In the latest episode of Top Gear, Richard Hammon decides to revisit the Ford Shelby GT500 that the British motoring show tested late last year. Hammond brought along his own classic Shelby GT390. Top Gear is famous for bashing the U.S. ware at every opportunity, and the GT500 again takes a hit for having a suspension that can’t handle the car’s power.
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Coast Driveline & Gear is ready to announce the release of its innovative new Ultra-Light Aluminum Driveshaft, designed specifically for the 2005-2007 Gen-5 (S197) Ford Mustang. It is developed to fill the needs of hardcore racers, the Gen-5 Mustang Ultra-light Aluminum Driveshaft is a simple bolt-in replacement for the heavy and awkward OEM steel driveshaft provided from the factory.
For more than a decade, installing an overdrive-automatic or manual transmission into a vintage Mustang has been a popular upgrade. It’s more common these days, but some people still aren’t convinced of the numerous benefits that this type of a conversion could have.
If you could only do one upgrade to your vintage Mustang that’s a fairly nice driver and is reasonably complete, installing a transmission with an overdriven top gear is the single best thing you can do to improve the car’s overall usefulness.
A great majority of companies who sell body kits and other automotive parts are forced to use outside vendors for their design, engineering, and manufacturing because of a lack of internal resources. In the case of Roush Performance, their Ford Mustang body kits are run through the same exact same process that Roush Manufacturing uses in making similar components for at least eight OEM American and European car companies.
There are many myths and folklore out there for those people who are seeking additional power from their classic Mustangs. Stroker kits, superchargers, bigger carburetors, hot ignitions, high-flow exhaust systems, less restrictive air cleaners, fuel additives, and more will theoretically achieve gains in power. However, did you know your engine can make more power with simple analysis and decent performance tuning?