1969 Mustang Mach 1 Engine
The 1969 ford mustang mach 1 was ford motor company s response to gm s chevrolet camaro as the pony car war reached its peak.
1969 mustang mach 1 engine. Our engine build featuring mr. The mach 1 was one good looking car and that drove its massive sales success. Ford mustang mach 1 429 super cobra jet. Most of these also available in the new mach 1.
It cost 3 122 an in its first year it sold 72 458 units which was almost 25 of all mustang sales for the year. It was the meanest looking mustang up to that point humiliated the gt. Mike urrea s 1969 mach 1 mustang with a newly built 351 windsor. There were two versions introduced in 1969 the 250 hp 2 barrel engine and the 290 hp 4 barrel version.
Due to the mach 1 s success the gt model was discontinued after 1969 following poor sales of 5 396 units versus the 72 458 sales for the mach 1. Additionally seven variations of v 8s were available in the 69 73 models. The engine code appears in the fifth digit of a 69 mustang s vin. 2 door fixed head coupƩ fr 4m 6990 cm3 426 6 cuin 380 ps 375 bhp 280 kw.
Thanks to these sales numbers ford discontinued the gt model the following year it sold only 5 958 units. The 351 windsor engine is an 8 cylinder 90 degree overhead valves ohv engine. Engine specs and performance. Standard issue in the mach 1 was the two barrel 351 windsor code h in the vin which offered 250 gross horsepower on regular gas.
The mighty mach 1. The old engine had overheating problems due to over boring a factory block that the previous. 2 door fixed head coupƩ fr 4m 7022 cm3 428 5 cuin 375 ps 370 bhp 276 kw 1460 kg. 1969 ford mustang mach 1.
1969 ford mustang mach 1 a 335 hp cobra jet v8 with a 4 speed manual. It was introduced in 1969 and got its name from the windsor canada location of the ford assembly plant that built them. The h code 351 was also the only 69 mach 1 powertrain that came with a single exhaust.