1982 Mustang LX - 850 HP
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Short Block: |
Ford 351 "G" Race Block, special for Nascar |
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Siamese water jacket, Cleveland 4-bolt mains |
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CID |
Stroked to 398 cubic inch displacement |
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Pistons |
J.E. Custom Forged 4032, double Spirolox, balanced to 1 gram |
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Wrist Pins |
Chev diameter, lightweight tool steel |
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Rods |
Eagle 3-D H-beam w/8740 ARP bolts, Chev journal size |
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Rings |
Childs&Albert Plasma-Moly top, cast second, standard tension oil (3 piece), file fit to .003" |
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Bearings |
Clevitte H eccentricity, Teflon coated @ Nascar Industries |
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Crankshaft |
Kellogg 4340 High radius, non-twist race crank. 49 lb weight, 3.9" stroke |
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Internally balanced with 6 slugs of Mallory metal |
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Heads: |
Trick Flow aluminum Race heads, ported and polished |
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ARP head studs |
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Detroit Gasket Race head gaskets |
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Heads port-matched to intake manifold and exhaust headers |
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Valve Train: |
Competition Cams Hardened pushrods |
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Valves intake |
Manley severe duty, small block Chev 2.08", NK-844 SS |
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Valves exhaust |
Manley severe duty, small block Chev,1.65", XH-428 SS |
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Crane 1.6:1 roller rockers |
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Crane solid roller lifters |
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Competition Cams roller camshaft, custom grind |
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Dual helical Competition Cams valve springs |
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Milidon true roller timing chain and gears |
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Lubrication: |
Melling high volume oil pump |
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Canton deep race pan |
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Canton windage tray |
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Remote Canton high volume oil filter |
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Induction: |
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Intake Manifold |
Edelbrock Victor Junior, 9.2" deck, port-matched to heads |
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Carburetor |
750 cfm Speed Demon, #90 jets |
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Headers |
Custom, 2" exhaust pipes, port-matched to heads |
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Collectors |
3-1/2" collectors |
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Exhaust |
3-1/2" Magnum mufflers |
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Nitrous Oxide |
NOS dual-stage cheater (250 hp) |
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Fuel |
16 gallon RCI Fuel cell with foam insert, 1 gallon JAZ for NOS enhancement |
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Dual Holley-blue fuel pumps |
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Dual Holley pressure regulators |
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High-pressure (metal jacket) fuel lines |
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Drive Train: |
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Transmission |
JW C-5 with hardened input shaft |
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JW 5300-rpm stall lock-up converter |
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B&M Pro-M ratchet shifter with lock-out gates |
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Trans-brake |
JW |
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Drive Shaft |
Custom made |
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Differential |
Ford 9" with lightweight spool, 4.68 gear set |
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Axles |
Strange Hy-Tuf race axles, 33 spline, custom length |
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Rear tires |
Mickey Tompson ET Drags, 28x10.5 |
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Electrical |
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Distributor |
MSD billet with bronze cam gear |
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MSD 7AL ignition box |
with rev limiter |
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MSD coil |
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Plug Wires |
MSD high temperature |
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Battery |
Rear-mounted 1000 Amp with external battery switch |
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Taylor battery box |
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Raider Racing switch panel. |
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Raider Racing ESD switch |
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Charging System |
One wire race alternator, plus off-car charging circuit |
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Timing |
35 degrees total advance, no initial |
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Cooling system |
3-core Aluminum Radiator, transmission cooler |
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Flex-a-lite electric fan |
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Moroso electric water pump |
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Miscellaneous |
Fiberglass race bucket seat |
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5" Autometer tach |
Lexan windows |
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Autometer fuel, temperature and oil pressure gauges |
Fiberglass 2" cowl hood |
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Moroso chrome valve covers |
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Pro Street Crankshaft damper (NHRA-certified) |
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Guyon Racing 5-point harness (NHRA-certified) with Cam lock |
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Front tires |
Goodyear Front Runners |
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Wheels |
Weld Draglites, 5 lug, front and back |
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Brakes |
Rear-drum, front -11" disk (SVO) |
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Fuel |
VP Fuels C-12 race gas, 107 octane and C-16 race gas, 114 octane |
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Line lock |
Biondo |
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Suspension: |
Modified 4-link |
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Ground Zero Lift Bars |
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NHRA-certified 10 Pt roll cage |
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Sub-frame connectors |
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Construction Team: |
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Electrical Wiring |
Raider Racing |
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Instrumentation |
Raider Racing |
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Machining/Balancing |
RMP Engines (Bob Prowse)/ Guyon Racing (Vince) |
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Frame/Suspension |
Ground Zero Race Cars (Lorne Russel) |
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Transmission |
Eagle
Automotive |
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Race Class |
Super Pro |
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Weight of car |
3158 lbs |
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Estimated horsepower |
600 naturally aspirated, 850 hp with NOS |
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Computer modeled performance: (no NOS) |
10.2 seconds @129 mph in the 1/4 mile. |
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Computer modeled performance: (c/w NOS) |
8.425 seconds @ 148.9 mph in the 1/4 mile. |
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Actual (no NOS) |