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2018 MUSTANG COBRA JET CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF RACING LEGEND WITH QUICKEST STRAIGHT-LINE STALLION YET


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http://performance.ford.com/series/drag-racing/news/articles/cobra-jet/2018/04/2018-cobra-jet-announcement.html

 

 

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Engineered by Ford Performance Parts, the purpose-built drag racer developed on the 2018 Ford Mustang platform is limited to 68 non-VIN production cars. It includes a supercharged 5.2-liter Coyote V8 and unique four-link rear suspension, along with a Ford 9-inch solid rear axle from Strange Engineering. Race add-ons include NHRA-certified roll cage, Racetech FIA seats, and a drag race-specific coil-over suspension with specially designed Weld Racing wheels with 50th anniversary badging.
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Even though the Cobra Jet drag car and GT500 may share a 5.2L supercharged engine I seriously doubt they will be all that similar. For example, the race car is not likely to use the same fuel injection system as the street car and will probably use beefier internals. Chances are it won't even use the same engine block and if it does it may use steel liners instead of a spray bore block. I would also expect the race engine to use a different supercharger.

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My point wasn’t that it’s the same engine - it’s that this is the first public acknowledgement that Ford is building a 5.2L supercharged engine. So unless the GT500 is using something different (doubtful at this point unless they were hiding something on the engine oil chart) I just find it odd they wouldn’t have waited for the GT500 to be announced first.

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