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Click Here to View Metzger's Run Patrick Thompson's Mustang was one of our alternates, and it did well with Brian Metzger at the wheel. Knocking down numerous miles as a daily driver, the GT was purchased new and has certainly been bitten by the bolt-on bug, while still maintaining its street manners.
| 60-FT | 1/8 ET/MPH | 1/4 ET/MPH |
| 1.671 | 7.900/86.96 | 12.411/107.76 |
| 1.662 | 7.914/86.74 | 12.426/107.99 |
| 1.659 | 7.885/86.49 | 12.420/108.58 |
| STRIP SPECS |
| Owner: Patrick Thompson |
| Hometown | Kingwood, Texas |
| Driver | Brian Metzger |
| Year/Model | '01 Mustang GT |
| Weight w/Driver | 3,218 lbs |
| Engine | Stock 4.6-liter, 281ci |
| Built By | Ford Motor Company |
| Intake Manifold | Stock w/Accufab upper intake elbow |
| Tuner | Triangle Speed Shop of Orange, Texas |
| Cylinder Heads | Stock |
| Compression Ratio | Stock 9.4:1 |
| Camshafts | Comp Cams XE270, 234/238 at 0.050, 0.550/0.550 lift, 113 LSA |
| Exhaust | Ford Racing Shorty headers, MagnaFlow off-road X-pipe, Flowmaster mufflers w/turndowns |
| Transmission | Tremec 3650 five-speed |
| Converter/Clutch | Stock |
| Rear Type | 8.8, 4.10 gear, Ford Racing Traction-Lok, Moser 31-spline axles |
| Wheels | Weld Pro Star 15x3.5 front, 15x10 rear |
| Tires F/R | 165/R15 radials front, M/T ET Drag 26x10.5 |
| Suspension Front | Eibach drag springs, Lakewood 70/30 struts |
| Suspension Rear | UPR upper and lower control arms, Steeda springs, QA1 adjustable shocks |
| Previous Best ET/MPH | 12.44/107 |