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1995 Ford Mustang Cobra - Fastest Man Standing Interview

DRIVETRAIN
Transmission: Dynamic Racing
Transmissions Powerglide,
Neal Chance 10-inch torque converter
and a big stall speed
Hurst Pistol Grip shifter
Driveshaft: chrome-moly steel
Rear axle: stock 8.8-inch housing,
Moser 35-spline gun-drilled axles
and lightweight spool,
Strange Engineering yoke
CHASSIS
25.2 built by DMC Racing (Halifax, MA)
Front suspension: Anthony Jones Engineering
chrome-moly K-member
and drop spindles,
Strange Engineering adjustable struts,
Afco 175 lb-in springs
Flaming River rack-and-pinion
and steering shaft,
Steeda billet bumpsteer kit
Rear suspension: Wolfe Race Craft stock-style
components, adjustable upper
and lower control arms,
Double-adjustable antisway bar,
Koni double-adjustable shock absorbers,
Afco coil springs set up by Joey Gambino
of Precision Racecraft (Dallas, TX)
Brakes: Strange dual caliper, front and rear
WHEELS & TIRES
Wheels: Weld Magnum 15x4, front;
Weld Magnum 15x10, rear
Tires: Moroso 26.0x4.5-15 DS-2, front;
Mickey Thompson Drag Radial
315/60x15, rear
BY THE NUMBERS
’95 MUSTANG COBRA
Alex Vrettos • Springfield, NJ
Vehicle weight w/driver: 3,600 pounds
Engine
Type: aftermarket 427ci
(4.125 bore x 4.00 stroke)
Block: Dart Iron Eagle
Compression ratio: 9:1
Oiling: Stock Car Products external
with a custom Stef’s pan
Rotating assembly: Lunati Pro Series crankshaft,
GRP aluminum rods, custom JE pistons
Cylinder heads: ET Performance Blue Thunder
4.3 300-series,
300-cfm intake port volume,
2.25/1.60-inch valves,
66cc combustion chambers
Camshaft: J&E custom-grind solid roller
(specs proprietary)
Valvetrain: Jesel beltdrive and
shaft rocker system,
Manley pushrods and valvesprings
Induction: custom ducting for turbochargers
Power adder: Twin 80mm turbo system
built by J&E Performance
Turbochargers prepped by Rick Head
at Exile Turbo Systems (Simi, CA)
Ignition: MSD Digital 7
Exhaust: J&E custom-built 4-inch–diameter
exhaust dumps are just behind
the front wheels
Fasteners: ARP
Built by: J&E Performance (Blackwood, NJ)
Combination tuned by Turbo People
(Hastings-on-Hudson, NY)
Performance: 7.37/198.32

AFCO
(800) 632-2320

www.afabcorp.com
Moser Engineering
260.726.6689

moserengineering.com
Anthony Jones Engineering
Dept. 5.0
6235 N. CR 275 W.
N. Vernon
IN  47256

www.ajeracing.com
Strange Engineering
847.663.1701

strangeengineering.net
Flaming River Industries Steeda Autosports
(954) 960-0774

www.steeda.com
Koni Wolfe Race Craft

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