Vehicle Owner

Member ID: tomzac

Location: Bloomer, WI

Vehicle Info

2002 Ford Mustang

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed158mph
  • HP332
  • Weight3155lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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    • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.

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Last updated: Oct 11, 2009

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Tom’s Ford Mustang
“Workhorse”

  • Currently 4.1074074074074 /5 Stars.
128 guestbook comments

In the Beginning

This is the life of 1 of 16,611 2002 LRT V6 Mustangs. In 2003 I purchase the car used with 17k miles on the clock. The car is my daily driver that I use to commute about 120 miles a day to my job - hence the name, "Workhorse." Since most of my commute is freeway, the car gets a respectable 26-28MPG. At that time I had no plans on modding the car, but old habits just don't die. I started with a the average mods most people start with, and quickly found myself hundry for more. In 2006 I did a radical modification and installed an 03 Mustang Cobra supercharger on the car and increasing the stock engine's output by over 150 horsepower (page 4). My current project(s) to the car are: designing/developing and constructing a new intake to employ a liquid to air charge intercooler, change the supercharger from the M112 Eaton to the Whipple ax140, and install long tube headers with upgraded exhaust pipping. (page 7).

How the car looked Fall 2003

This is how it looked when I bought it. Talk about a 4x4. Why Ford gives their Mustangs a foot of ground clearance I'll never know. The ROH Snyper rims compliment the "New Edge" body style with a destinctive angular spoke and it's something a little different. Interior is pretty plain. Two-tone grey and charcoal.


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Summer 2006

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Summer 2008


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Page 1: In the beginning - Fall 2003 (you are here)
Page 2: Let the modding begin - Fall/Spring 2004
Page 3: Deer hit damage - Summer 2005
Page 4: M112 Blower Install - Spring/Summer 2006
Page 5: Suspension/Drivetrain - Winter/Spring 2007
Page 6: Eaton M112 Porting Project - Winter/Spring 2008

Page 8: Modification List

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SVT232V6  

Posted by: SVT232V6

08/16/2009 03:08PM

Nice Ride. I like the Summer 08 Pics. The Shade Of Red Is Beautiful. I Also Like How You Described The Deer Incident: "Nicely Shows The Deer's Stomach Contents" lol

straight6racing  

Posted by: straight6racing

06/05/2009 05:49PM

very clean setup.

blownpony22  

Posted by: blownpony22

05/09/2009 09:45PM

i can suggest i see youve opened up the front end alittle and it looks great compared to stock, but you should also add the mach1 grille delete and the gt fog lights, it will look sick, well,later man

AJCaron12  

Posted by: AJCaron12

04/18/2009 07:03PM

You seem incredibly smart in every aspect. I voted you for SOTW.

hosemonster  

Posted by: hosemonster

02/19/2009 06:25PM

did you install the factory cobra heat exchanger?

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Vehicle Owner

Member ID: tomzac

Location: Bloomer, WI