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Parkway Ford Lincoln SVT
04-18-2018, 02:19 PM
For the 50th anniversary of the original CJ Mustangs, there will be a 2018 Mustang CJ drag car of which only 68 will be produced in either Race Red or Oxford White. The supercharged 5.2L engine that should push the car to mid-8s at over 150 mph, some details in the linked Ford Media site article below:

https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/04/18/2018-mustang-cobra-jet-celebrates-50th-anniversary.html


https://media.ford.com/content/fordmedia/fna/us/en/news/2018/04/18/2018-mustang-cobra-jet-celebrates-50th-anniversary/jcr:content/image.img.881.495.jpg/1524021170690.jpg

ZR
04-19-2018, 07:23 AM
Hell of a time to be a car guy or gal.

Bksrt8
04-19-2018, 09:26 AM
Can it go 8s under nhra regulations or us that just some number they pulled out of a hat to make it sound like itll compete with the Demon?

Nevermind...i missed the part where it says it has a cage!

RedSN
04-19-2018, 04:37 PM
How much work would it take to make it go around corners?

Parkway Ford Lincoln SVT
04-19-2018, 04:39 PM
If you want a supercharged 5.2 Mustang that will go around corners, (apparently) the new GT500 will be the car for you ...

Parkway Ford Lincoln SVT
04-20-2018, 11:14 AM
Can it go 8s under nhra regulations or us that just some number they pulled out of a hat to make it sound like itll compete with the Demon?

Nevermind...i missed the part where it says it has a cage!


These are track-only vehicles that cannot be titled for road use, a different animal than the Demons.

Bksrt8
04-20-2018, 07:47 PM
Gotcha!