Specifications
Kevin Robinson's '79 Mustang
Engine
Ford 302-cid iron block V-8 Engine block bored 0.030-in over by Rebel Machine, Columbia, South Carolina Scat forged-steel connecting rods, 3.25-in stroker crankshaft, balanced by D&D Automotive Specialties, Whitehall, Pennsylvania Engine displacement now 331 ci SPR forged aluminum flat-top pistons ARP main bolts, cylinder-head studs Fel-Pro composite head gaskets Canton 7-quart steel oil pan D&D Automotive custom ground camshaft, solid roller lifters, 1.6-ratio roller-rocker arms Edelbrock Victor Jr. aluminum cylinder heads, Victor Jr. aluminum intake manifold Ferrea 2.05-in stainless steel intake valves, 1.65-in exhaust valves Comp Cams' double coil valvesprings, retainers Ford Racing valve covers, 8.8mm ignition wires Holley carburetor, 140-gph fuel pump Mallory return-style fuel-pressure regulator Speedway Motor fuel filter Compucar wet-plate NOS system, 75 shot MSD window switch for NOS activation, in addition to wide-open-throttle switch and shifter button MSD Ignition 6T controller, Blaster ignition coil Autolite 3924 spark plugs MAC long-tube headers, X pipe system Bullets 3-in mufflers Griffin aluminum radiator Spal electric fansDriveline
Ford C4 automatic transmission built by D&D Automotive JW Wheel steel flexplate Torque Converter Services' 8-in converter, 3,800-rpm stall speed Trans Specialties' transbrake TCI aluminum transmission blanket Precision Products Quick Shift II shifter Moser Engineering spool, axleshaftsSuspension
Strange Engineering front struts Rear shock absorbers Eibach front springs UPR chromoly control armsNumbers
358 rwhp, 348 rwtq on DynoJet, 93-octane gasExterior
4-in cowl fiberglass hood PPG Zinc Yellow paint, by Streamline Autobody, Blythewood, South CarolinaInterior
Eight-point mild steel rollcage Summit Racing poly competition seats M/R five-point safety harness Auto Meter nitrous-pressure gauge Auto gage water temperature and volt meterChassis
RCI 8-gallon fuel cell Optima battery relocated to rear hatch areaWheels And Tires
Centerline Convo Pro wheels, 15x3.5-in front, 15x8.5-in rear Mickey Thompson tires, 24x3.5-in front, 28x10.5-in rearAcknowledgements
I'd like to thank Bob from D&D Automotive Specialties for a great engine combo, as well as my wife, Dan Tyner, Mark Spencer, Mike Howard, and my friends and family in Great Neck, New York, for their help in building this car.