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Our Mustang Maddness Mach Almost Won

Tech Editor KJ Jones Runners-Up at PSCA's Cali Nats
A staging lane packed with 'Stangs is always a bea Posted May 26 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

If you live on the West Coast and you haven't gone to a Pacific Street Car Association ( www.pscaracing.com ) event yet, what in the world is your problem?! I recently joined the fun...and brought home a little...

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Stock-Block Shock

347 Carnage Photos
What a mess! Posted May 19 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

No, these disfigured engine pieces you're looking at didn't come from one of our projects-gone-wrong. The broken crankshaft, bent rods and chipped-off pistons actually are remnants from a blown-up, stock-block (2-bolt...

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Fire in the Hole!

Our Boss 340 Project Engine Roars to Life on the Dyno
Ernie Mena (left) and Eugene Walde prep our Boss 3 Posted May 12 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

OK, I'll apologize now for the cliffhanger that I'm about to throw at you all, especially those of you who are anxiously waiting for word on the performance of our Boss 340 project engine...the 302-based engine with...

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Show and Tell

5.0 Visits Cesar Chavez High School
We know this project has been quiet for a while, b Posted May 5 2008 09:00 AM by KJ Jones

We recently took our 2002 'Stang out to Cesar Chavez High School in Compton, California for a little "show-and-tell" with students there. Our New Edge GT was part of a great display of several LA-area drag cars and...

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How Can I Get Those for My 'Stang?!

Custom Badges Make Unique Rides Complete
Posted April 28 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

This unique 5.0 Mustang and Super Fords  trunk emblem always generates a lot of interest when we bring our project T-top coupe to a cruise spot, show or dragstrip. Naturally, the question about the badges that...

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There's No Season Like Show Season

B&M Performance Kicks Off SoCal's '08 Car-Show Season
A Posted April 21 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Thanks to great weather throughout the year, 'Stang and car enthusiasts are able to gather almost any time. However, April unofficially marks the beginning of "Car Show Season" in SoCal, and the shifter and clutch people...

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We Adore Our New Door

5.0's West-Coast Hauler Gets Long-Overdue Repairs
A tweaked hinge, battered aluminum frame and warpe Posted April 14 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Convenience, and security are just a couple of the reasons why we have enclosed trailers at our Florida and Southern Cali locations. Obviously, the trailers are used to haul various vehicles, but they...

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The House that Boost Built

We Check Out HOB's New Digs
The HOBits had a busy week leading up to our Thurs Posted April 7 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Our recent trip to America's Heartland (Lenexa, Kansas) would not have been complete if we didn't make a stop at the new, and finally real House of Boost (hard-core supercharger-/turbocharger-system designers/tuners, who...

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Super Snakes Slither in SoCal

Higher-Performance Shelbys Spotted at Local Cruise
Super Snakes were all over the Super Car Sunday cr Posted March 31 2008 09:45 AM by KJ Jones

There isn't enough that can be said about the automotive sights that are seen on a regular basis in and around Southern California, especially if you're a fan of Mustangs, old and new...

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Parts Needed ASAP!

NMRA Bradenton '08
John Kolivas thrashes on his Drag Radial Cobra Posted March 24 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Mustang drag racers defintely will do whatever it takes to ensure their Ponys are ready for race day...

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Ready for the Dyno

Boss 340 Performance: What's Your Best Guess?
Boss 340: Horsepower and Torque...Whaddaya Think I Posted March 17 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Not that we're surprised or anything, but, we have received quite a few e-mails from many of you who are following our Boss 340 engine project, and apparently there's quite a bit of anticipation (beyond our own) about how...

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Start the Maddness!

Ford Racing and PSCA Bring 'Stang Racing to SoCal
Ford Racing Sponsors PSCA's New 'Stang Class Posted March 10 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Will you  be at Auto Club Dragway (Fontana, CA) for the first event? You better be there! March 14-March 16. We'll see 'ya in the lanes!

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First On Race Day!

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Auto Club 500
Congratulations Carl Edwards! And, THANKS, Roush F Posted March 3 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

A few weekends ago, the good folks at Roush Fenway Racing were kind enough to allow me to check out the action in and around the garage area and pits at Auto Club Speedway (Fontana, CA), and, of course, watch the NASCAR...

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"Rat-Rod" GT 500

Just When You Thought You've Seen It All...
Posted February 25 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

Southern California is a mecca for personalization. Residents personalize everything from themselves, to their homes and sometimes even their prized possessions, which many times are their cars . In a nutshell, "Make It...

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Fox Fatness

No Tubs Allowed
Who needs mini-tubs?! Posted February 18 2008 06:00 AM by KJ Jones

"What's the biggest-size wheel-and-tire combination that can be installed cleanly under a street-driven Fox Mustang, without mini-tubs or rear-end shortening?" Details to come in an upcoming issue of 5.0 Mustang &...

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