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Car: 96 Mustang Cobra bought new in 1996
Owner: Paul Bird
Built to the absolute limit of the NASA American Iron Extreme rulebook
Goal: 2400 lbs. (dry, w/o driver, and w/o ballast) and 550 rwhp

Motor:
VT Engines built 4.6 DOHC shortblock
Diamond 9.5:1 pistons
Manley H beam rods
Stock crank
Heads are totally stock except for valve job done by VT Engines
Stock intake

Turbo System:
Heavily modified Incon 4.6 Twin Turbo kit w/ Garrett GTBB2871 turbos
Incon Billet Aluminum wastegates controlled by Motec M800
Incon Intercooler

Exhaust:
3” no mufflers, no cats
Exhaust exits bodywork through rear ¼ panel in front of rear wheel wells

Fuel System:
UPR Fuel Rails
Bosch/SVO 42 lb. Injectors
Aeromotive FPR
Earl’s Perfomo-flex -8 supply and -6 return lines
Aeromotive billet fuel filter
Fuel Safe 24 Gal. Pro Cell
Walbro 255 lift pump
5” x 12” Swirl Pot
Twin Walbro 255 pressure pumps

Oil System:
5 Stage Aviaid Dry Sump pump w/two .6” stages dedicated to turbo scavenge
ARE dry sump pan
Peterson 5 Gallon Dry Sump Tank with twin heaters

Cooling:
C&R 2” thick radiator with full carbon fiber ducting and stock fan
C&R Oil Cooler
Mocal Differential Cooler w/Weldon 9200 pump
Mocal Transmission Cooler w/Weldon 9200 pump

Electronics:
Motec M800 w/dual wideband 02 sensors
Motec Ignition Expander
Motec Traction Control Multiplexer
AEM 8 Channel CD2I ignition
Ford Coil-On-Plug
Full Tefzel wire
Mil-spec Connectors
Custom Switch Panel
AIM MXL Digital Dash

Drivetrain:
T56 6 Speed
Aluminum flywheel
Dynotech Aluminum Drive Shaft

Steering:
Momo steering wheel
Mark Williams quick release
Borgenson custom steering shaft
Coleman steering shaft mount
Earl’s Power Steering lines

Brakes:
Wilwood 6 Piston 13” front brakes
Rotors on aluminum hats
Tilton brake and clutch pedals with balance bar
Tilton Master Cylinders

Suspension:
Griggs Incon TT K-member stretched and mounted 3” forward of the stock
mounting location
Griggs Front A arms
Griggs Front and Rear Coilovers w/Koni struts and shocks
Hypercoil 2.5” Coilover Springs – 600”/lb. front 400”/lb rear
30” Rod end rear control arms
Griggs Panhard Bar
Griggs Heavy Duty Torque Arm

Chassis:
Full FIA legal 1 ¾” .095 DOM roll cage
Pics up all suspension mounting points and triangulates all load paths
Custom fabricated front and rear motor mounting plates
Recaro Pole Position drivers seat
Shields Lexan front, rear, and ¼ windows
Willans 6 point harness
Safecraft 10 lbs. halon fire system

Body:
100% Complete Carbon Fiber/Nomex Honeycomb Bodywork made by me
Carbon Fiber 2000 Cobra R reproduction nose/splitter with extended carbon under plane
72” Wing with 14” cord length