The Stage 2 kit from Ford Performance is going to be for the S550 GT owners looking to make
up to 20 more horsepower and 20-foot pounds of torque peak over the factory calibration,
and even more under the curve, using a couple of parts from the Shelby GT350, and a new
calibration from the gang over at Ford Performance.
Now, this pack will be 50-state emissions legal, and it will require the use of 91 octane
or higher fuel once installed.
But, nice little piece of mind here, it will retain the factory powertrain warranty if
installed by an authorized dealer or tech.
Your price point for the intake, the throttle body, the ProCal tool, and the tune, very
attractive in my eyes at right around 700 bucks, while the install will get a solid
1 outta 3 wrenches on the difficulty meter with a little bit more detail to come later
in the video.
So, to really test Ford Performance's claim with their Level 2 Power Pack kit here, we
hit out Dynojet.
We established a baseline run using our six-speed GT, we then installed the intake, the throttle
body, and then flashed the car with the ProCal tool, made another hit, and here are those
results.
Baseline run using our manual GT gave us 391 horsepower and 364-foot pounds of torque at
the rear tires.
With the Power Pack installed, the car made 409 horsepower and 387-foot pounds of torque.
So, our numbers pretty much fall in line with what Ford Performance is claiming, which was
21 horsepower and 24-foot pounds of torque over our stock run.
On top of that, large curve gains down low is also a very nice thing to point out because
these are the numbers and the gains you're gonna feel day-to-day when you're not revving
the car to the moon.
In addition to the power gain, Ford Performance also claims a few other benefits when using
their ProCal tool and corresponding calibration.
Manual Mustangs do get the very cool no-lift shift strategy, in addition to improved throttle
response, while automatic owners can look forward to a slightly different shift schedule
and slightly firmer shifts overall.
Now, both automatic and stick-equipped cars can read diagnostic trouble codes using the
ProCal tool, and you do have the ability to change gear ratios and the calibration up
to a 409, to be exact.
Now, it should be noted that the ProCal tool isn't a traditional handheld device, meaning
there's no screen.
It just simply plugs into your car's OBD-II port, and you do connect it to your laptop
using a USB cable in order to make all of the magic happen.
Now, if you did want more features like on-board data logging, real-time monitoring, and other
fancy bells and whistles, you should probably look into some of your other handheld tuning
devices on the site, either from SET or Diablosport.
But, aside from the ProCal tool and calibration, GT owners are also going to be receiving two
parts directly from the Shelby GT350 and 350R with the Power Pack 2.
This does include the Shelby GT350 cold air intake, along with the 87-millimeter throttle
body, and adapter to make it all jive with your factory Coyote intake manifold.
The intake again is identical to the part used on the high-revving 350 and 350R, and
does feature a slightly larger inlet tube here, along with a high-flow drive filter.
The airbox, as you can see, also completely different from your factory airbox, with an
open-style configuration.
You're gonna be looking at an injection molded plastic here for the material, weather stripping
to help seal the airbox to the underside of your hood, helping to block out as much of
that hot engine bay air as possible.
But quickly, going back to the larger diameter intake tube with this kit, and the 350 intake,
well, that's a direct result of a slightly larger throttle body, 87-millimeters here,
to be exact, which is a little bit larger than your factory Coyote throttle body, which
is 80-millimeters.
Now, the throttle body is necessary to run the larger diameter cold air from the GT350,
again, included in the kit.
But, the included spacer or adapter is necessary to run the larger throttle body on your factory
Coyote intake manifold.
So, altogether guys, a very complete kit that just really opens up the lungs on your standard
five-liter car, and the increased power, torque, and throttle response are a direct result
of that.
And, I do wanna point out, again, that I think that this is a really attractive price point
for a lot of owners out there because when you think about it, here's what you're getting.
You're getting the cold air intake, you're getting the throttle body, the adapter, the
ProCal tool, and the calibration from the most trusted name in the game with the optional
warranty to boot, all for around 700 bucks.
Now, if you were curious, Ford Performance does offer their next step up, the Level 3,
or Stage 3 Power Pack, which is going to include everything we have on the table here, in addition
to that GT350 intake manifold.
Really gonna open up those top-end gains, but the price takes a big jump up, as that
kit is a little bit closer to two Gs.
But, for the money, the Level 2 kit that we have right here is certainly a very nice way
to go.
But, switching gears, let's quickly touch on some of the installation.
And as I pointed out earlier, it's gonna be a relatively solid one outta three wrenches
on the difficulty meter, maybe an hour or two to get the throttle body bolted up, the
intake installed, and that tune uploaded from your ProCal tool.
Now, if you will be doing all of the work yourself, just make sure to have your laptop
handy, as it will be needed to complete the calibration process.
Once the ProCal has been plugged in, go ahead and register your device first by going to
fordracingparts.com/register to get the ProCal all set up and download the necessary software.
At this point, you can remove the factory intake and throttle body using some pretty
basic hand tools including a socket set, and of course, your T20 Torx tool to get the MAP
sensor swapped over.
With the factory stuff outta the way, can get to work installing the new spacer using
the included hardware, followed by the throttle body itself, then finally the intake.
Now, you can get in the car with the ProCal and your laptop and plug everything in.
The ProCal software will rediven [SP], and then ask for your calibration code.
At this point, you can go ahead and make your selections and program the vehicle, waiting
for the gauge on the screen to alert you when the programming is done.
From there, just simply unplug your ProCal and your installation is complete.
So, in closing, the Ford Performance Power Pack 2 kit will deliver a noticeable increase
in power and throttle response, while being extremely easy to install, and best of all,
it can be had for well south of a thousand bucks.
So, be sure to check one out for your GT right here at americanmuscle.com.