Intake valves: 1.513-inch titanium (two per cylinder)Įxhaust valves: 1.285-inch titanium (two per cylinder)Įngine control unit: Production Ford powertrain control module with modified software and calibrationĮngine RPM operating range: Idle to 8,500 RPMĮxhaust system: 2-inch-diameter primary headers Rotating assembly materials: Forged steel

Most powerful engine option: Supercharged 327-cid CoyoteĮngine architecture: 90-degree V-8, dual overhead camshafts, 4-valves per cylinderīlock and head casting material: Aluminum block and heads Where customers buy one: Cobra Jet Mustangs can be purchased from any Ford dealer. Retail price to buy: The retail price for the current Cobra Jet Mustang is $130,000 before options. For the 50th Anniversary Cobra Jet Mustang, Ford built 68-paying homage to the original 1968 Cobra Jet Mustang. Number of cars built per year: Traditionally, Ford builds 50 cars per year. It then returns to Watson for final body and chassis modifications before being fully assembled on site. The body then returns to FRAP to be painted on the production paint line. There, the body is modified to accept the solid rear axle (the production cars have an independent rear suspension) and to add the safety cage. The bodies are transported to Watson Racing, in Brownstown, Mich., which is only a few miles from the plant. Model year car(s) scheduled to be raced this year: 2019Ĭar build location: The car starts life as a bare Mustang body at Ford’s Flat Rock Assembly Plant (FRAP) in Flat Rock, Mich. Fans love seeing the Detroit manufacturers competing at a high level on the track with their factory-based vehicles. Manufacturer’s goal when racing in NHRA Factory Stock Showdown: The goal is to showcase the talent of the Ford team, to demonstrate the capability of the Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, deepen Ford customers’ brand loyalty, and win races that are important to the Ford Motor Company. To rectify that, we present a deep dive into the specs that make a supercharged Cobra Jet Mustang capable of competing with the best from Chevy and Dodge on the quarter-mile in the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown. But when we talk about what the Cobra Jet Mustang is, we’ve typically only shared the features you can see, who’s behind the wheel, what the elapsed times and trap speeds are, and the connection Tasca Ford has to the legacy of the Cobra Jet. Now, 12-years later, the 760-hp GT500 Mustang street car and Cobra Jet Mustang competition car retain striking similarities.

That momentum only helps a racing program that’s based on a production car. It launched its Cobra Jet Mustang drag car (based on the Ford FR500C Grand Am road race car) a year before the ’09 Dodge Drag Pak Challenger, and four years before the ’12 COPO Camaro. It’s the only Detroit automaker that’s continuously produced a ponycar from ’64 ½ to ’20. Of the Big Three, Ford has been in this arena the longest.

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