800hp Ford GT Twin Turbo

[csv8]

Twin Turbo Ford GT
Ford’s GT already comes with a perfectly good boosted engine. With a supercharger mounted in the valley of the 5.4-liter V-8 and blowing in 12.0 psi of boost, it makes 550 horsepower.

For those who think that’s simply a good starting point, Heffner offers a twin-turbo package that replaces the supercharger, costs $34,999, and promises a horsepower infusion to a monstrous 800.

The system uses the stock water-to-air intercooler, increases the boost pressure to 18.0, and does not require rebuilding the engine.

Unless you live in a deserted area free of cops, it’s almost impossible to experience what this transformed GT can do. In the typical stoplight drag race, you’re likely to get smoked by a well-running Camaro Z28. When the boost hits in first gear, the Ford is all wheelspin and smoke. This monster needs room to strut.

Doing our best not to grind the tires into rubber dust, we ripped to 60 mph in 3.4 seconds, 0.1 second slower than we’ve gone in a stock GT. It’s tricky to get a good launch.

There’s anxiousness in this car until it has cleared 60 mph. Once you’ve shifted into second gear and passed that speed, the tedium of feathering the throttle is behind you. There’s suddenly enough traction to floor it, and if the car could talk, we imagine it’d be saying, “Okay, let’s gooooo!” The ride was on.

As we floored the throttle, we glanced over at the digital speed readout of our test gear. The numbers were changing so furiously fast that they were illegible. Only after we cleared 120 mph did the uproarious acceleration slow enough that we could see how fast we were going. But still, the GT felt as if it were chomping off 10-mph increments every second.

We passed 150 mph in only 12.6 seconds -- 0.2 second faster than a McLaren F1. In 17.8 seconds the GT made 180, a stunning 2.5 seconds sooner than the McLaren.

We’ve never tested a street car that accelerated to 150 mph quicker than this twin-turbo GT. Even the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, which nicks the turbo GT in the quarter-mile (the S7 does 10.9 seconds at 140 mph, the GT 11.1 at 139), is slower by a full second to 150 mph.

The kicker is that the GT would probably be even quicker if it weren’t for the tricky launch and a slight power delay that occurred after each shift. Heffner says the delay occurs because the GT momentarily shuts off the fuel pump during shifts. He has since modified the fuel system to keep the pump running.

Heffner Performance, 4396 Independence Court, Sarasota, Florida 34234; 941-359-0900; www.heffnersperformance.com.

See Heffner Performance Slideshow Here

HEFFNER TWIN TURBO FORD GT
Vehicle type: mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive, 2-passenger, 2-door coupe
Price as tested: $188,344 (base price*: $188,344)
Engine type: twin-turbocharged and intercooled DOHC 32-valve V-8, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection
Displacement: 330 cu in, 5409cc
Power (mfr’s claim): 800 bhp @ 6600 rpm
Torque (mfr’s claim): 715 lb-ft @ 5200 rpm
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Wheelbase: 106.7 in
Length/width/height: 182.8/76.9/44.3 in
Curb weight: 3,514 lb
Zero to 60 mph: 3.4 sec
Zero to 100 mph: 6.8 sec
Zero to 150 mph: 12.6 sec
Zero to 180 mph: 17.8 sec
Street start, 5–60 mph: 4.9 sec
Standing ¼-mile: 11.1 sec @ 139 mph
Braking, 70–0 mph: 165 ft
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.93 g
*Base price includes all performance-enhancing options.
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[photn]

GO BABY GO is needed for that extra BOOOOOST.... lol. damn that thing rocks!!!!

[DJL351]

I have a 200+MB movie of one, it has trouble getting down the 1/4 mile and spins out. :sm_drool:
They even take on some Motorbikes and win..... then they get nailed by a Busa. (Hyabusa??)

Edit: GT40TT

D:

[drcook]

Originally Posted by csv8

We’ve never tested a street car that accelerated to 150 mph quicker than this twin-turbo GT. Even the Saleen S7 Twin Turbo, which nicks the turbo GT in the quarter-mile (the S7 does 10.9 seconds at 140 mph, the GT 11.1 at 139), is slower by a full second to 150 mph.

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an awesome car, but im a little confused by this bit of the article.
if the S7 takes 10.9 seconds to get to 140mph, and the gt takes 11.1 seconds to get to 139mph, how can the gt then get to 150mph a full second faster than the s7?

[Dazza XLT]

Originally Posted by DJL351

I have a 200+MB movie of one, it has trouble getting down the 1/4 mile and spins out. :sm_drool:
They even take on some Motorbikes and win..... then they get nailed by a Busa. (Hyabusa??)

Edit: GT40TT

D:

I saw that vid on Google a while ago. Bloody unreal.
Lucky to keep it off the wall on the strip! Bloody Lucky!

Cheers

Darran

[old_mate]

that video we all seen was of stage 6 motorsports' effort. Maybe this is another shops effort?

[DJL351]

Originally Posted by old_mate

that video we all seen was of stage 6 motorsports' effort. Maybe this is another shops effort?

It is. (After coming back and checking the web link)

[DJM83]

oooooooohhhhhhhhh i want one : )

[TUF_302]

Whoa Me Want One Of Those Now!!

[Auslandau]

Even against the Lambo it is a stand out. My future addition (addiction?)



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[aumexican]

Dreaming of 1 of those engines for the BA GT : :

HMMMMMMMM!!!
uhoh

Where's the tissues dear? :

[Full Noise]

Originally Posted by DJL351

Edit: GT40TT

Please, it’s a Ford GT-TT, not a GT 40. They’re like chalk and cheese.

[DJL351]

Originally Posted by Full Noise

Please, it’s a Ford GT-TT, not a GT 40. They’re like chalk and cheese.

Hey I copied the link from another site and CBF changing it.

[AUIII XR8 MAN]

Wow thats mad