Eh. We get plenty of cold weather here in Georgia (contrary to most preconceived notions), and I put Michelin Pilot Sport 4S tires on mine when the Pirelli Trofeo RS tires wore out. I posted about my driving on them all the way down into the teens (Fahrenheit). I finally stopped posting...
Sigh.
"Just as fast" for how long? A quarter mile?
Without substantial modifications for removing engine oil heat and engine coolant heat, in addition to cooling the incoming air through the Whipple, it will not be "just as fast" after a few laps at Michelin Road Atlanta. It won't even be...
Stock Dark Horse is 500 horsepower. Drivetrain loss is not 20% (500 x .20 = 100, and 500-100 = 400). Maybe it makes more sense if I explain it that way?
And does everybody remember back in 2024 when all the wheel dynos were basically showing 420 whp?
And does everybody remember last...
414 sounds about right on for a stock Dark Horse. 420 or so, but this is a Mustang Dyno, not a Dynojet.
Add headers, get more.
Add intake (Cobra Jet with Boschma adapter plate), get more.
Add exhaust (get rid of of the stupid neck down to 2.25" at the resonator!), get more.
Add GSC R2...
As much as I love the A10 in my Dark Horse, the SC has the 7 speed DCT. There is a reason when you buy a Porsche or when you purchased a GT500 you got a DCT transmission.
There is no way that the Dark Horse will have the cooling available in the SC, and good luck trying to duplicate that.
I have never driven a Whippled Mustang. That was actually my original plan for the Dark Horse, until I discovered that bolting on a Whipple meant not even making it through...
The red lines end before the blue lines.
Does this mean that the pulls were in different gears?
In other words, they hit the top speed limiter doing the stock baseline, but did not doing the PBD custom tune. Also, notice the peak hp figure is at a little higher rpm in the tuned version.
They had it for the Gen 3 Coyote cars, as well.
https://www.hellionturbo.com/product/hellion-2018-ford-mustang-gt-street-sleeper-complete-emissions-tested-twin-turbo-system/
There is a core charge for the cats. I bet you could substitute an upgraded catalytic converter of the correct diameter...
"Hellion has done it again! Building on the success of our popular Sleeper turbo system for the S550 Mustang, Hellion has designed an all-new complete twin-turbo system that is emissions tested and compliant. Even though this new system retains the use of OEM catalytic converters post-turbo, the...
Nice!
Which pulley and what fuel?
Google says Mustang dynos display 5%-15% lower horsepower numbers than Dynojet dynos. Also, SAE is 4-6% lower than STD. So for the others reading, you probably can't compare that 826 horsepower figure to the last Whippled dyno run you saw online.