CAR OWNER SKIP WIGGINS

CAR NAME–YEAR & MODEL INFO

THE BEAST - 2013 BOSS 302

I WANTED TO JUMP BACK IN WITH BOTH FEET.

MEMBERS OF THE STANG MAG FAMILY ARE MORE PASSIONATE ABOUT FUN AND INCLUSION THAN THEY ARE THEIR CARS AND THAT SAYS A LOT!

I have always been a Mustanger. Coming from a Ford family, it was inevitable. Over the years, I have owned several Mustangs. Starting out with a ‘95 GT (all stock), then a ‘93 GT (also, all stock), then moved to a ‘94 Cobra (slightly modified), and now I currently own this ‘13 Boss 302 and a ‘15 Stage 1 Roush. Oh, how my youth was FUN tearing up the streets of Jacksonville, Florida. But, I learned quickly that, as a CDL holder, tearing up the streets was not good for my career or insurance rates. I tapped out of the Mustang scene for a decade, even though it was my passion.

After maturing for a while, I wanted to jump back in with both feet. I started by journey by searching for a ‘13 or ‘14 Shelby GT500. Along that journey, I discovered the Boss 302. After learning the history, R&D that went into it, and the low number of cars manufactured, I decided this was the route that I wanted to take. I found her as a project build for DV8 Motorsports out of Lake Park, FL. The rest is history.

If you asked me if I thought I’d be writing an article for STANG Magazine for my car this time last year I would’ve said no. If you asked me if I would be writing it about a different car than the 2005 Roush Mustang I had I would’ve said hell no. I loved that car but acquiring this one reinvigorated my passion for car shows and events!

I met Daniel Ramey at a Beltway Mustang show and won my spot with STANG Magazine in their Carlisle Ford Nationals display. Needless to say I wasn’t sure what to expect being that I didn’t know the people attending and was going by myself.

The STANG Mag family welcomed me in from the very start and made me feel like one of their own!

Mods list includes JLT carbon fiber intake, full exhaust with Dynamic long tube headers with X-pipe and Magnaflow muffler delete, MGW race spec short throw shifter, custom tune from Power By The Hour in West Palm Beach, FL putting 438 hp to the wheels, Memphis audio sound system with custom subwoofer enclosure in the trunk, and 22” Lorenzo wheels wrapped in Nitto Invo tires.

Members of the STANG Mag family are more passionate about fun and inclusion than they are their cars and that says a lot! I can’t wait to see what’s to come in 2022!

“JUST THE TIP

TURBO VS. SUPERCHARGER

Turbo. You’ll hear people use the term “free power”. This is true. The Turbo is attached to the exhaust of the engine. It’s basically a fan that gets spun by the exhaust gasses passing over it. The other side is attached to the air intake. So as the exhaust is coming out of the engine, it’s spinning the Turbo, which is pulling air in through the intake to blow, or force, it into the cylinder. Pros of this option are Power versus Size. These allow for smaller engines, like the Eco-boost to produce much more power relative to their size. They are also a higher efficiency as they run off of energy that is typically lost in a NA Engine. Some of the disadvantages of the Turbo is the lag from when you step on the gas, until the Turbo is spinning fast enough from the exhaust, to provide enough boost to increase the horsepower of the engine. Another is that Turbos get very hot since one side of the system is directly in the exhaust stream. Therefore, the bearing between the exhaust and intake sides of the system gets very hot, and that bearing is lubricated with oil from the engine. Hotter oil means quicker oil breakdown, so oil changes may be needed more frequently under high performance applications.

Supercharger. A Supercharger is a style of forced air induction that is attached to the engine, but has no interaction with the exhaust. It gets its power from the engine itself, by being belt-driven. Just like your power steering pump, alternator, AC, etc. As the belt spins the Supercharger, it turns 2 augers inside of the Supercharger unit, which is pulling air in through the intake to blow, or force, it into the cylinder. There’s no lag in boost. The biggest disadvantage of this type of system is that it’s not free power. When the engine is not running, none of the belts are moving, as it takes a certain amount of power to turn a pulley. By running the Supercharger, you are robbing power that could be used to power and move the car, just to run the Supercharger itself.

Is one better than the other? Everyone has their opinion. Both have their pros and their cons. If you can’t decide on which route to go, you can actually do both at the same time! It’s called Twin Charging!