The Details
Mike Morella's '83 Mustang GT
Engine
- Ford 306ci V-8
- TRW I-beam rods
- Diamond 9.5:1 alloy pistons
- Comp Cams hydraulic roller camshaft
- Comp Cams 1.6:1 roller rockers
- Ford E7 cast-iron cylinder heads ported
- by Ronnie Wilson at Mustang Specialities
- Edelbrock Air Gap Performer aluminum intake
- Barry Grant Demon 750-cfm carburetor
- K&N Air Stream filter assembly
- MSD 6AL ignition control box
- MSD blaster coil
- Steeda 8mm plug wires
Transmission
- Tremec T3550 five-speed manual
- Steeda Tri-Ax shifter
RearEnd
- Ford 7.5-inch rear
- Auburn limited-slip differential
- 2.73 gears
Exhaust
- Hooker 1 5/8-in full-length headers
- Dynomax 2 1/2-in Super Turbo exhaust
Suspension
- Front: Ford Racing lower control arms; Steeda X2 ball joint and bumpsteer kit, tubular sway bar with polyurethane endlink bushings, Tokico Illumina five-way adjustable struts
- Rear: Steeda aluminum lower control arms; Steeda heavy-duty upper control arms; Adjustable rear sway bar, Tokico Illumina five-way adjustable shocks
Brakes
- Front: Ford Racing Cobra calipers, 13-inch vented rotors
- Rear: Single-piston SN95 Mustang calipers, 10.25-inch solid rotors
Wheels
- Front: '96 Ford Mustang Cobra, 17x8-inch
- Rear: '96 Ford Mustang Cobra, 17x8-inch
Tires
- Front: Riken, P245/45ZR17
- Rear: Riken, P245/45ZR17
Interior
- Modified factory instrument cluster, Auto Meter speedometer, tachometer, volt gauge, fuel gauge, oil pressure gauge, water temp gauge. All gauges feature black faces with orange needles to match factory look. Pioneer Head unit, Punch Amplifier, Infinity 6x9-inch rear speakers with Bazooka tube
Exterior
- Factory Oxford White single-stage paint, factory black hood center section and Mustang GT graphics, Steeda oval emblems, factory Mustang and 5.0 emblems