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Ford Unveils Aftermarket Mustang Components, Teases Newest Race Car
Dearborn’s Ford Motor Co. has revealed four aftermarket carbon fiber components for the exterior of the Mustang Shelby GT500. All four parts are currently available.
Ford has unveiled four aftermarket carbon fiber components for the exterior of the Mustang Shelby GT500. // Photo courtesy of Ford Motor Co.
Dearborn’s Ford Motor Co. has revealed four aftermarket carbon fiber components for the exterior of the Mustang Shelby GT500. All four parts are currently available.
The parts include a hood vent and rain tray kit for a manufacturer suggested retail price of $1,185; front splitter with a belly pan for placement at the car’s lower, forward-leading edge and under section for $1,820; front bumper insert that fits between the car’s upper and lower grille intakes for $1,150; and a rear decklid trim panel for $575.
Carbon fiber front splitter component for Mustang Shelby GT500 in place of the standard ASA component. All photo credit: Ford
The Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 features a hand-built, supercharged, 5.2-liter aluminum alloy V8 that is mated to a TREMEC seven-speed dual clutch transmission that then channels the power and torque (760 horsepower, 625 pound-foot) to the rear wheels with a carbon fiber driveshaft. Everything about this car is engineered for performance.
And to that end, Ford Performance Parts (Dearborn, Mich., U.S.) has developed four new aftermarket carbon fiber components for the GT500 that are separate from the components making up the Shelby GT500 Carbon Fiber Track Package.
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• Rear decklid trim panel, M-16600-MCF, $575
Each carbon fiber component delivers high strength and rigidity with low-specific weight and is crafted to withstand the high-energy forces generated by competition at the track or drag strip.
The weight of the carbon fiber hood vent and rain tray kit is trimmed to four pounds – half the weight of the corresponding stock part. The front splitter with belly pan drops from seven pounds to four, the front bumper insert weighs just one pound, and the decklid trim panel weighs two pounds. Combined, the pieces weigh nine pounds less than the stock components.
The new parts provide additional authentic carbon fiber options for Shelby GT500 buyers. They are separate from components offered as part of the Shelby GT500 Carbon Fiber Track Package, which includes 20-inch carbon fiber wheels, exposed carbon fiber instrument panel and GT4 track wing, splitter wickers and more.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) NASCAR’s postseason landscape has been altered after just two Cup Series races.
With Michael McDowell and Christopher Bell winning at Daytona International Speedway, the first in the Daytona 500 and the second on the road course, two playoff spots were locked up by guys who weren’t generally considered locks.
The fallout? Other teams are feeling the pinch in late February – six months before the 16-driver playoff field is set – and with 24 races remaining.
“Probably not for the teams that we all expect to win, but for some of those fringe cars it will,” said Bell’s crew chief, Adam Stevens. “The number of unique winners is really going to change how many cars get in on points, right? It’s pretty obvious.”