"My brain couldn't adapt on acceleration, dude," said Joe as he climbed out of the cockpit of his freshly twin-turbocharged Ford GT after his first test drive. "It was out of control."
"Out of control" is an understatement for this 1012-horsepower (at the wheels) monster. Spawned by Stage 6 Motorsports, the GTTT was converted from factory Ford supercharger to twin Garrett GT35R turbos in only five days back in April. It was the first of its kind, but Stage 6 has already started selling these kits to other GT owners. The amazing part about the setup is that it utilizes the stock fuel injectors to keep the 19 pounds of boost within a safe air-fuel ratio. In other words, the GT responds very well to higher levels of forced induction while still in "stock" form.
While the GTTT project was completed nearly five months ago, IMV Films had been following the build-up since day one and they have just released a documentary of the twin turbo installation, results, reactions and of course, racing. The crew is still fighting with traction issues on the drag strip, but the GTTT has already trapped 145 miles per hour, a trap speed that would indicate a 9-second elapsed time. According to Joe, an even bigger motor is on its way. After losing a street race with a Suzuki Hayabusa, Joe needs more horsepower - 1012 just wasn't enough.
Warning: The video embedded below contains some language that some viewers might find offensive.
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