Ford Brings Back The CobraJet

Ford will be building fifty factory race CobraJet Mustangs ready for ten second runs.

Details have emerged on the new 2008 Ford Racing Cobra Jet Mustang also known as the FR500CJ. The new Cobra Jet Mustang (FR500CJ) will join Ford Racing’s two other successful road racing Mustangs, the FR500C and FR500S as turn-key race cars available through Ford Dealers. The cars will be built in December of 2008 and shipped to customers in February of 2009.
The FR500CJ will be a factory-built race car with a 400 horsepower 5.4L DOHC supercharged engine with a 6-speed manual transmission that is standard, an optional automatic will also be available. The car itself will be lightweight at 3,300 lbs and will be NHRA legal to 10.00 second ET’s along with the interior being NHRA Stock Eliminator legal interior. It will come with a unique trim and appearance package, drag race wheel/tire combination and a Cobra Jet graphics package. Ford says there will be an initial 50 unit production run with the MSRP being $69,900.

I doubt w/ a 5.4 and 4V heads that the engine is only going to make 400hp w/ a blower. Sounds more like the engine is NA.

You know is Ashame you can get A New Super Stock, Dodge Challenger for half that.......

Originally Posted by Calspec

Ford will be building fifty factory race CobraJet Mustangs ready for ten second runs.

Details have emerged on the new 2008 Ford Racing Cobra Jet Mustang also known as the FR500CJ. The new Cobra Jet Mustang (FR500CJ) will join Ford Racing’s two other successful road racing Mustangs, the FR500C and FR500S as turn-key race cars available through Ford Dealers. The cars will be built in December of 2008 and shipped to customers in February of 2009.
The FR500CJ will be a factory-built race car with a 400 horsepower 5.4L DOHC supercharged engine with a 6-speed manual transmission that is standard, an optional automatic will also be available. The car itself will be lightweight at 3,300 lbs and will be NHRA legal to 10.00 second ET’s along with the interior being NHRA Stock Eliminator legal interior. It will come with a unique trim and appearance package, drag race wheel/tire combination and a Cobra Jet graphics package. Ford says there will be an initial 50 unit production run with the MSRP being $69,900.

yea...I heard about them a while back. My 'restrained' joy is based on usual excessive cost, limited build and likely reality that few, if any of them will actually make it into the hands of 'regular' folks ... let alone make it to the track.

Again, the whole point of the original "Muscle Cars" was they were cheap, basic (big motor, light car and stripped down) and ready to rock 'n roll.

I ain't "feelin' it".

Originally Posted by Beoweolf

yea...I heard about them a while back. My 'restrained' joy is based on usual excessive cost, limited build and likely reality that few, if any of them will actually make it into the hands of 'regular' folks ... let alone make it to the track.

Again, the whole point of the original "Muscle Cars" was they were cheap, basic (big motor, light car and stripped down) and ready to rock 'n roll.

I ain't "feelin' it".

I know where you're coming from, but these aren't street cars. They're factory race cars. Even back in the day factory race cars were expensive. These cars won't even have VIN numbers, serial numbers only.

Originally Posted by Calspec

I know where you're coming from, but these aren't street cars. They're factory race cars. Even back in the day factory race cars were expensive. These cars won't even have VIN numbers, serial numbers only.

You mean like the Super Stock Dodge Challenger for $30-35k........... With 3 engine options too........

Perhaps i'm a little confused but why does the racing motor make less horsepower then the street motor and is supposed to be way faster? I mean i understand they lightened it but not by much, its only about 600 pounds lighter and with less horsepower (assuming 400 is what we get) then no way would it run faster.

Originally Posted by dfree383

You mean like the Super Stock Dodge Challenger for $30-35k........... With 3 engine options too........

You can't buy a new street Dodge Challenger for $30-35K, so I don't understand how you can buy a true factory race car for that. A friend of mine recently paid $41,000.00 for a '08 Challenger. Personally, I'm a Ford man no matter what they cost. For me it's like your favorite sports team. You don't leave them just because they start losing games.

Which leads me to believe that it's NA, not SC, just like the Miller Race Series Mustangs.

Originally Posted by rommaster2

Perhaps i'm a little confused but why does the racing motor make less horsepower then the street motor and is supposed to be way faster? I mean i understand they lightened it but not by much, its only about 600 pounds lighter and with less horsepower (assuming 400 is what we get) then no way would it run faster.

think the Trans AM racing series in 1969 and 1970 and the Boss 302s making what, 290 HP or the old Mopar Hemi's making 425hp....