There’s never been a factory Ford Mustang more powerful than the GTD. Well, unless you count the Cobra Jet drag cars, but those are something else altogether. The Blue Oval gave its track-special ‘Stang a monstrous 5.2-liter V8 making 815 horsepower and 664 lb-ft of torque at the crank. But how much of that actually makes it to the tire?
Late Model Restoration found out in its latest YouTube upload. The Texas shop specializes in Mustangs of all kinds, so if anyone is qualified to strap a GTD to the dyno and let it eat, that would be LMR. The crew got its hands on a white-and-carbon car with a little more than 1,100 miles, and after a short shakedown, it was time for some testing.
LMR’s first pass turned up solid results: 740 wheel horsepower at 7,100 rpm and 605 lb-ft of torque at 4,600 rpm. Everything seemed tame during the run, as they kept it in fifth g …
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Author: Caleb Jacobs
