when the power is applied. The car weighs about 4,000 pounds so that would equate to a power-to-weight ratio of 4 pounds per horsepower. Performance calculations place 0-60 times of under 2.6 seconds and it has actually run the quarter-mile at 9.93 on its 20-inch wheels. With this kind of horsepower and torque, the driver of this car would have to exercise a fine degree of control, otherwise it’s a recipe for getting in over your head.
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