Mustang with a Turbo 7.3 L Godzilla V8 Goes 8.75 sec
by Christopher Christopher
Published in engineswapdepot.com
Joe Melvin from Five Bar Motorsports and his unique S197 Mustang visited Bradenton Motorsports Park for testing before FL2K. While there they went a new personal best of 8.755 sec in the quarter-mile. The Mustang is powered by a turbocharged 7.3 L Godzilla V8 making 874 hp and 1025 lb-ft of torque on 21 psi of boost and E85 fuel. They paired the motor with a Turbo 400 automatic transmission and 9-inch rear end. Watch the car make several passes in the 8’s below (8.755 run at 8:50).
Source: Five Bar Motorsports and Five Bar Motorsports FB page