1988 Ford Mustang

For sale is very unique Mustang GT by the original owner (see the AutoCheck score and History).    This car absolutely must be seen/inspected to be appreciated.   Purchased new in 1988 this Fox body has been meticulously loved and heavily modified by a Ford Performance Chassis engineer who has been doing high performance chassis engineering at Ford for the past 3 decades.   She has never seen snow or salt and has never been in an accident.   97K miles of summer only. garage kept driving.   Vehicle has been configured to “do it all”…. You can literally drive it daily during the week and lay down the best lap times at your weekend club track events.   While it is extremely capable and easy to drive on any road course. it is also a comfortable ride to work or even a cross-country air conditioned drive.   It has been extremely reliable and was always driven to and from track events (not a trailer queen ;-).  This vehicle is the product of 29 years of engineering exercises and powertrain/chassis development and optimization.   It is not a hodge-podge build of cheap aftermarket parts.   Many of the components are hand-made. dyno tested for optimized performance.   Some specifics are:

Engine:

327 CID solid roller. naturally aspirated 10. 4:1 CR

400 HP. 350 ft-lbs of torque at the rear wheels

Capable of 365 ft/lb with billet plenum spacers (incl) – hood clearance required

Ford Racing “A4” 4-bolt main 5. 0L block

Steel crank;  internally balanced - Sonny Bryant 3. 250” stroker

Carrillo connecting rods

ARP studs and nuts

Wiseco pistons

Crane solid roller camshaft and lifters. 238I / 246E duration. . 560”I / . 579”E lift

Crane Gold rockers

TFS Twisted Wedge heads. ported and flowed by Art Bockhausen

Custom Fuel injection manifold based on Weiand Tunnel Ram. fabricated by Technosports

BBK 75mm throttle body

80mm Mass Air Flow sensor

Custom fabricated stainless 1. 75” diameter full “equal length” headers. fabricated by Technosports

Stainless exhaust with crossover and Walker DynoMax mufflers

Custom Engine mapping calibration

190 L/H fuel pump

Ron Davis aluminum radiator

Silicone hoses

Driveline:

Borg & Warner T-56 - six speed manual

Custom steel drive shaft (one spare aluminum. one spare steel available)

Aluminum zero balance flywheel with McLoed clutch

8. 8” axle with Moser 31 spline axle shafts.   Fill bung and drain plug on cover

True-Trac (torque biasing) differential

Chassis:

Steeda 5-Link rear suspension  (original design w/ long Panhard rod version)

Steeda aluminum rear lower control arms

800lb/in front and 350lb/in rear springs

Custom 28mm tubular front and  27mm rear stabilizer bar

SN95 hubs and spindles

Steeda X-2 front ball joints for optimized roll center/geometry

Adjustable bump-steer tie rod ends. optimally adjusted

Custom spherical ball joint strut mounts

Relocated from control arm geometry to optimize roll center/anti dive

Venom Technologies (Vintage Venom) complete super high performance “FR14” 14” brake package (14” Brembo rotors and Brembo Monobloc calipers)

96 Cobra Mustang Anti-lock Brake System

Roll cage built by Roush.   Fully welded/body integrated behind the dash and tied into the roof.

Removable harness cross bar

Custom strut tower brace.   Ties in to structural section of firewall.

Full length welded sub frame connectors and convertible braces.

18x9. 5x45mm GT500 wheels (8 additional wheels available)

275/35/18 Yokohama S-Drive Ultra-High Performance Summer tires - 9/32” (90% new)

Tokico 5-way adjustable shocks and struts

2000 Cobra-R Steering Gear (rack / pinion)

2000 Cobra-R front control arms

Miscellaneous:

Design Sport (by Recaro) driver and passenger seats (folding for ingress to back seat)

Custom leather wrapped tilt steering wheel and leather parking brake handle

A/C runs nice and cool.

Autometer Shift light

Light weighted hood (~23 lbs reduced). w/ hood pins

Flared front fenders for clean fitment of the impressive wheel/tire combo

Battery to trunk relocation

Oil pressure and oil temperature gauges

5-point removable driver's harness

SVO 140mph speedometer

Halon fire extinguisher

Saleen rear lower valence

LX taillights

'93 Cobra grill

Car cover

1/4 Mile speed:  114. 3mph (on street tires. never ran slicks)

Grattan Raceway lap time: 1min 27sec

This has been my cherished passion since I purchased it new in June of 1988.  We have learned a lot together over the years and I hope she will find a new home where the enthusiasm will continue.  

Thanks for looking and happy bidding!

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