| 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 |