EARLY FORD V8 – MUSTANG, COUGAR, FAIRLANE, COMET, MAVERIK, TORINO

One of ProCharger’s earliest supercharger kits was for the venerable 1986 5.0L “Fox-Body” Mustang. That car helped return the new-car world to serious hot rodding and speed parts compatibility after a nearly 15-year performance drought. The Fox-chassis Mustangs went on to be the go-to car for racing and street performance for years afterward, much like how the original 1965 Mustang created an entirely new market segment—the pony car. Mustang is the only American car to enjoy 55+ years of production. Some will mention that Corvette has been around longer, but that’s not factual—there was no Corvette produced for the 1983 model year, making the Mustang the longest continuously produced platform in American history. Maybe even in world history!

The 1965 to 1973 Mustangs (and other early Ford models like Cougar, Fairlane, Comet, Torino, Maverik and more) are still prime canvases for modern hot rodders to create masterpieces on and ProCharger stands there holding the performance paint brushes with kits from mild to wild for the early ponies. Whether it’s a stock 289 V-8, a heavily modified big-block, or a 5.0 Coyote or 7.3L Godzilla swap, there are ways to install ProCharger boost and power into the package.

The most popular supercharger option for early Mustangs is one of the most basic kits we offer. Don’t confuse “basic” with “weak” however. Even on a completely stock engine with a blow-through carburetor, a ProCharger system will increase the horsepower by a whopping 45%. Add an intercooler and/or aftermarket tunable EFI, and that power increase jumps even more.