Seward purchased the Mustang that completed the long haul adventure in 2007, beginning as a four cylinder coupe for the bargain price of just $1,800 on eBay. Immediately, he set out building a high-powered engine from scratch and overhauling every part and piece necessary to make it a quarter-mile screamer and a capable daily driver to boot.

A result of evolution over a number of years, Seward’s 1991 Mustang LX features a 363 cubic inch powerplant – more than double the displacement of the OEM engine – outfitted with a Prime 1 crankshaft and rods bolted to CP pistons with a 9.0:1 compression ratio, TFS high port aluminum cylinder heads prepped by Champion Racing Heads with Ferrea valves and Crane Cams rocker arms, and a custom mechanical roller COMP Cams piece. The engine is topped with an Edelbrock Performer II intake with a Haltech fuel injection setup through a BBK 75mm throttle body, fed by a pair of Garrett GT3582R turbochargers and fueled by two Aeromotive Pro fuel pumps drawing from the stock fuel tank.

The power is delivered through an automatic overdrive transmission built by FB Transmission mated with a PTC converter through an aluminum driveshaft to a nine-inch housing with 3.25 gears sporting axles and a spool from Strange Engineering.