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Mustang Cobra Jet (2012–2016)
2012 turn-key Cobra Jet drag cars
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- 50 Built
- Years
- 2012–2016
- Engine
- 5,400 cc / 5.4 LFactory: 5.4 L
- Power
- 321 kW / 436 PSFactory: 430 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
Ford Racing launched a modern drag-race Cobra Jet programme in 2008 as a 40-year tribute to the 428 Cobra Jet Mustangs that dominated the 1968 NHRA Winternationals. The cars were sold as turn-key competition machines rather than road cars, built in limited batches for NHRA Stock and Super Stock classes or NMRA Renegade. The programme proved popular enough to return in later years.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
| What is counted | Figure | Basis | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total model production2013: cars per batch in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 ('the usual 50') | 501 | Factory production | Independently researched |
| Total model production2012: units produced for 2012MY | 502 | Factory production | Independently researched |
Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.
History
The 2012 batch comprised 50 cars. Each began as a lightweight 2012 Mustang body in white and was completed in competition trim. Ford Racing listed the car at 91,900 US dollars under part number M-FR500-CJ, and it was sold for off-road use only.
Ford Racing's own tune gave an estimated output of more than 430 hp, enough for eight-second quarter-mile times straight from the factory. A supercharger option, the M-6055 SCJ 4.0L unit, raised this to 500 hp. The example described by the auction house is build number 18, finished in Grabber Blue (called a one-year-only colour), with the factory hand tuner still unconnected, and was sold on a bill of sale.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard Mustang Cobra Jet (2012–2016).
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | Not yet verified |
| Displacement | 5,400 cc / 5.4 LFactory: 5.4 L3 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Valvetrain | Ti-VCT with 4-valve Ford GT cylinder heads and custom-grind camshaft3 Independently researched |
| Fuel system | Aeromotive high-flow fuel system with billet throttle body3 Independently researched |
| Induction | Supercharged (Ford Racing/Whipple unit; optional M-6055 SCJ 4.0L)3 Independently researched |
| Power | 321 kW / 436 PSFactory: 430 hp · converted3 Independently researchedSource says 'more than 430 HP' (estimate for the Ford Racing ECM tune); 500 HP with the optional M-6055 SCJ 4.0L supercharger. Auction-house text. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | Automatic (3-speed race transmission)3 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 33 Independently researched |
| Final drive | 4.293 Independently researchedGearing of the example described (Strange 9-inch axle), not necessarily every car. |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Lightweight production-based body with chrome-moly safety cage certified to 8.50-second ETs3 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | 3-link with adjustable panhard bar, double-adjustable shocks and anti-roll bar4 Independently researched2013 car. |
| Brakes | Strange Engineering kit with lightweight rotors and billet 4-piston calipers3 Independently researched |
| Steering | Lightweight manual rack-and-pinion3 Independently researched |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Being verified against factory or registry sources before it is published. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
Hagerty – Ford celebrates Cobra Jet's 50th anniversary with 68 new strip-ready Mustangs Level C
- 50 cars per batch in 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016 ('the usual 50')
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2
FordMuscle – Details Emerge On 2012 Cobra Jet Mustang Level C
- 50 units produced for 2012MY
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3
2012 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet, lot F152 (Indy 2017) Level C Mecum Auctions · 2017-05-19
- 5.4L Ti-VCT engine
- 4-valve Ford GT cylinder heads and custom-grind camshaft
- Aeromotive high-flow fuel system
- Ford Racing/Whipple supercharger
- more than 430 HP
- 3-speed race transmission from Joel's on Joy
- 3-speed race transmission
- Strange 9 inch rear axle with 4.29 gears
- chrome-moly safety cage certified to 8.50-second ETs
- Strange Engineering brake kit with lightweight rotors
- lightweight manual rack-and-pinion steering
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4
2013 Ford Mustang Cobra Jet Race Car, lot S30 (Indy Fall Special 2024) Level C Mecum Auctions · 2024-10-05
- 3-link rear suspension with adjustable panhard bar
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