Tim Healey, Contributing Writer

Articles

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  Baldwin Motion Introduces Fantastic Five Package Tim Healey March 29, 2011

  Aftermarket tuner Baldwin Motion has just released a "Fantastic Five" package for the Camaro SS that consists of five different levels of available power, from 525 horsepower up to 800.

  The base...

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  Steeda Introducing New Cold-Air Induction System For 2011 And Newer Mustangs

  Ford Racing offers buyers of the 5.0-liter Mustang a chance to buy and install a Boss intake manifold as an aftermarket upgrade. Aftermarket tuner has gone one step further. By taking one of the Ford Racing intakes and coming up with a new induction system that uses a high-velocity cold-air intake...

  Tim Healey March 28, 2011
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  Rendered: 2013 Ford Mustang Mach 1

  Ford has already brought back the Boss. Could it be bringing back the Bullitt and the Mach 1 for 2013? Topspeed.com has speculative renderings of each car, with guesses on what Ford might do with each model. Topspeed's guess at new Bullitt showed it as mostly a styling exercise, with a revised...

  Tim Healey March 25, 2011
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  Camaro To Be Sold In China As Ke Mai Luo

  Chevrolet is preparing the sell the Camaro in China, and the car will called "Ke Mai Luo" in that country. No, we don't know what that means (a quick Google translation failed us) but we do know the car will be launched at Auto Shanghai (Shanghai Auto Show) next month. A base Ke Mai Luo with the...

  Tim Healey March 22, 2011
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  Donald Trump To Drive 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indy 500 Pace Car At 2011 Indianapolis 500

  The seemingly unavoidable Donald Trump will be making a public appearance on one of racing's biggest stages this May when he takes the wheel of the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro SS Indy 500 Pace Car at the 2011 Indianapolis 500. The race takes place on May 29, and one of its traditions is to have a...

  Tim Healey March 22, 2011
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  Lingenfelter Supercharger Package Now Available For 2008-2010 Challengers

  Owners of 2008-2010 Dodge Challengers can now add even more power to their cars, thanks to Lingenfelter. The company is offering a supercharger for 2008-2010 Challengers that can be installed on either the 5.7-liter V-8 or the 6.1-liter V-8. The Magnuson TVS2300 unit has a 160-degree thermostat...

  Tim Healey March 21, 2011
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  Bristol Motor Speedway To Give Away Limited-Edition Mustang Tim Healey March 18, 2011

  There's no shortage of custom Mustangs out there, and let's add one more to the list.

  Bristol Motor Speedway--one of NASCAR's great short tracks--is combining with Scott's and Ford to give away an...

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  Mustang Builder Drops Coyote Engine Into Fox Body

  Want to swap the new Coyote 5.0-liter V-8 into your Fox-body Mustang, replacing either the old 5.0-liter (technically, a 4.9-liter) V-8 or the four-cylinder? Well, now you can. Kurgan Motorsports swapped the Coyote into a Fox body by custom building the motor mounts, braces, and support structures...

  Tim Healey March 16, 2011
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  Shelby GT500 To Get 600 Horsepower

  Ford isn't taking the challenge from the upcoming 2012 Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 laying down. Instead, the Blue Oval gang is upping the horsepower count on the next-generation 2013 Shelby GT500 to over 600. In fact, the final number will likely come in around 620. The extra power will come from a boring...

  Tim Healey March 16, 2011
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  VIDEO: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302S Hits The Track.

  Ford's 2012 Mustang Boss 302S is meant to be a track-day warrior, slotting in between the street-legal Boss 302 Laguna Seca and the race-dedicated Boss 302R. There will be only 50 units of the race-only 302S produced. Ford has released a video showing the car hitting a top speed of over 150 miles...

  Tim Healey March 15, 2011
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  Saleen To Stop Building Mustangs

  Aftermarket tuner Steve Saleen was one of the pioneers of the Mustang tuning scene, and now the company that bears his last name is going to stop producing tuned Mustangs. Instead, Saleen Performance Vehicles will focus on aftermarket parts. That means that the 2011 Saleen S302 will be the...

  Tim Healey March 15, 2011
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  Limited Edition Steve McQueen Mustang Now Available

  For those hard-core Bullitt fans out there, your car has arrived. Gateway Classic Mustang is building a limited-edition 1968 Steve McQueen Signature Mustang. The hand-built car looks like a 1968 'Stang, but under the hood lies a modern Roush small-block V-8 that generates 450 horsepower. Suspension...

  Tim Healey March 15, 2011
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  One Dead, Four Hurt After Crash Involving Mustangs And A Street-Sweeper Tim Healey March 14, 2011

  Sad news out of McKinney, Texas: One person is dead and four injured after two late-model Mustangs that appeared to be racing were involved in a crash with a street-sweeper.

  According to police...

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  VIDEO: Hennessey Camaro Convertible Hits The Market

  When the 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible launched earlier this year, it was perhaps inevitable that the tuner market would follow with its own take on the car. Well-known tuner Hennessey has done just that, with its HPE600 Camaro Convertible. Using an Eaton TVS2300 Roots-type supercharger...

  Tim Healey March 14, 2011
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  Small Texas Town Using Transformers Camaro To Nab Speeders

  Cut-and-Shoot, Texas. A name like that just screams "Lone Star State." And if you don't pay attention to your speed while traveling through Cut-and-Shoot--and especially if you don't pay attention to a blacked-out Camaro with a Transformers logo on the hood--you might be screaming about a speeding...

  Tim Healey March 14, 2011
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  Ford Introduces Online Price Configurator For 2012 Boss Mustang

  Online price configurators are nothing new at Ford, which uses them to allow consumers to build and price their potential new-car purchase before heading to the showroom. Earlier this month, Ford updated its online configurator to include the 2012 Mustang. The upcoming 2012 Boss, however, was...

  Tim Healey March 14, 2011
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  Details, Photos Of Roush RS3 Released

  We've seen the teaser, now we can see the real deal. Roush has released more images of its upcoming RS3--short for "Roush Stage 3"--along with some preliminary details. The car will have a supercharged V-8 making 540 horsepower and a few trim changes, like a dual-color stripe package, a blackout...

  Tim Healey March 10, 2011
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  New Camaro Edition Set To Be Unveiled

  According to Camaro5, a new edition of the Camaro will be shown off at that Web site's "Camaro5Fest" on Friday, April 15. Details are very sketchy at this point, but we'd guess that whatever Chevy is showing, it will likely be something on a relatively small scale, since reveals like that of the...

  Tim Healey March 9, 2011
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  VIDEO: Supercharged Mustang V-8 Makes 600 HP On Dyno Tim Healey March 4, 2011

  For those of you out there who like watching engines on dynos, this is for you.

  The engine you'll see below is an Edelbrock-supercharged 5.0 V-8 that pounds out 600 horsepower and 524 lb-ft of...

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  Challenger Sales Up 50 Percent In February

  Sales of the Dodge Challenger were up by 50 percent year-over-year, to 3,227 units, in February. That compares to 6,245 Camaros sold by Chevrolet and 3,697 Mustangs sold by Ford. For the year in total, 5,753 Challengers have been sold, which is also a 50 percent increase. It's hard to say what...

  Tim Healey March 3, 2011
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  Camaro Outsells Rivals In February

  The Chevrolet Camaro out-dueled the Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger in the sales race for last month, according to Camaro5. The forum lists the Camaro as having sold 6,245 units in February, while Ford sold 3,697 Mustangs and Dodge moved 3,227 Challengers. As for why this is, it's hard to say...

  Tim Healey March 2, 2011
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  2012 Ford Mustang Configurator Now Online

  Ford has had online price-configuration models available for a long time, and now the 2012 Ford Mustang configurator has gone live. This means that the new pricing, new options, and even the 2012 Boss 302 can be researched online. Consumers can virtually build their dream Mustang and price it out...

  Tim Healey March 1, 2011
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  Consumer Reports Names Mustang Top Pick For 2011

  The 2011 Ford Mustang keeps piling up accolades. In this case, venerable Consumer Reports has named the 'Stang as a 2011 Top Pick, in the sporty car category. Such awards mean a lot to automakers, due to the consumer recognition of names like Consumer Reports. So Ford will likely be pleased by the...

  Tim Healey February 28, 2011
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  First Drive: 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302

  High Gear Media Editorial Director Marty Padgett spent part of last week in Monterey, California driving the 2012 Ford Mustang Boss 302 (ah, the perks of sitting in the big chair), and he has reported back to us. His first drive can be found on HGM's luxury/performance site Motor Authority, and...

  Tim Healey February 28, 2011