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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 10 – MGW Short Shifter

  • Posted on April 20, 2022
  • byBilly Johnson
We greatly improve the feel and control of our S197 Mustang’s Getrag MT82 transmission with a short shift kit from MGW. The Getrag MT-82 is well-known for not being the…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 9 – Apex Wheels and Nitto Tires

  • Posted on December 12, 2021December 13, 2021
  • byBilly Johnson
Choosing wheels and tires are some of the most important decisions you can make for a car.  For this project’s theme of using the best bang-for-your-buck components possible, there really…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 8 – Aero with Steeda and Ford

  • Posted on November 3, 2021November 2, 2021
  • byBilly Johnson
For the S197 Mustang platform, proven aero does not have to be expensive.  We install a wind tunnel-tested Steeda wing and a BOSS 302 splitter to improve the downforce of…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 7 – Springs, Shocks and Bars

  • Posted on July 5, 2021
  • byBilly Johnson
Staying true to the ‘budget’ track car theme, we skipped expensive coilovers and upgraded our S197 Mustang with track-capable springs, shocks, and swaybars from Steeda. In Part 6, we tackled…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 6 – Going Through the Suspension with Steeda

  • Posted on April 25, 2021April 29, 2021
  • byBilly Johnson
This is where we defy the misconceptions and show how to make an S197 Mustang into a corner-carving track car.  We are going to cover the pros and cons of…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 5 – Upgrading to an Eaton Truetrac LSD

  • Posted on March 22, 2021April 29, 2021
  • byBilly Johnson
A performance Limited Slip Differential is a MUST for making 2005-2014 (S197) Mustangs handle predictably.  We replace the weak factory LSD with Eaton’s TrueTrac helical (gear-driven) LSD which will transform…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 4 – Installing the Roush 3rd Link

  • Posted on March 7, 2021April 29, 2021
  • byBilly Johnson
Upgrading the 3rd link suspension arm in an S197 Mustangs is far more important than just to reduce wheel hop.  Picking the right one will greatly affect the car’s handling…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 2 – Finding out what it takes to make 400WHP

  • Posted on October 20, 2020October 21, 2020
  • byBilly Johnson
We strap our first-generation 5.0L “Coyote” V8-powered S197 Mustang to the dyno and test the 2018+ “Gen-3” intake manifold, K&N air intake, and tunes by Palm Beach Dyno to find…
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Project Budget 400WHP S197 Mustang Track Car: Part 1 – Intro

  • Posted on August 30, 2020September 15, 2020
  • byBilly Johnson
More people need to consider the (2005-2014) “S197” Mustang for track use!  Parts are cheap and it really does not take much to turn one into an awesome “Driver’s-car”.  There…
Steeda Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace
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Testing Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace

  • Posted on June 16, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
After our article reviewing Steeda’s Stop The Hop Package for the S550 Mustang GT, some of our readers asked us for feedback on Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace. Since our…
Borla S-type CatBack Mustang Exhaust
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Testing Borla’s S-Type Cat-Back Exhaust for the 2018+ Mustang GT

  • Posted on June 3, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
For the fourth year in a row, the Mustang continues to be the “best-selling sports coupe in the entire world”. The S550 platform that debut in 2015 catapulted the brand…
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Does Wheel Stiffness Affect Performance?  We test Carbon Revolution’s Carbon Fiber Wheels

  • Posted on September 10, 2018March 14, 2024
  • byBilly Johnson
There is a lot more to Carbon Fiber wheels than just cool looks and lightweight.  We met up with Carbon Revolution at Las Vegas Motor Speedway to learn about their…
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TESTED: Ford Mustang GT Power Packs 1-3

  • Posted on October 19, 2017September 22, 2020
  • byBilly Johnson
TESTED: Ford Mustang GT Power Packs 1-3 by Billy Johnson Ford Performance offers three different 50-state legal “Power Packs” for the 2015-2017 Mustang GT that increases horsepower without affecting the factory…
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TESTED: Steeda Anti Wheel-Hop Package

  • Posted on July 18, 2017May 21, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
First iterations of new technologies are rarely flawless. When the Mustang ditched the solid axle in 2015 in favor of a 21st century Independent Rear Suspension, it transformed into a…
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Project E90 M3: Head to Head with 2016 Mustang GT

  • Posted on February 18, 2017May 20, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
Packing more than 50whp over stock, our Project E90 M3 took to the track at Palm Beach International Raceway (ROAD COURSE) to see how it stacks up against a 2016…
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DRIVEN: 2015 Ford Mustang Ecoboost

  • Posted on February 5, 2015May 20, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
We test Ford’s new 2015 Mustang EcoBoost to determine if a turbocharged 4-cylinder Mustang bridges the gap between the American Hot-Rodding community and Import Tuners.  How does the Ecoboost stack…
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DRIVEN: 2015 Ford Mustang GT

  • Posted on November 18, 2014May 20, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
MotoIQ: DRIVEN – 2015 Ford Mustang GT by Billy Johnson I’m a little late to the party since there are already plenty of reviews on the all-new 2015 S550 Mustang…

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