Steeda unveils 487hp Q500 Enforcer
Performance-orientated Mustang GT upgrade is headed to the UK
Many a petrolhead on this side of the Atlantic won't have heard of Steeda before, but if you're a Ford enthusiast in the US then you'll almost certainly know the name. The world's largest privately-owned Ford performance specialist, it makes parts for everything from the Fiesta to the F-150, its catalogue featuring of over 4,000 ways to fix, fettle and finesse your Ford.
To that end it features a bespoke cold air intake system, revised engine mapping, and a custom exhaust, freeing an extra 71hp and 70lb ft of torque from the Mustang - for new totals of 487hp and 485lb ft.
Underneath, the Enforcer keeps things under control with thicker adjustable anti-roll bars and Steeda's custom progressive rate springs, strut tower brace and upgraded bushes. The result apparently being a lowered stance and more planted rear end, as well as a noticeable reduction in wheel hop and deflection. Those wheels are 20-inch Velgan VMB7s which, despite being an inch larger, weigh the same as the standard Mustang items - 19-inch options are also available though.
Should all that not suffice, there's a wide range of accompanying options tailored for either road or track. These include a Steeda Coilover Kit - adding fully adjustable dampers front and rear - a heavy-duty Tremec Magnum XL six-speed manual - which can be specced with multiple gear ratio options - an upgraded twin plate clutch, heavy-duty aluminium driveshafts, and vented brake discs. All of which can be specified during build or retro-fitted at a later date.
If a conservative power increase and sharper handling sound like appealing prospects, then Ford Haynes of Maidstone is accepting orders of the Q500 Enforcer now. The price for the 'basic' upgrade stands at just under £9,000 - plus the cost of a Mustang GT, obviously - but the sky seems being the limit when it comes to those extras. As to whether that outlay is worth it, the proof will of course be in the driving, something we'll hope to update you on soon.
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In USA they offer the Roush supercharger kit for $7700 which offers 727hp - I think I would just go straight for this. As you know once you have 487hp, you will want more.......
https://www.cjponyparts.com/roush-supercharger-kit...
Even if you get the kit for £8k imported that is pretty good for extra 300hp!!
What demand is there for these? Who is actually buying these? I read in Top Gear about a 700bhp supercharged Mustang that's being sold for like 60 grand in the UK...
...oh, now I see what demand there might be.
It’s not running a gt350 manifold , hot cams or long tubes so those power numbers are pie in the sky.
Now the tremec magnum xl is interesting. I would order it standard with that box and quaif diff then do the engine mods and suspension mods properly with non steeda parts in the UK
480-500bhp is then possible, however peak power is found much higher up in the rev range, so it's not actually as enjoyable in a DD.
It may very well spin it’s wheels, if the driver wants it to, planting his foot down like a hot hatch Numpty. In the real world of driving however, most drivers use progressive pedal movement to apply power - the Mustang does not have a Binary accelerator.
Having driven Mustangs, they arent the undriveable, overpowered lolloping muscle cars of old, they put the power down really quite well and a lot of that is down to the driver, in the wet they are a bit "frisky" but what 400 bhp plus V8 car isnt, they arent any worse than big powered Mercs and BMW's in that respect.
This seems like a sensible upgrade but not sure it needs the comedy macho branding, "Enforcer" makes it sound like a really massive sex toy.
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