9-Second Supercharged 2024 Ford Mustang

March 1st, 2024

Here we have an outstanding opportunity to see history in the making. VMP Performance, a leader in forced air induction technology, has outfitted a 2024 Ford Mustang GT with a blower and put it on track to run a 9-second quarter-mile. Check it out. Owned by Justin and Rebecca, this 2024 Mustang GT rolled off the assembly line with a naturally aspirated 5.0-liter V8 engine mated to a 10-speed automatic transmission. In stock trim, the Mustang GT could turn a standing quarter-mile in 12.5-seconds @ 114.7 mph (with the Ford Performance Package). VMP Performance added a Gen 6 3.0-liter twin Read More

Intense Street Hits – Mustang GT500 vs. McLaren, Corvette Z06 and Hellcat

February 10th, 2022

Taking it back to the streets, these competitors are geared up to get down. Supercharged, turbocharged, naturally aspirated (N/A) and nitrous injected vehicles are well represented in this extensive field of purpose-built roll racers. Let’s hit the interstate and see what shakes out. The first contest of the evening is between a pair of Mustangs. On the left is a twin turbo car from Midnight Performance. On the right is a supercharged GT500 car upgraded with a VMP Performance (TVS) blower kit. The two pony cars pull alongside one another and the count rings out, “3-2-1”. Both cars accelerate and Read More

Track Attack 1010HP 2020 Mustang GT500 – Manual Trans?

April 15th, 2020

Everything you’ve heard about the 2020 Mustang GT500 has been positive – with the exception of the spongy automatic transmission. Enthusiasts lament the lack of a manual transmission option in such an innovative modern muscle car. While everyone else is sitting around crying in their beer, VMP Performance (Florida) has gone out and bought an engine from a 2020 GT500 and shoe-horned it into a S550 Mustang with a manual gearbox (MT82). The results are more than impressive. Let’s have a look. The supercharged 2020 GT500 engine ($35k+) was originally purchased for component testing purposes but, once the fitting was Read More

Hellcat Swapped Mazda Miata – Dyno and Street Hits

July 24th, 2019

There’s just nothing better than a big old domestic V8 crammed into the engine bay of a tiny sports car. If you do it right, it’s more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Well, there is no smaller sports car than a Mazda Miata and no bigger (from a horsepower standpoint) V8 than a Dodge SRT Hellcat Supercharged. Today, we join VMP Performance in the Sunshine State as they tweak and tune this orange creation using the dyno. Looks like the little roadster has been stripped to the gills. All the passenger comforts have been removed in lieu of performance. Read More

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