Turbo Spirit: The IMSA GTO Mustang - Speedhunters (blog)
Lately there’s been a lot of talk about the new Ford Mustang being offered with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine, and with my own Project EcoBoost I’ve been able to experience this new kind of Mustang first-hand. But anyone with a passing knowledge of the Mustang knows this isn’t the first time America’s original pony car has been made available with turbo-boosted four-pot power from factory. In the mid 1980s, Ford famously offered a version of the Mustang called the SVO, which featured a turbocharged 2. 3-liter motor. Along with a host of other performance upgrades, the Mustang SVO had a unique personality when compared to its V8 counterparts. At first glance you’d expect the Mustang to be powered by a variant of Ford’s small block V8, but that’s not the case here. Powering the IMSA GTO Mustang is a 2. 5-liter SOHC four-cylinder engine that shares its roots with the SVO Mustang and the Ford Pinto before it. This one’s got a dry sump, a Roush/Kinsler fuel injection system and a Garrett TO4 turbocharger, and... Editor in Chief: Peter Kelly. Senior Editor: Dino Dalle Carbonare. News Editor: Mike Garrett. Technical Editor: Keith Charvonia. Source: www.speedhunters.com
