1st PLACE
Burnt out on racing his low-11-second LX 5.0, Mike Bowen eventually purchased this ’01 GT with the intent of keeping it a weekend-road-trip and occasional commuter car. “After the very first pass down the dragstrip in it, it was back to business,” Mike says.
Four years later and with just a tad over 18,000 miles on the odometer, this Mustang is pounding out 293 hp and 310 lb-ft of torque at the wheels. This was accomplished with a virtually stock Ford Explorer engine and a set of aftermarket camshafts. The Explorer aluminum block shaved off some 90 pounds from the front end, and Mike has made other efforts to jazzercize his colt to a svelte 3,066 pounds with driver.
| 60-FT |
1/8 ET/MPH |
1/4 ET/MPH |
| 1.616 |
7.651/89.46 |
12.030/109.89 |
| 1.617 |
7.668/89.16 |
12.041/110.22 |
| 1.631 |
7.701/89.25 |
12.080/110.15 |
| STRIP SPECS |
| Owner: Mike Bowen |
| Hometown |
Trenton, New Jersey |
| Driver |
Mike Bowen |
| Year/Model |
’01 Mustang GT |
| Weight w/Driver |
3,066 lbs |
| Engine |
’03 Ford Explorer 4.6-liter, 281ci |
| Built By |
Ford Motor Company |
| Tuner |
MD Motorsports of Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Intake Manifold |
Bullitt |
| Cylinder Heads |
Stock |
| Compression Ratio |
Stock 9.4:1 |
| Camshafts |
VT Engines Stage II, 225/235 at 0.050, 0.560/0.575 lift, 108 LSA |
| Exhaust |
BBK long-tube headers, BBK off-road X-pipe, MagnaFlow after-cat system |
| Transmission |
Tremec 3650 five-speed |
| Converter/Clutch |
Spec Stage I clutch, Fidanza aluminum flywheel, Pro-5.0 Shifter |
| Rear Type |
8.8, 4.30 gear, Superior 31-spline axles, Detroit Locker |
| Wheels |
Center Line Telstar 15x4 front, 15x8 rear |
| Tires F/R |
Moroso DS2 26x4.5 front, M/T ET Drag 26x10 rear |
| Suspension Front |
QA1 tubular K-member, ’86 Mustang lower control arms, stock coil springs, Lakewood 90/10 struts, sway bar removed |
| Suspension Rear |
Steeda Hardcore lower control arms, ’86 Mustang rear springs, QA1 adjustable shocks, swaybar removed |
| Previous Best ET/MPH |
12.05/112.69 |
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