Photograph by Kevin Cox
St. Charles, Missouri
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After a scenic 570-mile drive through the pouring
rain from his home in Delavan, Minnesota, to St.
Louis, Missouri, “Disco” Dan Schoneck strapped
his ProCharger-equipped Ford GT to the rollers
at PUR Performance during Street Car Takeover’s
dyno night. Schoneck, a well-known name in
hardcore drag racing circles for his time spent
competing in the National Mustang Racers
Association – was more than satisfied with the
870rwhp his unique supercar produced. “This is
just a stock 5.4-liter DOHC engine with a F1A-94
ProCharger on E85,” says Schoneck, noting the
car had previously made 1,466-horsepower to
the wheels with the previous Manley connecting
rod and Bryant crankshaft-equipped engine. “We
wanted to freshen things up and try some new
stuff, but I didn’t want the good weather to get
away from me so we just put a stock motor back
in the car for now. We’ll have the big ProCharger
F1X back on it soon and look to crack the
1,500-horsepower mark.” Interestingly enough,
Schoneck has equipped the car with Holley’s
electronic fuel injection system and has been able
to massively improve the performance of even
the stock engine – turning it 7,900 RPM while
from the factory the car features a 6,200 RPM rev
limiter. “She sings a tune,” he says. “Believe me.”
- WES BUCK
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