In 2019, Texas tuner Hennessey Efficiency did some open coronary heart surgical procedure on a Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, swapping the supercharger on the Mustang’s 5.2-liter Predator engine for 2 turbochargers. The outcome waved a quick goodbye to the GT500’s inventory 760 horsepower and 625 pound-feet of torque. Obtainable in two outputs and referred to as the Venom 1000 or Venom 1200, the latter made 1,200 hp at 7,000 rpm and 1,000 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 rpm. You realize what they are saying about one good flip, so say hiya once more to the Venom 1000 and Venom 1200, this time with one (actually large) screw as an alternative of two compressors. Hennessey eliminated the two.65-liter supercharger from the inventory GT500, laying in a 3.8-liter unit. Remaining specs for the larger boy are 1,204 hp at 7,600 rpm and 902 lb-ft of torque at 5,200 rpm.
Engineers breathed on the drivetrain from the consumption to the exhaust. There is a new high-flow induction system and intercooler, upgraded belts, fittings, traces, and tensioners, an air/oil separation system and a recalibrated dual-clutch transmission to swallow all that further oomph. After all, new anodized billet gas rails and injectors convey much more gas from tank to nozzle. Talking of which, the brand new Venoms can run on pump fuel; nevertheless, the 1200 will solely corral 900 horses on fundamental premium. They want E85 to get out the entire herd.
The Venom 1200 conversion prices $59,950 on prime of the value of a brand new GT500, a seller showroom GT500 beginning at $80,815 earlier than choices and all the remaining. The earlier Venoms weren’t capped, however the reboots are, Hennessey saying there will likely be simply 66 of them, the quantity tied to Ford successful the 1966 working of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Prospects who wish to make that connection public can verify the field for the livery in black, pink and white for $4,950. It honors the Ford GT40 Mk II that received the French race. We won’t precisely name these costs a discount, however they’re quite a bit lower than an identical rework Shelby American’s performed to the GT500 and referred to as the Code Purple. Going the twin-turbo route, the Code Purple makes 1,300 hp and 1,000 lb-ft on E85, or 1,000 hp and 780 lb-ft on pump fuel. There are solely 30 of them, ten a 12 months for 3 mannequin years, making them greater than twice as unique because the Venom 1200. They’re additionally greater than twice as pricey, the stewards of Carroll Shelby’s legacy charging $209,995 for the Code Purple, which does not embrace the donor coupe. However the Code Purple is offered out, making the Venom 1200 the kingsnake for now.
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