Mustang stampedes to 800 hp with official Ford supercharger kit
Ford Performance Parts has opened the barn door to reveal a bolt-on supercharger kit that gives the Mustang the power of 800 horses.
The kit is suited to all seventh-generation Mustangs with the five-liter V-8, while Dark Horse owners will get an even bigger bump in power with a bespoke kit “in the near future.”
Suitable for manual and automatic transmission models, the package has been comprehensively tested, comes with a three-year, 36,000-mile warranty, and is CARB compliant, if fitted by a dealer or certified technician.
Everything you need to your Pony Car galloping is included, with the main component being a three-liter, sixth-generation Whipple twin-screw supercharger. A patented dual air pass, dual water pass, intercooler chills the air feed, and there’s an oversized heat exchanger and high-flow intercooler pump. The fuel system gets an update with high-flow dual beam injectors and billet high-flow fuel rails. There’s also a an integrated intercooled air-bypass system, a 92mm throttle body, 120mm dual air intakes and high-flow filters. A Tomahawk V2 flash too with data logging capacity ensures the ECU is programmed correctly.
Once fitted you’ll see a boost from the standard 480-hp of the Mustang GT to a full 800. A look at the dyno chart (below) shows a linear power curve peaking at a heady 8000 rpm, while the V-8’s torque looks to cap out at over 600 lb-ft at 5500 revs (up from 415 lb-ft), although there’s still more than 500 lb-ft available from as little as 2500 rpm. Ford has yet to reveal any acceleration figures, but we’d bet on 0-60 mph somewhere around three seconds and a top speed north of 180 mph.
“The Ford Performance supercharger kit means more power and more excitement for Mustang owners,” says product manager Michael Goodwin. “With at least 800 horsepower, this Ford Performance option takes the already-powerful Ford Mustang GT to an extreme level that should satisfy even the most demanding driver.”
The kit, which launched at the SEMA show in Las Vegas, will be on sale in early 2024. If you’re tempted we’d highly recommend browsing the Ford Performance Parts catalog for brake and suspension upgrades or your Pony will be a helluva handful.
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It looks good. Still have to deal with that new interior, yuck.
holy schnike! Wonder what the cost and the installation cost will be?
You mean how to learn what is new?
This is awesome. With 800 HP now available, there will be even more YouTube videos of people wrecking their Mustangs.
you got that right!
Without the ability to properly control traction, and without upgrading all the driveline components to cope with the almost-double power, this promises to be a scary and expensive modification. I can’t wait for the You Tube videos……especially when a Tesla, with the AC and radio on, humiliates them at the track.
You mean Terdsla.
There is a reason why there have been no Teslas tested by Car and Driver on their ‘Lightning Lap’. Reason being, they can’t get an electric to go full power around their test track without running out of juice. All that supercharged Mustang has to do is challenge a Tesla to a multi lap race.
Exactly! I’ll take my 2022 Shelby GT500 against a Tesla on a few laps. Straight line, sure I’m screwed, but braking, handling, no power fade, I’m good!
WHY? Unless one planes one racing this car what good is it really? Bragging rights? Maybe it’s the old deal about making up for some other situation.
Why !? These cars won’t go to the track. They’ll be doing donuts and burnouts with unskilled boyracers at the wheel.
Kudos to Ford Performance for offering a comprehensively engineered power package for the 7th generation Five Liter Mustang. Looking forward to additional product rollouts from the Dearborn crew for the new Mustang.
I got into hot roddin’ in the early 50s. Back then, the word was, “There ain’t no such thing as too much horsepower.” Still love it. if you can afford it, do it.
Mmm, if anyone has read Jim Smart’s updated book on the Coyote, I guess I would have to question if the updated motor has improvements to the short block. With the prior Gen 3 updates, pistons and rods along with the stability of the block surface where the heads bolt to, where major areas of durability concern when going over 500 or 600 horsepower at the most. I know the Predator motor used in the GT500 has upgraded beam rods and forged pistons, I’ve never read about whether the block was Siamese sleeved to strengthen the block surface or not. Sure, one can bolt on the induction related add-ons, but it not quite that simple, particularly if one is concerned about long term durability.
I have a 2016 (S550) Roush Stage 3 Phase 2 Mustang convertible that is rated at 727 hp. The car is scary fast and I often joke that I feel it wants to kill me at times. It is severely traction limited and commands extreme respect if you want to explore it’s potential.
I can’t imagine what another 73+ hp will be like.
The Coyote is a stout engine and I’m sure it can handle the power if Ford is backing it up with a warranty. Glad to see the extensive cooling upgrades as that is the Achilles Heel of these boosted Mustangs as it can begin pulling power if you are having an extended track day where you are really exploring the potential of the car.