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Click Here to View Horne's Run Anyone willing to make a 26-hour haul to our shootout definitely has some screws loose, but all the important ones under the hood were nice and tight. Mike Horne convinced his employer, Tommie Vaughn Motorsports, to give him a week off, and then he wrangled his buddy Brian Metzger of Texas Hotrods to haul his car to the Garden State.
As it turned out, Mike also provided one of our alternate cars, which belonged to his roommate, Patrick Thompson. Brian's reward for hauling both cars up from Texas was piloting Patrick's Mustang since he couldn't make it himself to our event. Mike informed us that after our shootout at E-town's test and tune, his Stang cracked off a 12.05 at 110 mph with a 1.61 short time.
| 60-FT | 1/8 ET/MPH | 1/4 ET/MPH |
| 1.658 | 7.746/88.71 | 12.153/109.67 |
| 1.647 | 7.722/88.72 | 12.141/109.42 |
| 1.644 | 7.716/88.80 | 12.140/109.09 |
| STRIP SPECS |
| Owner: Mike Horne |
| Hometown | Kingwood, Texas |
| Driver | Mike Horne |
| Year/Model | '00 Mustang GT |
| Weight w/Driver | 3,326 lbs |
| Engine | '01 283ci |
| Built By | Texas Hotrods of Houston |
| Tuner | Triangle Speed Shop of Orange, Texas |
| Intake Manifold | Bullitt, ported |
| Cylinder Heads | VT Engines Stage II, CNC-ported, multi-angle valve seat, Ferrea stainless valves, Comp Cams beehive valvesprings |
| Compression Ratio | 11.4:1 |
| Camshafts | VT Engines Stage II, 225/235 at 0.050, 0.560/0.575 lift, 108 LSA |
| Exhaust | Hooker long-tube headers, Hooker X-pipe, Bassani after-cat w/dumps |
| Transmission | Tremec TKO 500 five-speed |
| Converter/Clutch | Ram 900 |
| Rear Type | 8.8, 4.10 gear, Moser 31-spline axles, Ford Racing Traction-Lok |
| Wheels | Center Line Telstar 15x4 front, 15x8 rear |
| Tires F/R | 165R15 radials front, Hoosier 26x10 slicks |
| Suspension Front | AJE tubular K-member, control arms and coilover shocks |
| Suspension Rear | Steeda adjustable upper control arms, UPR adjustable lower control arms, D&D rear coilover shocks |
| Previous Best ET/MPH | 12.40/111 |