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Supercharged 5.2L GT500 Mustang Engine

In 2010, Rebecca Starkey bought a brand new 2011 5.0L Mustang. It was the first vehicle that VMP Performance started hammering with R&D efforts, and after 11 years, it’s had a lot done to it. Find out what makes this supercharged 5.2L GT500 Mustang tick today!

MAHLE Motorsport Ford 5.2L VooDoo Forged PowerPak Pistons

This forged replacement piston is available as a drop-in, ready-to-run assembly that requires no rebalancing or compression ratio change.

MSD Ignition Blaster Coils for Ford Shelby GT350/GT500 5.2L Engines

MSD developed a replacement coil that incorporates improved windings and material to increase the output of the coil.

Moroso Ford 5.0L Coyote, 5.2L Voodoo Windage Tray & Oil Pan Gasket

Required when installing a Moroso oil pan and oil pump pickup on a Gen III engine or is a replacement windage tray/oil pan gasket on a Gen I or Gen II engine.

Mustang’s 5.2L V8 is Most Powerful Naturally Aspirated Road-Going Engine in Ford History

Ford has announced the most powerful naturally aspirated road-going engine in its history. The all-new Ford 5.2-liter flat-plane crankshaft V8 will produce 526 horsepower and 429 lb.-ft. of torque in Shelby GT350 Mustang and Shelby GT350R Mustang – an engine unique to the two models set to go on sale this fall.

Darton Ford Modular Seat Tight Sleeve

This sleeve makes the block much stronger than the stock aluminum using ductile iron sleeves.

Manley Turbo Tuff Tri-Beam Rod For Lamborghini and Audi V10

Manley’s Turbo Tuff Tri-Beam rods are ideally suited to high-boost turbocharged and nitrous oxide assisted applications.

Howell TBI Conversion Kits for 1974-1993 Dodge Ramcharger and Plymouth Trailduster SUV

Howell EFI now offers TBI kits to convert any first or second Generation Dodge Ramcharger or Plymouth Trailduster to throttle body injection for improved drivability, cold starting and fuel mileage in one plug and play system. Howell’s Chrysler TBI systems improve starting and idling with a more consistent tune that equates to improved fuel mileage and drivability. 

Howell Conversion
Choosing Between the LS and the LT: The King and the Heir to the Throne

There are times when the “eeny, meeny, miny, mo” approach works well for decision making, and other times when you really need to stop, look at all of the variables and then make your choice. For today we’re going to focus on deciding between two GM V8 engines, the LS and the LT.

LS vs. LT
Manley Turbo Tuff Tri-Beam Rod

Given that “Supercars” are often subject to power upgrades, Manley Performance has developed a robust new addition to its Turbo Tuff® Tri-Beam connecting rod lineup that’s engineered for 2,000+ horsepower applications in the 5.2L V-10 engine found in Lamborghini Gallardo, Huracan and Audi R8 & S6 cars. Forged from 300M steel, the rod features a

Manley Rods
Holley EFI Billet Fuel Rails for Ford Coyote and Mopar Gen III Hemi

The fuel rails feature a 5/8” diameter fuel passage that provides more flow capacity for high horsepower applications over the stock rails.

BLE Products Solid Lifters for Lamborghini & Audi

The BLE Products M2S2 Lifters are designed to replace the “mini” hydraulic Stationary Lash Adjusters (SLA) found in many of today’s late-model DOHC engines.

Rebuilding Ford’s 5.0L Coyote Engine

Debuting in the 2011 model year, the Coyote is a 5.0L, naturally aspirated V8 engine featuring a dual overhead cam (DOHC) design. The Coyote’s architecture was also Ford’s first implementation of its Twin Independent Variable Cam Timing (TI-VCT) technology on a V8 engine.

Pistons in 2020

If you’ve got an engine, you want to make more horsepower, and these days, everybody’s got four-digit power levels in mind. Better pistons are one of the key components in being able to achieve those numbers.

Oil Starvation

“The cornerstone of any lubrication system is the engine’s demand for oil,” says Mike Osterhaus, VP Aftermarket Products, Melling Engine Parts. He explains that the engine’s highest specific rate of demand (gallons per engine revolution) is at hot idle.

Mahle and Roush Yates Engines Extend Partnership

Roush Yates Engines has announced it has reached an extension agreement with longtime partner MAHLE. These two performance companies have had a 14-year relationship and running.

UNDERSTANDING ROD RATIOS

Performance engine builders are always looking at changes they can make that will give their engine an edge over the competition. Rod ratio is one of those factors that may make a difference. Changing the length of the rods with respect to the stroke of the crankshaft offers some advantages in certain situations, and may

Ford Performance Reveals its Mustang GT4 Turnkey Race Car

Unveiled at the 2016 SEMA Show in Las Vegas, the Mustang GT4 has been designed and engineered jointly by Ford Performance and Multimatic Motorsports to compete in sports car championship racing series globally.

How Rod Lengths and Ratios Affect Performance

Changing the length of the rods with respect to the stroke of the crankshaft offers some advantages in certain situations.

Production of Aston Martin’s V12 DB11 Engine Begins

Aston Martin’s DB11 has a new 5.2L twin-turbo V12 entering full production. Designed in-house this new engine develops 600 hp and 516 lb.-ft. of torque, making DB11 the most powerful production DB model ever. It’s also the fastest and most accelerative with a top speed of 200 mph and a 0-62 mph time of 3.9 seconds.