Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords August 2008 Table of Contents

Mercury Rising
Steve Carpenter's '06 Mustang GT is on a mission of its own.

Natural Causes
We rip up the Raceway Park quarter-mile with seven ruthless, naturally aspirated strip-scorchers.

Tool Time
Willie Johnson scripts his own version of Home Improvement.

Topless
We evaluate the '08 Mustang GT convertible the best way we know--by driving it all over the place.

Full-Course Meal
Michael Cooper cooks up a different delicacy with his '01 V-6 Mustang.

Increasing Toxicity
Project Stolen Goods returns for a simple intake-manifold swap and leaves with even more horsepower and torque. Then we hit the strip to see what our teal terror will do.

Lockdown
Comp Cams limits the Three-Valve engine's variable cam timing for increased performance--and lots of it!

Two-Valve Takeover
We reveal the basics (and the not-so basic stuff) for building naturally aspirated Two-Valve horsepower.

Dimmer Switch
Brighten up your Mustang's electrical outlook with components from PA Performance.

Record Breaker
We push our '99 Lightning to the limit, and it pushes back.

Automatic Overtaking Done Quickly, Part 2
Firm up your shifting plans.

Mustang Metamorphosis, Part 1
Project Ice Box goes under the surgeon's knife for a makeover.

Land of the Confederacy
The NMRA Ford National Series rebels wage war in Georgia.

Fab Fords Forever
Nearly 2,000 Fords invade Knott's Berry Farm for one spectacular day of Blue Oval bliss.

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