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HIGH DEMAND PUSHES
ROUSH® TO INCREASE PRODUCTION ON P-51A* Mustang
 LIVONIA, Mich. (December 18, 2007) - When Jack Roush pulled off the
cover and unveiled the new 510-horsepower ROUSH® P-51A* Mustang
at the SEMA Show in October, it took just moments before the telephones
started ringing at the offices with dealers and consumers clamoring to
get hold of the muscle car.
Although the ROUSH order bank isn't scheduled to open to authorized
Ford dealers with final pricing until January, 2008, the
post-announcement interest was enough for ROUSH management to re-assess
the total number of ROUSH P-51A Mustangs that will be released to the
public. Consequently, ROUSH Performance has decided to increase the
production run to 151 units when these start build, anticipated to be
the first quarter of 2008. It was previously announced that the
production volume would be limited to 100 units.
"Certainly we anticipated that the ROUSH P-51A Mustang would be a
popular car and sell quickly to our dealer base," said Joe Thompson,
general manager of ROUSH Performance. "But I must say that we were a
little surprised at just how fast the demand grew for this car so we
worked with our suppliers to make ensure that an increased volume would
be possible and can now announce that there will be 151 vehicles
produced next year."
The ROUSH P-51A is easily the highest horsepower Mustang that the
company has ever produced, and represents the first time that internal
engine components have been upgraded by ROUSH technicians in their
Livonia, Mich., facility. The stock Ford 4.6L, 3V engine will see a
rebuild of several of the functional internal components, including a
forged steel eight-bolt crankshaft, forged aluminum pistons with
increased dish to lower the compression from 9:8 to 8:6, and forged
steel H-Beam connecting rods. These upgraded parts were necessary for
the stock Ford engine (which comes with 300 horsepower from the
factory) to be able to withstand the additional power generated from
the newest iteration of the legendary ROUSHcharger* supercharger system.
Additional alterations include a custom aluminum upper and lower intake
manifold for the high capacity air-to-water intercooler and
ROUSHcharger*. ROUSH installs a custom fuel rail and high-flow fuel
injectors, a high-flow capacity fuel system, as well as a dual
electronic throttle body.
The new ROUSH P-51A engine has a preliminary rating of at least 510
horsepower and 510 lb.-ft. torque. It is anticipated that final figures
may even be slightly higher than this when final testing and
calibration is approved by the ROUSH engineering staff. As with all
ROUSH vehicles, the P-51A will carry an industry-leading 3 year/36,000
mile warranty.
Based in Livonia, Mich., "The Art of Performance Engineering" takes
place at ROUSH Performance. To get a look behind the scenes at what
goes on at ROUSH and how the vehicles and parts are designed,
manufactured, tested and produced logon to www.ROUSHtv.com. In addition
to the array of Ford Mustang and F-150 styling, handling and
performance upgrades, a complete line of performance parts and crate
engines are offered. For more information see your local ROUSH dealer,
visit www.ROUSHperformance.com or telephone toll-free (800) 59-ROUSH.
*"ROUSH" is the registered trademark of ROUSH Performance Products,
Inc., or its related entities." "ROUSHcharger" and "P-51A" are
trademarks of ROUSH Performance Products, Inc., or its related entities.
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