Friday, July 4 

How To Get 110 MPG Out Of An 1987 Mustang
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A man by the name of Doug Pelmear from Naploleon, Ohio, has managed to squeeze 110 miles per gallon out of his 1987 Ford Mustang, potentially earning him $10 million in a contest held by Progressive Automotive X. Making his engine nearly five times as efficient as a traditional gasoline motor, he mixed in regular gasoline and 85 percent ethanol. The car has 400 horsepower and goes zero to 60 in three seconds.

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Friday, May 30 

Turbonetics Releases New RG-45 Wastegate
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Completely designed from the ground up, Turbonetics engineers threw out the rule book when creating this new middle-weight wastegate. Capable of comfortably handling 700+ HP and only measuring slightly more than the super slim Evolution Wastegate, the RG-45 features V-Band connections in and out, 45mm valve diameter and cast stainless steel base for strength and durability.

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Friday, May 9 

Fastlane Twin Turbo GT Mustang For Sale On eBay
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Fastlane Inc are now selling their 600 rear wheel horse power, 2006 Ford Mustang Twin Turbo on eBay. The car is currently bidding for $22,000.00, with a buy it now price of $38,900.00 and is being sold through Sprauer Motorsports of Houston, Texas. The car features a push button start ignition, racing stripes, 20,000 miles, 3D Carbon body kit, twin 60mm turbos, Steeda suspension, and much, much more. Check out the eBay listing by visiting their eBay listing link.

Thursday, May 1 

Saleen Introduces New High Performance 302 'Crate' Engines
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Saleen is offering, for the first time in company history, its high performance 302 cubic inch (5.0L) premium crate engines for sale through its Speedlab Aftermarket Division. The engine will be available in either short block or long block varieties to satisfy the most seasoned of engine builders and power enthusiasts.

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Monday, April 28 

New Chevrolet Corvette ZR1: 638 Hp From The Supercharged LS9 V-8
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When it was introduced at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit earlier this year, the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1’s power was estimated at 100 horsepower for each of its 6.2 liters of displacement. GM Powertrain has completed SAE certification of the ZR1’s supercharged LS9 V-8 and the results exceed the estimate: 638 horsepower (476 kW) and 604 lb.-ft. of torque (819 Nm).

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Monday, March 24 

2009 Chevrolet Camaro V6 To Gain Major Fuel Saving Attention, NOT
Does it sound very logical to take a previously manufactured muscle car, and bring it back to the market as a fuel saving Honda? Definitely not, but apparently GM's North American Vice President, Mark LaNeve, thinks so. “We won’t position it as a muscle car,” he says. “The mainstream positioning will be fuel economy, design and a V-6". What a retarded idea. Check out the full article by clicking here at Businessweek.

Monday, March 10 

2009 Dodge Challenger RT Gets Shaker Hood
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Jalopnik uncovered information about the 2009 Dodge Challenger RT, and the release of a shaker hood option, for those looking for a classic stance. Pricing for the option has not been released yet, and orders for the new Challenger begin next month.

2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 Supercharged LS9 Engine VIDEO
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We blogged about the 2009 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 back in December, and now streetfire.net has obtained video of the Supercharged LS9 small block V8 engine, which produces 620 horse power and 595 foot pounds of torque.

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Wednesday, February 13 

Holley Performance Products Files Bankruptcy
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Founded in 1903 by George and Earl Holley, who designed the carburetor for the Ford Model T and built engine parts for war planes during World War II, 105 year old Holley Performance Products, Inc. have filed for bankruptcy on Tuesday, blaming their reasoning on late 1990's expansion resulting in too much debt.

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Thursday, February 7 

Roush P-51A Mustang Now Taking Flight
Roush Performance are now taking orders for the 510 horsepower, P-51A special edition Ford Mustang. Retailed at $61,000 USD, the new Mustang cranks out over 510 horsepower and 510 foot pounds of torque powered by a ROUSHcharger system, which is the highest power Mustang Roush has produced to date. Exterior accessories include an aerobody kit, front fascia, chin spoiler, rear spoiler, hood scoop and grille. The Mustang sits on top of 18 inch Roush forged five-spoke wheels, Stage 3 suspension, and 14 inch two piece front rotors with four-piston calipers. All that and a bag of chips. For more information, visit www.RoushPerformance.com.

Friday, February 1 

New 2008 Dodge Challenger Photos
With the anticipation growing for the 2008 Dodge Challenger arrival, more pictures have been uncovered on the Internet giving us a sneak peak of the new muscle car.

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Monday, January 21 

First Production 08 Carol Shelby GT500KR Goes For 605k
To wrap up our Barrett-Jackson excitement, the first 2008 Carol Shelby GT500KR with glass roof, dubbed "King Of The Road", sold for an exciting $605,000 this past weekend at the Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona. Lucky winner, Ron Pratte, also purchased almost every Shelby that was sold during the weekend auction. Check out our previous blog from Friday regarding the worlds first 2008 glass top production Mustang.

First Production 09 Corvette ZR1 Sells For 1 Million
Dave Ressler is one happy man as of this past weekend, after stealing the winning bid for the worlds first production Corvette ZR1 at a solid $1,000,000. As with other auctions, all the proceeds were given to The United Way foundation. Armed with a Supercharged LS9 Small-Block V-8, this first production, one of one Le Mans blue version is one clean muscle car. If you missed our run down of the ZR1 with full detailed information, check out this link. Regular MSRP for the new ZR1 stands at $100,000.

First Production 08 Dodge Challenger SRT8 Sells For 400k
The very first production 2008 Dodge Challenger sold for a final bid of $400,000 this past weekend at the annual Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale, Arizona, with all of the proceeds going to charity. Equipped with a 6.1-liter Hemi V8, 5-speed automatic transmission, navigation, sunroof and performance tires. Just in case you missed our previous blog with photos of the Challenger, click here to view them.

Thursday, October 4 

Roush Supercharger Adds 30 More Horsepower To Unit For Mustang GT
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ROUSH Performance, America's leading powertrain engineering group, has added an additional 30 horsepower to their legendary ROUSHcharger system for the Ford Mustang GT. With the addition of the upgraded ROUSHcharger any 2005-2008 Ford Mustang GT can be increased to 445 horsepower with 418 foot pounds of torque. Read on for more information.

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Thursday, April 26 

0-60 in 3 Seconds and 200 MPG
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According to SEMA, "A new high performance electric car gets 200 MPG and redefines performance by achieving 0-60 acceleration in just three seconds. A research and development company that focuses on alternative-energy vehicles has developed a high-performance car concept that uses technology that might find its way to production vehicles of the future. The company's concept car delivers sports-car performance while using only one gallon of gasoline to travel 200 miles."

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Friday, February 2 

Exxon Mobil Posts $40B 2006 Profit
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I thought I was just hearing a joke on SNL last night as I grabbed the remote to turn off the television. The news reporter stated that Exxon Mobile posted a $40B profit in 2006, setting a new record for the most profit ever made by a U.S. company in single year. I contemplated the news and drifted off into la-la-land, vowing to myself to confirm the report in the morning. Sure enough, MSNBC (and other news sources) had posted a story yesterday, proving that it wasn't just a bad SNL skit. $39.5 billion profit (yes, profit) in a single year. At least now we know why gas prices have been so high... we've been padding the pockets of Exxon Mobile execs. What a scam. No wonder our nation's economy is in the shitter -- all our money is going to these idiots. Please digg this story.

Thursday, December 14 

How-To: Install A Fitch Fuel Catalyst
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With fuel economy being first and foremost on the minds of most Americans, it's easy to be caught up in the bolt-on modifications that claim to get better fuel mileage. When we added the Fitch Fuel Catalyst to Muscle Car Blog's Project "Pony Up", an 07 Ford Mustang GT, we found something that actually boosted our project vehicles average highway mileage from 24 to 27 miles per gallon, which is outstanding for a high performance muscle car.

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