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title: "1,300-HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Code Red Ditches Supercharger for Twin Turbos"
date: "2022-08-22"
modified: "2022-08-22"
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  - name: "Lewin Day"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/1300-hp-ford-mustang-shelby-gt500-code-red-ditches-supercharger-for-twin-turbos"
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  - "Coupe"
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---

# 1,300-HP Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 Code Red Ditches Supercharger for Twin Turbos

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If the garden-variety Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 isn't enough for you, fear not. Shelby American now offers the Code Red package which should shred even the stoutest of tires with a ludicrous 1,300 horsepower.

The Code Red heavily reworks the GT500's drivetrain, eschewing the original supercharger for twin turbos instead. Naturally, there's a full kit of headers and exhaust to manage the two Xona 7869S snails, too. The engine itself gets a rebuild, too, including Manley pistons and rods, ARP studs, and a new E85-ready fuel system.

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The result is a V8 engine good for 1000 horsepower and 780 lb-ft of torque when running on 93 octane pump gas. Fill the Code Red up with E85, though, and those figures leap up to 1300 horsepower and 1000 lb-ft of torque respectively. Be sure to thank your local corn grower as you roar by in a cloud of tire smoke.

Far from a simple power package, though, the Code Red comes with a comprehensive widebody kit to beef up the look. There's also a carbon-fiber hood, splitter, wing, and diffuser, along with a set of 20" Shelby forged aluminum wheels. Handling mods include an adjustable ride-height spring kit, Ford Performance sway bars, and caster/camber plates to help dial everything in just so.

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If you're looking for a one-stop shop to build you a bonkers Mustang, it would be hard to go past Shelby. The company has been building high-performance Mustangs forever, and its creations rarely disappoint when it comes to [style](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39784/the-825-hp-2021-shelby-super-snake-speedster-is-one-mean-roofless-mustang>) or [performance](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/44487/shelbys-making-800-hp-cobras-with-88-pound-carbon-fiber-bodies>).

Just 30 examples of the Code Red will be built, ten each for the 2020 through 2022 model years of the current GT500 model. Pricing starts at $209,995, not including the car itself, so be sure to allow for that if you don't already have a GT500 sitting in the driveway.

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## Author
Lewin Day is a contributing writer tackling everything from breaking news after the offices empty out to sharing feature articles on wrenching, robotics, and the trials and tribulations of being a down-to-earth car enthusiast. He lives in Adelaide, Australia.

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