Back in March Ford Racing made it known a 2014 Mustang Cobra Jet would be coming down the pipeline with updated features and two new colors, one of which (Matte black) is pictured above. Ford Racing was recently out completing some test sessions at the South Georgia Motorsports Park in Adel, GA with Muscle Mustang and Fast Fords editor Evan Smith who served as a test driver. Several photos and a teaser video were taken of the 2014 Cobra Jet which you can see below.
2014 Mustang Cobra Jet Features:
ENGINE
- Displacement & type: 5.0L V8 with twin independent variable cam timing (TiVCT);
- Block: Production 5.0L Ti-VCT block
- Heads: CNC-ported, 4-valves per cylinder
- Induction: N/A Option: Cobra Jet Composite Intake, S/C Option: Ford Racing Whipple 2.9L Supercharger
- Camshafts Custom grind: – Ford Racing proprietary
- Crankshaft: Forged
- Rods: Manley H-beam
- Pistons: Mahle forged, Ford Racing spec
- Headers: 304 stainless primary tubes with 321 stainless collector
- Inlet pipe: Ford Racing Cobra Jet
- Throttle body” Cobra Jet oval monoblade
CHASSIS
- Chrome-moly safety cage, NHRA-certified to 8.50 ET
REAR SUSPENSION
- 3-link with adjustable upper
- Adjustable Panhard bar
- Double-adjustable Ford Racing shocks
- Anti-roll bar
FRONT SUSPENSION
- Adjustable Ford Racing struts
- Anti-roll bar removed – lightweight radiator support
STEERING
- Electric power-assist (EPAS)
BRAKES
- Strange Engineering kit featuring:
- – Lightweight vented rotors
- – Billet 4-piston lightweight calipers
- – Lightweight tandem master cylinder
- OEM pedal modified to mount master cylinder
WHEELS
- Weld Racing Cobra Jet
- 15 x 10″ rear, 15 x 3.5″ front
TIRES
- Goodyear Cobra Jet
- 9 x 30 x 15 rear, 4.5 x 28 x 15 front
GEARS & AXLES
- Strange Engineering 9-inch aluminum center section
- Light-weight steel spool
- Strange Engineering 9310 alloy 4.88 ring & pinion
- Strange Engineering 35-spline axles
- Strange Engineering chrome-moly yoke
TRANSMISSION
- C3 automatic (stock legal) race-prepared by Joel’s on Joy
FUEL SYSTEM
- Aeromotive “Eliminator” fuel pump
- Aeromotive A1000 pressure regulator
- Aeromotive 10-micron high-flow filter
- High-impedance 80 lb./hr. fuel injectors
ENGINE CONROLS & IGNITION
- Ford Copperhead ECM
- Speed Density operation
- Production based with Ford Racing software
- Electronic throttle control
- Production 5.0L TiVCT coils
- Ford sensors
AVAILABLE PAINT COLORS
- Gotta Have-it Green
- Flat Black
- White
Source: www.FordRacingParts.com/cobrajet and FordRacing Facebook page
