2019 Ford Mustang Roush Stage 3 First Drive Review

Everything is better with a blower.

Before it became a Roush Stage 3 Mustang, our Ruby Red test car began life as a nearly loaded 2019 Ford Mustang GT with a six-speed manual transmission and a $48,335 sticker price. The Stage 3 setup is the hottest, which for $22,925 includes the same 2.65-liter TVS positive displacement supercharger Ford sells over the counter for the Coyote 5.0-liter V8 engine. It uses Eaton's new R2650 rotating assembly with rotors featuring 170 degrees of twist (up from 160 degrees) for better sealing and bigger bearings, and thicker timing gears for more durability. The kit makes 12 psi of boost and is emissions legal in all 50 states.

Roush says the blower cranks up the engine's power from its stock 460 hp and 420 lb-ft of torque to 710 hp at 7,250 rpm, and 610 lb-ft of torque at 4,500 rpm … read more