What's A Twin-Turbo Cummins Diesel Engine Doing In A Ford Mustang?
Why Is A Cummins Twin-Turbo Diesel Engine Installed In A Ford Mustang?
The most contemporary Ford Mustang has a good 5.0-liter "Coyote" V8 engine that generates a lot of power. But this one has had a diesel lump transplanted into it, as you can guess from the dense black smoke. A 5.9-liter I6 Cummins diesel engine from lorries and US school buses, complete with a chimney, was used by YouTuber Westen Champlin to build the unusual structure.
The diesel engine's initial power output was only about 227 horsepower, which was evidently insufficient for Champlin given its enormous displacement. The YouTuber claims that a twin-turbocharger system from Evil Fab Performance has increased the horsepower of the appropriately named "Smoke-stang" to between 1000 and 1300.
Although we're not sure why you'd undertake this change, the most recent video released by Champlin shows the diesel Mustang using its insane amounts of power to tow an old speedboat with ease. Westen's Mustang will undoubtedly stand out among the other typical cars found on American roads, even though we think a Ford F-150 would have been a better alternative for towing. especially considering how much acrid, dark smoke was coming from the "stack."
The YouTuber also put the Mustang to the test on the drag strip, recording a time of 13.2 seconds—1.1 seconds slower than a typical Mustang V8 GT.
We don't like rolling coal that much, and we'd much rather see this ludicrous project built without billowing black clouds of smoke. But there's no doubting that this Mustang is one of the strangest home constructions we've ever seen.
