1986 Ford Mustang SVO Hits The Dyno
The Ford Mustang SVO was an interesting gamble by the Blue Oval in the mid-1980s. The company's Special Vehicle Operations (SVO) Department created a pony car with a turbocharged four-cylinder engine for a Mustang with performance as good as (or better than in some metrics) the venerable, V8-powered GT trim. A new video from Late Model Restoration puts a relatively rare, final-year 1986 model on the dyno to see how much power it makes today.
When introduced in 1984, the Mustang SVO's 2.3-liter turbocharged four-cylinder made 175 horsepower (131 kilowatts), which was the same as that model year's 5.0-liter-V8-powered GT. This 1986 example had a factory rating of 200 hp (149 kW) and 240 pound-feet (325 Newton-meters) of torque.
This car is stock except for a higher flowing fuel pump and an aftermarket boost controller but at the factory setting for this test. It uses a five-speed manual.
