Ford Efficiency has lastly revealed the pricing particulars and specifics of the supercharger equipment that’ll bump the 2024 Ford Mustang’s output to a whopping 810 horsepower. The supercharger equipment will value $9,995 and could be fitted to the Mustang GT and Darkish Horse, that are powered by a 5.0-liter V8 engine. Full energy will increase rely on whether or not the Mustang has an lively exhaust system or not, however the supercharger equipment’s output doesn’t dip under 800 horses, all advised.
That makes the mixed sticker value of the supercharger equipment and Mustang with a V8 look like a discount. The carmaker-approved supercharger is probably going the most affordable strategy to make over 800 HP with out spending an outrageous amount of cash, comparatively talking. Name it value efficient, if you’ll, contemplating a earlier model of the supercharger for the Ford F-150 debuted at a value of $12,000 whereas making 700 HP. The F-150’s supercharger has since gone down in value, however nonetheless “solely” yields 700 horses.
The mighty Coyote V8 within the Mustang lacks compelled induction off the showroom flooring however nonetheless makes a beneficiant quantity of energy. The 2024 Mustang GT makes 486 HP and 418 lb-ft of torque when naturally aspirated. The Darkish Horse raises that quantity to 500 HP whereas maintaining the torque at 418 lb-ft. As soon as this new supercharger is put in, nevertheless, the facility figures go as much as 810 HP at 7,500 RPM and 615 lb-ft of torque at 4,800 RPM. These figures depend on premium gas, or gasoline with an octane score over 91.
That is the max output cited by Ford Efficiency, but it surely solely applies to new Mustangs with lively exhaust. If a Mustang lacks the lively exhaust system, the supercharger will nonetheless include a beneficiant energy bump to 800 HP, or simply 10 fewer horses. Both approach, house owners are taking a look at an influence bump simply over 300 HP and about an additional 200 lb-ft of torque for underneath $10,000. For reference, the Mustang Darkish Horse begins simply over $58,000, so a supercharged mannequin would begin someplace round $68,000. The Mustang GT begins slightly below $42,000, which means that the worth of the supercharger equipment would increase the worth to $52,000 — earlier than factoring in the price of set up, in fact.
The supercharger equipment could be put in on new Mustangs with a V8 no matter transmission kind: each the six-speed guide and 10-speed computerized are appropriate. The supercharger comes with a three-year or 36,000-mile guarantee so long as it’s put in by an ASE-certified technician or at a Ford seller. The equipment’s official half quantity is M-6066-M8800, and it consists of the three.0-liter twin-screw Whipple Supercharger with dual-pass intercooler and dual-air consumption with a 92-mm throttle physique. It additionally requires GT500 port gas injectors and colder spark plugs, that are all included. That is capped off with an engine tune that the carmaker calls an unique “Ford Efficiency calibration.”
The ultimate caveat is that the supercharger equipment is just 49-state authorized, and won’t be authorized in California, probably because of the Golden State’s stricter regulation on emissions. Ford itself claims the supercharger “doesn’t have an antagonistic impact on emissions when put in and used correctly,” but it surely doesn’t have regulatory approval to be used in California.
