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Shelby Revives the Terlingua Racing Team 2016 Ford Mustang

Shelby Revives the Terlingua Racing Team 2016 Ford Mustang

In 2007 Shelby American brought back a piece of Mustang racing history with release of the limited-edition V6 Terlingua Mustang that paid homage to the 1967 Trans Am championship-winning Terlingua Racing Team. Well, Shelby has done it again, as Shelby Revives the Terlingua Racing Team 2016 Ford Mustang, but this time the Shelby packs a 5.0L V8, supercharger and 750 horsepower!

The Terlingua Racing Team, headed by Carroll Shelby and Bill Neale, was so much more than a racing team, the gang would hunt, ride motorcycles and tear up on a 200,000-acre ranch in Texas. They also created a technical school for young men in the desolate region of Texas.

"The Terlingua Racing Team was created in the 1960s to have a lot of fun for a lot of people," said Bill Neale, designer of the famous Terlingua Racing Team Crest. "Our rough and ready group was as passionate about playing as we were about racing. From our wild weekends on the Rio Grande in South Texas to racetracks across the world, the Terlingua Racing Team took no prisoners. The team crest and racing livery that I designed came to symbolize that raucous, irreverent lifestyle that thumbed its nose at the establishment."

“This car will have more of the cult following from customers who appreciate not only performance, but the history,” said Shelby expert Scott Black. They want to experience bleeding edge technology but yet be very focused on Americana and have a connection to the Shelby legacy and the racing history.”

Shelby will build a limited run of 75 post-title Terlingua Racing Team Mustangs (50 for the U.S market and 25 will be sold internationally) that will be built around the wildly popular 2015-2016 Ford Mustang GT. “The Shelby Terlingua is our most track-inspired Mustang and is built as a tribute to the Terlingua Racing Team and their 1967 Trans Am Championship,” said Gary Schechner, VP of Marketing and Sales at Shelby American.

Power comes from an intercooler and yellow-powdercoated Whipple supercharger that produces 750 hp. Handling is improved with an adjustable Eibach suspension and the Mustang is fortified with a Shelby clutch, Barton shifter, Ford Performance half-shafts and a Brembo Big Brake kit for racetrack-proven performance. It also features 20-inch Weld Racing wheels, Michelin tires, tons of Shelby-designed carbon fiber components and the distinct Terlingua Racing Team badging.

Brothers Performance recently put the 2016 Terlingua Mustang through its paces at Spring Mountain Motorsport Ranch about an hour outside of Las Vegas. The Mustang is amazingly fast, but is also very easy to drive at speed. Shelby engineers have created a track-ready Mustang that has endless power, predictable handling and killer brakes.

The suspension enhancements and cooling features let you get out there and run hard all day, without fear of overheating the engine or brakes. “The Eibach suspension is comfortable on the street, but performs on the track,” stated Vince LaViolette, lead designer and test driver for Shelby. “Our goal is to let you to run a full day on track without touching the car. We’ve incorporated 2.5-inch cooling ducts and we pick up air from the nose of the car.” To achieve maximum performance, Shelby chose adjustable dampers and rear toe bar, along with progressive springs, and IRS mounting enhancements to resist deflection. We pushed the bright-yellow screamer to the limit. Shelby enhancements to the S550 chassis let us brake late, turn in aggressively and get off the corners with massive grunt. And we loved the sound pouring from the Ford Performance Borla pipes. But despite being lowered and stiffened, the ride quality was suitable for daily driving.

The Terlingua is a real in-your-face track killer. It’s not shy, sporting racing stickers, carbon fiber hood and racing roundels. And while we’re featured the traditional scheme, the Terlingua post-title package can be added to any color Mustang GT, although owners will be limited to a yellow or black hood. Furthermore, each Terlingua is serialized and will feature a dash plaque with autograph of Bill Neale (a Terlingua founder and designer of the racing team crest), Carroll Shelby and Jerry Titus, the 1967 Trans Am Champion winning driver. Shelby Terlingua package is offered starting at $65,999.

This entry was posted in News, Opinion, 2016 Mustang News and tagged Brothers Performance, Eibach, las vegas, carbon fiber, evan j smith, 2016 shelby gt350, track, shelby mustang, texas, ford performance, 2015 shelby super snake, Ford Mustang, Whipple, terlingua, borla, jerry titus on May 3, 2016 by Evan Smith.
OCD Guide to Building a Fifth-Gen Camaro

Every once in a while you stumble across one of the most amazing builds on an internet forum that will make you rethink your next project. Rarely are late models ever built to the level of detail that you will see with a classic, but the Moreno family has certainly turned the tables with its Camaro. Headed by father Al Moreno and oldest brother Nathan, the crew began the G5.R project by trying to reroute the heater hoses, which are commonly thought to be a terrible eyesore in the 2010-2011 Camaro SS engine bay. Things quickly snowballed, and several years later it has transformed into the single most overthought fifth-gen Camaros ever built.

If you have some time to kill, then I highly recommend traveling down the wormhole on this intense build thread on Lateral-G.net. Consider this an hors d’oeuvre. G5.R Camaro is destined for the 2016 SEMA Show, so you’ll be seeing plenty more of this in the media. Nathan and his two brothers, Justin and Seth, literally had their hands on every single part of this Camaro. There isn’t a bolt or bracket that hasn’t been smoothed, sanded, polished, painted, powder coated or built from scratch. Starting from the engine bay, the LS3 was stroked to 418 cubic inches and treated to Lingenfelter ported heads. The block and the heads themselves were ground smooth and painted BMW Frozen Gray along with the alternator, A/C compressor and power steering pump. The pulleys were given a brush finish. To match, the intake manifold and throttle body were painted. The accessory drive brackets and motor mounts were sanded and powder coated, meanwhile the oil pan, valley tray and timing cover were powder coated textured black. All of the vapor tube lines were replaced with XRP AN lines and fittings, and that was just the beginning. Even the injector connectors on the wiring harness were shaved down to improve the appearance. The exhaust system was TIG welded and treated to a Jet-Hot 1,700-degree coating.

Moving on to the Camaro's chassis, there is so much detail in every single part. Every hole that was no longer used in the engine bay was filled in and covered. The firewall was covered with a custom carbon fiber plate. A similar piece was made to replace the heavy factory steel that separated the back seat from the trunk. In the trunk, the spare tire well was cut out to shave more weight, and replaced by a custom made flat panel that was painted with the G5.R project logo. The floor was completely smoothed out, too, with some pretty nifty steel “floor mats.” Since this is to be a serious track car, like the Camaro Z/28 on steroids, a roll cage was also added to the interior, which will be integrated with the headliner. A fire suppression system complements it nicely. Underneath, the floorpan was completely covered in a gold heatshield. The roof skin was completely removed, which will be replaced by carbon fiber. Carbon is used throughout the body, with the Moreno family’s own brand of components. Custom tubular front and rear bumper supports replace the heavy factory pieces, as do tubular engine and differential cradles. While originally some off-the-shelf parts were used on the suspension, every piece has been replaced with custom made components designed by the Morenos. It’s amazing what a couple of engineering students can do. The shocks are even custom-valved Penskes.

When the G5.R Camaro finally makes its debut, expect it to have a new Ozmo carbon fiber intake manifold, Trick Flow LS3 heads and a dry sump system. This Camaro is not for the faint of heart!

This entry was posted in Camaro News and tagged camaro, project car, diy project, camaro 5 on April 29, 2016 by Scott Parker.
Hot New Colors for the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang
2017 Ford Shelby GT350 & GT350R in new colors

Hot New Colors for the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang

We’ve been wondering what Ford had in store for the 2017 Shelby GT350. And today the hot new colors for the 2017 Ford Shelby GT350 Mustang were revealed. Shelby GT350 buyers will now get to pick from Grabber Blue, Ruby Red Metallic and the new Lightning Blue. Deep Impact Blue and Competition Orange are no longer available.

Ford Performance is also adding more standard features to the new Shelby® GT350 Mustang that will go on sale this June. Ford has combined the best features of what customers have been asking for from the most track-capable, race-ready Mustang ever built.

Track Package is now standard on the Shelby GT350 Mustang for the 2017 model year, giving all customers the features they want along with the option to add even more – no longer do buyers have to choose between the Track Package and additional features.

“Ford Performance is always listening to customer feedback,” said Dave Pericak, global director, Ford Performance. “At the end of last year we started offering a back seat option for Shelby GT350R due to customer demand. Now, we have adjusted the packages available to continue to provide more of what customers want on the Shelby GT350 Mustang.” The 2017 Shelby GT350 also brings an available Electronics Package or a Convenience Package.

2017 Ford Shelby GT350R in Lightning Blue

2017 Ford Shelby GT350R in Ruby Red Metallic

2017 Ford Shelby GT350 in Grabber Blue

New features for 2017 Shelby GT350 Mustang include:
- Standard Track Package featuring aluminum tower-to-tower brace; high-downforce decklid spoiler; engine oil, transmission and differential coolers; MagneRide™ damping system
- Three new colors – Ruby Red Metallic, Lightning Blue and Grabber Blue – replace Deep Impact Blue and Competition Orange
- Two new available packages – Electronics Package includes SYNC® 3, voice-activated navigation and nine-speaker audio system; Convenience Package includes the same options, and replaces manual Recaro seats with leather-trimmed power sport seats
- Available audio system upgrade from seven to nine speakers with Electronics Package, Convenience Package and R-Electronics Package
This entry was posted in News, New Products, Ford Mustang and tagged gt350, dave pericak, Ford Mustang, 2017 shelby gt350, new colors, lightning blue, grabber blue, ruby red metallic on April 6, 2016 by Evan Smith.
GM Warranty Covers 2016 Camaro SS for Track Use

Owners of a new 2016 Camaro SS might be apprehensive to take their car to the limit on track for fear of voiding the warranty. Well, good news for those guys. Camaro Chief Engineer Al Oppenheiser confirmed that GM is so sure the Camaro will stand up to track abuse that they will honor the standard warranty even if you caused the failure at a race track. Oppenheiser said “If you're not modifying your car and you take your production car to a track day and you have an issue with one of your parts, it's covered under warranty. That's pride of craftsmanship that we know it will stand up to track use”

Not surprisingly, there are some limitations to this coverage. The main requirement is that your car has to remain in completely stock form, or at least very nearly stock (details are still not 100% clear on this). Oppenheiser says you can’t make a bunch of changes to the car and expect to blame GM engineering for breakage. He went on to say “We know when somebody changes their ECM calibration and we know if they changed to a cold-air intake, we can tell all that, but driving it as you break it in from the dealership, if you have a half-shaft or whatever, it's covered."

Official information on what modifications will be allowed have yet to be released, however it should be noted that this only applies to the V8 powered SS, 1LE and ZL1 models at this time. That seems a little odd since you can now get a 1LE with a turbocharged V6 and that’s clearly a car that is designed with track use in mind.

This entry was posted in Camaro News and tagged 2016 camaro ss, Camaro SS Warranty on April 4, 2016 by Brothers Performance.