Ford Performance has lastly revealed the pricing particulars and specifics of the supercharger package that’ll bump the 2024 Ford Mustang’s output to a whopping 810 horsepower. The supercharger package will price $9,995 and might be fitted to the Mustang GT and Dark Horse, that are powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine. Full energy will increase depend upon whether or not the Mustang has an energetic exhaust system or not, however the supercharger package’s output doesn’t dip beneath 800 horses, all informed.
That makes the mixed sticker value of the supercharger package and Mustang with a V8 appear to be a discount. The carmaker-approved supercharger is probably going the most affordable technique to make over 800 HP with out spending an outrageous amount of cash, comparatively talking. Call it price efficient, if you’ll, contemplating a earlier model of the supercharger for the Ford F-150 debuted at a value of $12,000 whereas making 700 HP. The F-150’s supercharger has since gone down in value, however nonetheless “only” yields 700 horses.
The mighty Coyote V8 within the Mustang lacks compelled induction off the showroom ground however nonetheless makes a beneficiant quantity of energy. The 2024 Mustang GT makes 486 HP and 418 lb-ft of torque when naturally aspirated. The Dark Horse raises that quantity to 500 HP whereas holding the torque at 418 lb-ft. Once this new supercharger is put in, nonetheless, the ability figures go as much as 810 HP at 7,500 RPM and 615 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 RPM. These figures depend on premium gas, or gasoline with an octane score over 91.
This is the max output cited by Ford Performance, but it surely solely applies to new Mustangs with energetic exhaust. If a Mustang lacks the energetic exhaust system, the supercharger will nonetheless include a beneficiant energy bump to 800 HP, or simply 10 fewer horses. Either method, homeowners are an influence bump simply over 300 HP and about an additional 200 lb-ft of torque for below $10,000. For reference, the Mustang Dark Horse begins simply over $58,000, so a supercharged mannequin would begin someplace round $68,000. The Mustang GT begins slightly below $42,000, which means that the value of the supercharger package would increase the value to $52,000 — earlier than factoring in the price of set up, in fact.
The supercharger package might be put in on new Mustangs with a V8 no matter transmission kind: each the six-speed handbook and 10-speed computerized are suitable. The supercharger comes with a three-year or 36,000-mile guarantee so long as it’s put in by an ASE-certified technician or at a Ford supplier. The package’s official half quantity is M-6066-M8800, and it contains the three.0-liter twin-screw Whipple Supercharger with dual-pass intercooler and dual-air consumption with a 92-mm throttle physique. It additionally requires GT500 port gas injectors and colder spark plugs, that are all included. This is capped off with an engine tune that the carmaker calls an unique “Ford Performance calibration.”
The ultimate caveat is that the supercharger package is just 49-state authorized, and won’t be authorized in California, doubtless because of the Golden State’s stricter regulation on emissions. Ford itself claims the supercharger “does not have an adverse effect on emissions when installed and used properly,” but it surely doesn’t have regulatory approval to be used in California.
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