Exerpts
from the Auto Editors of
Consumer
Guide
The
Mustang SVT Cobra was MIA for '02, but only until spring, when
the 2003 versions made an early debut packing a huge new wallop:
390 horsepower and 390 pound-feet of torque.
Taking a page from the hot-rodder's handbook, SVT bolted an
Eaton M112 Roots-type centrifugal supercharger to the Cobra's
twincam V-8 and made numerous changes to accommodate it. These
included using an iron block for durability under pressure,
plus a water-to-air intercooler, new cylinder heads, and revised
pistons with suitably lower 8.5:1 compression.
