The “Super Snake” package of the 2007 and 2008 Ford Shelby GT500 is now enhanced with an optional supercharger kit by Kenne Bell Company. The result is more power, making the Shelby gut out 725 horsepower. This kit is composed of performance parts that are ideal to make a Shelby go farther. There will only be a limited number of Super Snakes though per year. This is the limited number that authorized Shelby Mod shops and Autos facility will be releasing across the nation later this year.

“Carroll Shelby is always telling our team that life needs more,” Shelby Automobiles President Amy Boylan said in an interview by pr-usa.net. “That’s why we’ve teamed up with leading companies like Kenne Bell to leverage their expertise and develop exclusive parts for our post title packages. Working with our performance-driven partners, we’re going to deliver one of the most exciting cars in the world.”

Known for upgrading the Ford Shelby’s handling, styling and power, the Super Snake kit includes sought-after performance parts that will definitely boost every Shelby. For the 600-horsepower model, a Ford Racing supercharger complete with warranty and suspension components “developed exclusively for the car with Ford Racing” is available too. This package is compatible to a coupe, or a convertible.

“Ford engineers built a phenomenal engine for the Shelby Mustang GT500, so it’s exciting to have the opportunity to take this amazing machine to the next level,” Kenne Bell Company CEO Jim Bell said in an interview by pr-usa.net. “The optional Super Snake package we developed, showcasing over 725 horsepower, will include an upgraded drive shaft, a billet twin 75mm throttle body and boast one of the most powerful superchargers on the market.”

The Super Snake package comes exclusively available through Shelby Automobiles. But they may also be availed through other products that have the Super Snake package at the Shelby Performance Parts and Mod centers.

Source: pr-usa.net

ROUSH and Ford Racing Technologies have worked together in developing performance parts especially for the Ford GT500.  Autoblog.com recently reported that a Ford Racing GT500 Supercharger, which gives the vehicle 605 horsepower, was unveiled.
According to the press release posted in autoblog.com the supercharger increases the engine’s horsepower to 605 with 554 lb.-ft of torque and still maintains a 1-year/12,000 mile drivetrain warranty. The supercharger system also comprises a cold air kit and a Ford Racing ProCal(TM) calibration tool.

“Ford developed a magnificent engine with the creation of the 5.4-liter V-8 engine. They are able to pull 500 horsepower which is amazing for a street car and it’s no wonder it has quickly become one of the most sought-after Mustangs,” said Jack Roush. “But we thought we could get a little more out of that engine. In tandem, we were able to pull another 105 horsepower without compromising the warranty and I have no doubt that this new Ford Racing Supercharger will be in very high demand by owners of the Shelby GT500.”

The Ford Racing GT500 Supercharger is a product of the new TVS roots-style technology and increases airflow, hence generating more power.

Meanwhile, also helping boost engine performance, the cold air intake kit decreases pressure drop across the stock air box and filter element. It also has a high-flow, large 6-inch conical filter and the rotomolded airbox that avoids leakage.

Details of this report are based on the press release posted in autoblog.com

A website turned to modernizing a 289 engine of a ´66 GT coupe. To revive this 15-year-old vehicle, various parts have to be modified and replaced. Performance parts were added to boost engine power.

First, the A-code small-block was stripped down to the short-block. From here on up, they replaced everything with new and higher-performance parts. To secure the roller lifters into their bores, a hydraulic kit provides this special spider plate, which mounts to the block’s lifter valley with special inserts. After that they replaced the timing chain, which is advisable.

Ford Racing Performance Parts‘ aluminum GT-40X heads are a continuation of the famous small-block GT-40 family. The “Turbo Swirl” design uses 1.94-inch intake, 1.54-inch exhaust valves, slightly larger than the original GT-40 “High Flow” heads, and much larger than the original 289 cast-iron heads. The larger combustion chamber volume in the aluminum heads will decrease the compression ratio slightly when used with the original pistons. In terms of compatibility, Ford Racing Performance Parts’ Head Bolt Kit must be used with the GT-40 aluminum heads.

They also used a taller “Cobra–Powered by Ford” finned aluminum rocker covers. These covers feature vintage ´60s appearance, yet their taller height provides plenty of room underneath for the larger roller rocker arms.

They also removed the original cast-iron intake and older replacement Holley, replacing it with the Weiand Stealth intake and Holley 600 cfm four-barrel. This combination works great on a street-performance engine. Technically a dual-plane design, which is good for low rpm torque, the Stealth also produces good power at high rpm, more like a single-plane.

Some K&N performance part such as the K&N’s E-1570 high-flow air filter was also installed. Not only does it run better, the modernized 289 looks better as well. Aluminum is always good for a performance appearance.

Car enthusiasts, promoters, racers, and mere spectators flocked the  28th Annual Nitto Tire NMRA Ford Expo at National Trail Raceway in Columbus, Ohio. There they saw all types of fine looking cars, each with unique specifications.

In the car show was a fine-looking Falcon. The ‘64 Sprint coupe packs a late-model Ford Racing Performance Parts 5.0 roller-cam engine with GT-40 aluminum heads topped off by an Edelbrock intake and a Holley Avenger 670-cfm carb. The Falcon rides on upgraded suspension bits, including KYB shocks at all four corners, sway bars, and a Granada front-disc swap to help haul the Falcon down from speed.

One Ohio resident sprayed the Grabber Blue topcoat on his ‘70 Torino GT himself. The sano-clean GT sports the killer 429 SCJ with Shaker, a Top-Loader four-speed, a stock dual-point distributor, and a set of Hooker Super Comp headers.

Also, a Mercury Cyclone, owned by a Kentucky resident, packed his car with the venerable 390 FE big-block, a C6 automatic and a 9-inch rear drivetrain combo.

Surely it was a gathering like no other. It was a colorful and exciting event.

Just last month, on May 2007, the Project MILF (Mustang I’d Like to Flog) was introduced and they demonstrated the installation of Ford Racing Performance Parts’ (FRPP) Handling Pack. The Legend Lime S197 GT is looking and handling smart with the upgrade of suspension components, but still Project MILF decided to add excitement to it by using a bit of forced induction. And like before, the staff of FRPP were there to provide them the Super Pack, which contains a Whipple blower.

This project focuses on creating a dual purpose grocery-getter/butt-kicker so it needed to be both powerful but still appropriate for everyday use. Instead of providing Project MILF a lumpity Idle with a set of cams or swapping out the stack Three-Valve heads for a set of ported items, they went with the easy way. They dumped the factory induction setup for the Super Pack to ram air down the Mustang’s throat.

This Super Pack is a complete set of blower kit that focuses around a non-intercooled Whipple supercharger. As most drivers know, with the right tune, applying forced induction can be a sure-fire way to effortlessly increase the power output of any engine. The rules in supercharging are basic in that the supercharger, widely known as the blower, pushing the air charge into cylinders. The larger amount of air allows drivers to raise the fuel volume, making the engine burn more fuel, with the proper air and fuel ratio, thus making more horsepower.

The heat has a major function in the oxygen count in the air charge, because the hotter the air charge, the less oxygen is present. Thus, in higher boost levels, intercooler is then needed to decrease air charge’s temperature to achieve more power and a safer operation. Also, with the use of the blower, premium fuel becomes a need.

Ford Racing Performance Parts offers two different forms for the Super Pack. The first is a 400hp version which is not intercooled, and the second is rated at 500hp and is intercooled. But the 500hp kit is only available for Mustang GTs with a manual transmission. “Our 400hp kit is available for both manual and automatic cars, while the 500hp kit is not recommended or available for automatic cars,” Jesse Kershaw of FRPP said. He added, “With the 500hp kit, there is an air-to-liquid intercooler modeled after the intercooler that was on the ‘03-’04 Cobras. Also, the calibration is different. We worked closely with auto transmission engineers to prove out our calibration, and we tested it extensively.”

The calibration with the tuner he said does not only change parameters within the transmission but also within the tune of the engine to utilize reliability and power. The only thing that the box with the kit does not contain is the tuner. But this is immediately shipped after drivers who purchased it received the kit through the FFRP website. “the tune has gone through the gambit of Ford testing, “ said Kershaw. He further explained that, “It’s been tested at high and low altitudes and temperatures, for emissions and high loads, such as those you’d find in mountainous terrain. We made sure that when we developed the tune, we accounted for all conditions. There may be power in it at a 70-degree ambient air temperature, but we needed to protect the car for all scenarios. This way you don’t blow up the engine at 20-degrees of air temperature when the air meter pegs out and the car runs lean.”