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GENERAL LEE ◊ 2006-06-08 01:36	1968 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT-350 R ,not some stupid ford!
BeanBandit ◊ 2006-06-08 01:44	Drop "Cobra Mustang", too.
qwerty_86 ◊ 2006-06-08 05:36	The movie makers built a Mustang with the Skyline engine for this movie. If that's not enough, they tossed a giant coffee can exhaust on it too. What a way to ruin a classic American car. But from what I've heard, they used Mustangs with classic pushrod engines for the drift scenes since it produced the power where they wanted it (down low instead of up high).
calvin ◊ 2006-06-12 04:19	Oh.. I will do my best. First there was never a '68 Shelby GT350 R built. The Shelby GT350 R-Model was only built in 1965. That was the only year. The car in the picture is a 1967-68 Mustang with some Shelby-ized visual features. The '68 Shelby GT350 or GT500 both have a completely different front grill opening, valence, and hood than the same parts for a Mustang. That car appears to have all of those parts just plain old Mustang parts. There was no effort to build a fake Shelby like there was in "Gone in 60 Seconds".
carfan ◊ 2006-06-15 16:31	I agree with qwerty_86 about how a skyline engine ruins a classic american car. But what can we do about it? It was for the movie anyway.
explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-06-15 16:46	GENERAL LEE wrote 1968 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT-350 R ,not some stupid ford! Ah! The Ford Mustangs were faster, more powerful and better looking then anything Shelby ever created!
antp ◊ 2006-06-15 18:00	As these Shelby cars were modified (tuned) Ford Mustang, I wonder how the Ford Mustangs could be more powerful than Shelby's cars At least not the standard Mustangs. -- Last edit: 2006-06-15 18:00:40
explorer4x4 ◊ 2006-06-15 18:32	Shelby disigned the Mustang for Ford, he later left and then Ford put bigger engines in later on in the 70's.
KingCobra ◊ 2006-06-19 23:05	It was damn sacriledge to put that ricer engine in a beautiful American car. I can understand that yes, it would be rather hard to get your hands on a good 428CJ in Japan, but still....LoL
Skid ◊ 2006-07-03 10:39	It's a strange swap, alright. Not that it's a really bad motor, but it's kind of pointless, considering a big-inch Ford V8 is a much easier swap and will make more power and definitely more torque in the end.
Junkman ◊ 2006-07-03 12:22	Skid wrote It's a strange swap, alright. Not that it's a really bad motor, but it's kind of pointless, considering a big-inch Ford V8 is a much easier swap and will make more power and definitely more torque in the end. As has been mentioned already, original Ford V8 engines of any description might be hard to come by in Japan. So they probably just stuffed something in it that was available to make it move for the movie.
Skid ◊ 2006-07-03 12:26	That was only in the story, though. The movie was an American production, and all the stunt cars actually used V8s. The reason for this swap basically came down to a screenwriter thinking it would be a good idea.
salvation ◊ 2006-07-03 12:55	A picture of the RB26 engine in question within the mustang engine bay an article about the car http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=115639#4
qwerty_86 ◊ 2006-07-05 09:32	Explorer4X4 wrote Shelby disigned the Mustang for Ford, he later left and then Ford put bigger engines in later on in the 70's. No, the Mustang was Lee Iaccoca's idea. He eventually gave America the Kcar and the minivan. Shelby was a racer who modified cars. I wonder if the import crowd is as angry as the domestic crowd that they put the holy grail of Japanese motors into a classic American car.
Hiergehts ◊ 2006-07-15 01:23	Explorer4X4 wrote Shelby disigned the Mustang for Ford, he later left and then Ford put bigger engines in later on in the 70's. Not really.. With his success in developing the Shelby-Cobra in the early 1960's from the AC Ace using Ford V8 engines, Carroll Shelby was hired by Ford to go ahead and improve on their basic Mustang design and make it more capable of winning sports car races which would improve its image and appeal. His resulting Shelby GT350 and later Shelby GT500 were bought as partially completed Ford Mustang sportsroof models (aka fastback) from their regular production line(s) by Carroll Shelby's company in Los Angeles and specially modified by them to be sold as a series of limited production, high performace tuner cars of the 1960's. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelby_GT350 This Nissan powered Mustang could be called a "Ricestang" -- Last edit: 2006-07-15 01:25:30
stronghold ◊ 2006-07-23 15:25	-- Last edit: 2006-07-27 01:07:58
salvation ◊ 2006-07-30 14:48	I like the general premise of the use of this mustang with the Nissan engine as the above pictures illustrate the car was nothing more than a rolling chassis. The 'good guys' needed a car to race the 'bad guys' yet all they had was a wrecked Nissan Silvia and the old mustang, its a neat plot device and since when did you expect realism from this franchise?
antp ◊ 2006-09-03 23:38	appassionato wrote Three stars. Though it is only used in the end of the movie, I would give it four stars as it is heavily used, seen a lot, and quite important in that part of the movie.
wickey ◊ 2006-09-04 00:08	antp wrote Though it is only used in the end of the movie, I would give it four stars as it is heavily used, seen a lot, and quite important in that part of the movie. surely
armorroyal08 ◊ 2006-10-30 21:22	how dare they defile the mustang like that...skyline engine rock but it takes away from the muscle car image that the mustange gives...it makes me sad
Settpistol ◊ 2006-11-05 06:39	Think of it this way. it's a best-of-both-worlds hybrid. The mustang is an FR monster. Big engine,lots of low end,but the windsor up front would have made it want to nose over,and thus be undriftable. This car rocks,But i'd never do the job myself. 3/5.
Hecubus ◊ 2006-11-05 07:50	Except, weren't the stunt cars all powered by V8's? And would a Skyline engine (which has a turbocharger and intercooler and everything) weigh that much less than a small block V8?
Skid ◊ 2006-11-05 11:02	I would imagine the fully-turbo'ed Skyline engine would be heavier. The combination of overhead cams and inline cylinders combined with the turbos and plumbing is not the most space or weight efficient layout for an engine.
qwerty_86 ◊ 2006-11-06 06:01	Yeah, the stunt cars were V8s (more cost effective to leave the stock engine in since you don't see it in the scenes). I would think the V8 would be heavier than the Skyline engine. Doesn't the Skyline have an aluminum engine block? Anyways, on a drift car you want the weight to be in the front because you want the back end to slide out easier.
Skid ◊ 2006-11-06 19:51	The weight difference between an alluminum and iron engine block aren't really that great, especially not if the iron block has alluminum heads and intake. -- Last edit: 2006-11-06 19:52:53
HashiriyaGDB ◊ 2006-11-30 19:36	The stunt cars' had the 302 Windsor V8 (GO CANADA!!!).
T1g4h ◊ 2006-12-10 13:58	You know, oddly, I liked the RB swap... that engine sounds good, pretty mean for an Inline 6... aside from the coffee can exhaust, it wasn't that bad. Rims were a bit too big for my liking though.
carfan ◊ 2007-02-10 17:07	It's a 1967 model according to the Tokyo Drift movie website.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2007-04-24 06:31	It's already been said enough times but im going to say it again. It was SO stupid to put a nissan motor in a beautiful peice of steel like that, it would have been less blasphemous to pop a chevy 350 in there. Not to mention the fact that they cracked it up, and dont even get me started on those dumbass rims. -- Last edit: 2007-04-24 06:34:07
BeanBandit ◊ 2007-04-24 12:50	Almost as bad as putting a Renault engine on Nissan Z, no, wait, they DID it!
shabanga69 ◊ 2007-05-16 18:25	Screw Renault and Nissan. All I care about is the American cars.
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2007-06-04 01:44	shabanga69 wrote Screw Renault and Nissan. All I care about is the American cars. Amen brother.
skyline99 ◊ 2007-06-21 04:36	BTW, im an import, and muscle fan, i love the RB26DETT powerplant, but honestly, in an american muscle car?
stpaulcarguy ◊ 2007-07-06 03:41	I guess it is a plot device and you know what they say. . . . . necessity is the mother of invention.
Seven3Lee ◊ 2007-07-09 14:36	You people whining about the Nissan engine in the Mustang are sad. It's part of the movie, so get over yourselves. I drive an Evo 9, which was also in the movie dressed as an Evo VIII and bastardized to make it RWD so it could drift better. It's a movie, so I can understand how they could mess up a perfectly awesome car like they did. That doesn't mean I have to like it, but dear God will you people stop complaining! By the way, for those of you hating on the "import" cars, I found an interesting article over on Wikipedia... Ford Factory locations
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2007-07-09 19:49	But most of those factories don't make cars for the US market. -- Last edit: 2007-07-09 21:49:43
qwerty_86 ◊ 2007-07-10 06:21	Yeah. Ford makes cars for other countries besides the US.
Rebelbeauty ◊ 2007-07-19 03:04	Thats one hot car.
Skid ◊ 2007-08-12 13:31	Seven3Lee wrote You people whining about the Nissan engine in the Mustang are sad. It's part of the movie, so get over yourselves. Do you even know what the phrase "get over yourselves" means? By using, you're suggesting that we're complaining because we have big egos, which is nonsensical. The phrase you mean to use is "get over it." And my answer is "no."
vilero ◊ 2008-04-24 12:22	Clear night view
Skid ◊ 2008-05-02 00:20	According to my most recent research, apparently an RB26DETT weights a whopping 200 pounds more than a cast iron Ford small block, and that's WITH cast iron heads. No wonder the stunt cars used the V8s.
TMSBrad ◊ 2008-05-15 22:16	This is not a Shelby, GT350, GT350R, or Cobra. It's just a Mustang fastback with Shelby scoops. Shelby Mustangs had wide taillights, a different hood, and a different grille. 1968 Mustangs had side marker lights between the front bumper and front wheel (http://forums.bradbarnett.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=6376&c=131). Compare to 1967: http://forums.bradbarnett.net/gallery/showimage.php?i=4304&c=123. I can't tell if the car in the photos above has the side markers. 1967 Shelby Photo Gallery: http://forums.bradbarnett.net/gallery/browseimages.php?c=121 1968 Shelby Photo Gallery: http://forums.bradbarnett.net/gallery/browseimages.php?c=130
audicrazy ◊ 2008-11-21 21:13	its ashame that after all that hard work, it gets ruined in the end.
holden nut ◊ 2009-07-06 08:45	why would they drop a RB26 skyline engine into a mustang? that's crazy!
CRAFT372 ◊ 2009-09-17 12:46	Finely and good old school Ford Mustage instead of one of those awful looling new Knight Rider KITT Ford Mustang that look like they are high on Steroids i must say that this was the best car in the whole movie and 1960 American Muscle Car that handles like a Japanese import but has the old school American 1960s se this is how all cars shoud be built like just imagine a Car that looks like a 1960s but handels like a brand new Subaru yeah just imagine
~No Bow Ties~ ◊ 2009-12-23 17:58	BTW, How many copies of those beautiful stangs did they use. Then destroy. Anyway why would someone do such a blasphemous thing like putting a rice burner heart into a BEAST like that car. Its like putting a four banger in a beautiful Ford GT40. You just don't do it!!!! ~No Bow Ties~
SteveDC ◊ 2010-08-21 19:28	GENERAL LEE wrote 1968 Shelby Cobra Mustang GT-350 R ,not some stupid ford! it's a 1967 Ford mustang Fastback
Jamesj13 ◊ 2011-01-30 04:13	I cannot believe nobody has realized this... it's not a Shelby, and it's certainly not a standard Mustang. It doesn't have a Mustang emblem on the grille with good reason, and the reason fits more than well with the story line. It's a 1967 Ford T5. That was the model sold in Japan. It didn't say Mustang anywhere or have Mustang emblems. Being a car he found in Japan, they made the car out to be a T5 to fit.
Gag Halfrunt ◊ 2011-01-30 11:28	Are you sure the Mustang was called the T5 in Japan? It was badged as T5 in West Germany, but only because another company held the rights to the Mustang name in that country. Link to "en.wikipedia.org"
Jamesj13 ◊ 2011-02-01 06:16	Oh, I didn't know that. I assumed it was for all export. But I just noticed it had the Mustang embles instead of the T5 emblem on the side. But it includes no designation as to it being a GT350/500 on the side, and I don't believe the Shelby had Mustang emblems.
mr.mopar69 ◊ 2011-05-02 03:21	the motor they put in it frm the s15 is a gr8 motor but i wouldve put a 429 cobra jet. MORE POWAAAA!!!!
Nightrider ◊ 2011-05-02 09:22	mr.mopar69 wrote the motor they put in it frm the s15 is a gr8 motor but i wouldve put a 429 cobra jet. MORE POWAAAA!!!! And paint it red because "DA REd GOES FASTA"??
symustafa1996 ◊ 2012-03-05 00:33	First of all, they didn't put a Skyline engine, the Silvia actually had the stock SR engine. The RB was depicted to be placed in the Mustang, but the stunt cars all used V8s.
eLoc ◊ 2012-03-25 23:08	They put that engine because Sean had no car to race. He took dads mustang cuz he couldnt find anything else. Car with no engine while the race starts after a couple of days? I wonder what you would do. Race with skateboard or what? Of cource they used what they had managed to find. Gettin V8 that is in good condition within a few days is impossible. So director decided to put Mona Lisas engine just to keep to the story. -- Last edit: 2012-06-09 14:35:05
Jimmy MuscleCar ◊ 2012-04-14 19:16	Still an awesome Fastback
Lrm ◊ 2012-10-09 16:23	anyone else spot the license plate tie in with the Monte Carlo?
Import Over Muscle ◊ 2013-01-12 00:27	stpaulcarguy wrote It's already been said enough times but im going to say it again. It was SO stupid to put a nissan motor in a beautiful peice of steel like that, it would have been less blasphemous to pop a chevy 350 in there. Not to mention the fact that they cracked it up, and dont even get me started on those dumbass rims. Who are you to say a RB26DETT is stupid? That engine is way more impressive because it makes almost 150hp per liter, how much would your fat american car produce?
CRAFT372 ◊ 2013-01-29 19:39	I can't say it enough times this car freaking rocks and by the way I just found some video's about it enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=coqJOqDPv3o http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL4lcfCO5yo -- Last edit: 2014-01-11 02:24:22
E46fan888 ◊ 2013-04-07 02:04	dark moss green?
XeroRamCharger ◊ 2013-06-26 05:34	Muscle Cars are the best, Powerful Engines, Aesthetic Looks (Especially Vintage) you can mod the it for better handling. Imports are just good on fuel economy. Only three imports that i love: Skyline, Evo's and Impreza. Everything else are just boring.
Max_S ◊ 2013-09-16 17:49	I don't know if it was like that by the time that film was made, but in a special feature of Fast Five a guy from the "cars-department" said that all musclecars and Skylines and stuff get the same Chrysler V8, so that they can change parts on set without having to have a huge amount of spareparts on the scene. So I think that the film-mustangs had that Chrysler-thing installed as well.
CRAFT372 ◊ 2014-01-11 16:20	Here is a link to the scene where this beauty is constructed enjoy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lVQlWG9jv8
Razor440 ◊ 2015-07-15 08:31	Can you all learn the difference between a (S15) Silvia and a (R34) Skyline? And have some diversity? Where in Japan are you gonna find a V8 where car culture is 100% JDM? Dang it they had like a day to work on the damn car and not only that but a V8 just sounds heavy. Seriously, a Nissan powered Mustang sounds even better than a Chevy powered mustang. And Please. "Ricer" means "Japanese car with show but no go." Calling this a RiceStang makes as much sense as putting a Viper V10 into a NSX and everyone calling it a MusNx. Stop. Now.
Razor440 ◊ 2015-07-15 08:33	XeroRamCharger wrote Muscle Cars are the best, Powerful Engines, Aesthetic Looks (Especially Vintage) you can mod the it for better handling. Imports are just good on fuel economy. Only three imports that i love: Skyline, Evo's and Impreza. Everything else are just boring. Oh yeah, and the Supra TRD3000GT, 3000GT VR-4, NSX Type-R and the 300ZX Twin Turbo aren't cool?
Razor440 ◊ 2015-07-15 08:35	Jimmy MuscleCar wrote Still an awesome Fastback Praise Jesus. Someone who does like this car everyone thinks is a Trans-Stang.
Razor440 ◊ 2015-07-15 08:38	BeanBandit wrote Almost as bad as putting a Renault engine on Nissan Z, no, wait, they DID it! Those bastards made it slower than the 300ZX.
F355 ◊ 2016-05-21 19:17	Razor440 i love imports
F355 ◊ 2016-05-21 19:17	my neighbor has a 1965 mustang GT convertible
smbdy ◊ 2016-08-11 00:33	My grandfather put a 350 in a Datsun 280z. That kind of makes the conversation about putting JDM engines in a mustang irrelevant. You put in what engine is easiest to get when you have little time. A 280z is actually rarer than a 1967 mustang and in Japan my grandad would probably get yelled at for putting a Chevy engine in a Z car. -- Last edit: 2016-08-11 00:36:47
Pongmai510 ◊ 2019-03-11 05:04	Nissan RB26 Turbo Engine block Powered 67 Mustang Deep dive: Sean's RB26-powered Ford Mustang from "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift". Source: Link to "www.motorauthority.com" -- Last edit: 2022-08-03 09:02:04
ggj ◊ 2019-08-29 23:28	https://www.instagram.com/p/By5EqrKhOTR/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Bve_ZJOFlmO/ Info on this car by Craig Lieberman. -- Last edit: 2019-08-29 23:48:49
ggj ◊ 2020-03-14 13:23	Craig Lieberman made a video about this car with the guy who built it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfEnIWCxVlg
Adical254 ◊ 2020-06-24 10:44	Import Over Muscle wrote Who are you to say a RB26DETT is stupid? That engine is way more impressive because it makes almost 150hp per liter, how much would your fat american car produce? Most imports need to be modified to beat muscle. So fuck you.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2020-06-24 12:49	I have already this week asked a poster not to use this sort of language on the site. Please consider widening your choice of vituperation to something a little less simplistic. -- Last edit: 2020-06-24 12:54:02
uberstriker ◊ 2021-01-01 16:37	antp wrote Though it is only used in the end of the movie, I would give it four stars as it is heavily used, seen a lot, and quite important in that part of the movie. You can see Sean's dad working on the Mustang throughout the movie. Just like in "Gran Torino" which is seen throughout the movie (but only drives a little at the end).
Joenavy85 ◊ 2021-04-20 04:39	Watching all you purists cry about an engine swap that is the epitome of hot rodding is quite funny, thanks for entertaining me with your high level of butthurt
Baube ◊ 2021-04-20 04:41	you know we're not YT's comment section here, right ?
jpts ◊ 2021-07-15 11:15	In a recent interview with the cast of the Fast and the Furious Series on what cars from the series are their favourite, Sung Kung (Han) stated this vehicle was his favourite because the vehicle reminded him of the Mustang from Bullitt which he stated was his favourite film. -- Last edit: 2021-07-15 11:16:32
train68 ◊ 2021-08-24 19:58	It just wouldn't be a Fast & Furious movie without at least one muscle car.
NissanSilviaKs ◊ 2022-01-10 07:55	Woah, this comment section turned into a full on war. Other than that, I love the RB26 Mustang, it's my favourite car in all of the Fast and Furious series...
Idonthavausernam ◊ 2024-02-12 21:33	This is the greatest non-V8 Mustang build ever.

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