This 2000 HP Ford Mustang With A Dragster Engine Is Pure Madness

 Westen Champlin was "bored" after his Cummins Mustang build. So, he built a 2000-HP Ford Mustang burnout monster after blowing up a 1,500-HP engine!

Would you plonk in an alcohol big block used in dragsters and monster trucks in a Ford Mustang? No right! But Westen Champlin would happily do it. And when "most people have coffee, I have 2000 HP big blocks". This is what Champlin has to say about what he does when he gets low.

So it is not surprising to see him slap in a 2000-HP drag racing engine in an S550 Mustang. This YouTuber from Kansas rose to fame with his SmokeStang - a Cummins diesel engine-swapped Ford Mustang.

But what is even more inspiring and equally hilarious is how he overcomes problems during the build. If you are low and want to get motivated, one of Champlin's videos is the best remedy. This 2000-HP Mustang build is a follow-up of a previous 1500-HP Mustang build that didn't go as planned.

Westen Champlin Modifies A Mustang With A Dragster Engine

Champlin wanted to make a Ford Mustang burnout monster, and that's how this story starts. He was greatly inspired by the wild Australian Burnout Competitions that see participants shred tires to pieces. But he was also sad that America is not half as wild as the Down Under madness.

And so he takes charge and starts with a rather "mundane" 1,500 Hp Ford Mustang build. This was a crazy build using a Chevy 454 big block from a pickup and crowning it with drag-spec parts to create a monster engine. But this four-month-long build ended with just 10 minutes of burnout as the engine blew up.

But being the jolly Kansas guy he is, Westen brushes it off and gives us another surprise with even more horsepower. And this time, he uses a 2000 hp built motor that is used in monster trucks, dragsters, and also in the Australian Burnout competitions. He takes out the blown Chevy big block from the Mustang and plonks in the bigger bad boy!

What follows is a hilarious back-and-forth of Champlin's love story with his sixth-gen Ford Mustang. He had to fabricate a custom engine mount for the dragster engine to rest. The ignition system was upgraded to one that carries enough current to power his whole workshop.

But with everything done and ready, the 2000-HP Stang still refused to start. The problem was diagnosed as a fuel pump that was rotating the other way! And finally, Champlin's Mustang burnout monster was ready to make clouds of smoke. Does the wild Mustang blow up like his previous attempt? Or does it put a big wide grin on Champlin's face? The answer is in the video above.

Why Is It Easy To Plonk Wild Big Blocks In A Mustang?

We saw Champlin put two drag-spec engines into a "stock" Ford Mustang. Why is it that the chassis and drivetrain don't give up, despite the insane horsepower figures? Well, it's because the Ford Mustang is built to take a lot of beating.

The underpinnings of a Ford Mustang have a similar "immortal" tag among tuners as the Toyota Supra 2JZ engine has. In both of Champlin's Mustang burnout builds, apart from the engine, tires, and exhaust system, the muscle car was shockingly stock.

The underpinnings of a Ford Mustang have a similar "immortal" tag among tuners as the Toyota Supra 2JZ engine has. In both of Champlin's Mustang burnout builds, apart from the engine, tires, and exhaust system, the muscle car was shockingly stock.

Hell, even the transmission wasn't modified. This versatility as a platform is what makes it easy for a Ford Mustang to easily gulp in a big block engine. And it has been like this for almost all Ford Mustang generations. We bet Westen Champlin has a more insane idea for Fox Body Mustang that he recently bought and went to drift school with.

How Much Does A Used Ford Mustang S550 Cost?

Westen Champlin uses a sixth-generation Mustang as the donor car for his wild burnout builds. The stock car came with a puny 2.3-Liter turbocharged EcoBoost inline-4 engine. The engine might be puny, but the performance is not so. A used Ford Mustang S550 sells for around $20,000 according to Classic. It packs 310 hp and 350 lb-ft of torque from its EcoBoost engine.

While Champlin was quick to blow up the stock EcoBoost engine after giving it a shot of nitrous, we can be a bit more conservative with a used Stang. With the impressive modification potential a Mustang has, you can build a fine modern muscle car to make sports cars sweat for under $50,000.

And if you are even remotely as wild as Kansas-based good ol' boy Westen Champlin, then plonking in a drag-spec big-block will not be an issue as well. But you should also be able to move on with an "aw-shucks but never mind" attitude akin to Champlin's.

Sources: Westen Champlin Via YouTube, Ford