ENGINE LABS—Sometimes, you just want to make a metric crap-ton of horsepower. Not because you’re competing in a class, or trying to one-up someone, but rather, because you can. That is exactly the position Brett LaSala, a Mercedes Benz Technician out of the Tampa, Florida area, found himself in when he undertook his current engine project, a twin-turbo second-generation Coyote engine for his S197 Mustang.
“The ‘Snot Rocket’ is a real street car with a full interior, factory body panels and glass, and a 3,700-pound race weight,” says LaSala. “Our goal for this build was 1,500 horsepower at the wheels. We realized really early in the first dyno session that we would exceed that pretty easily.”
By Greg Acosta. Photos by Brett LaSala.
