Roush not selling supercharged Mustangs?

[Mr. Met]

I was on their site the other day and noticed they have two new Mustang packages available, but neither has a supercharger, even as an option. Anyone know why that might be? Is Roush just done with he S550?

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[dstanky]

I'm wondering if it due to the 2022/2023 emissions changes as it might not be cost beneficial for that 2 year span.

 

[joe603]

Correct. You cannot buy a ready-made Roush mustang with a supercharger, like the S3 in 2022. You can still add the Roush supercharger kit, but they don't make a model that has it installed. The TrakPak Roush isn't cheap...around 20k added to a base mustang and not much in the way of extra HP. HUGE mistake by Roush IMO.

Now you can find some Ford dealers that will install the Roush Supercharger and even sell the car at invoice...but the VIN will be a normal GT vs. the Roush that has a special VIN.

 

[Smunczen]

EPA rules I’d bet.

 

[dgcomps]

As I understand it, there will be no Roush S650 Mustang programs either.

 

[Schnder95]

Correct. You cannot buy a ready-made Roush mustang with a supercharger, like the S3 in 2022. You can still add the Roush supercharger kit, but they don't make a model that has it installed. The TrakPak Roush isn't cheap...around 20k added to a base mustang and not much in the way of extra HP. HUGE mistake by Roush IMO.

Now you can find some Ford dealers that will install the Roush Supercharger and even sell the car at invoice...but the VIN will be a normal GT vs. the Roush that has a special VIN.

Wrong true Roushs do not have a special Vin number. I have a 2022 serial number 1 with all features of a S3. There will be 3 serial number badges on the car to tell you its real, one is even signed in the engine bay by the tech that installed all aftermarket parts and supercharger.

 

[Schnder95]

EPA rules I’d bet.

Yes I was told by Roush rep at the Mich roush plant that it took longer to get epa approval on 2022 models.

 

[joe603]

Wrong true Roushs do not have a special Vin number. I have a 2022 serial number 1 with all features of a S3. There will be 3 serial number badges on the car to tell you its real, one is even signed in the engine bay by the tech that installed all aftermarket parts and supercharger.

Maybe special VIN is the wrong context...I meant that if you look up a VIN on a Roush car, it will show the mods and be worth more than a normal GT VIN with a Roush supercharger added.

 

[Schnder95]

Maybe special VIN is the wrong context...I meant that if you look up a VIN on a Roush car, it will show the mods and be worth more than a normal GT VIN with a Roush supercharger added.

They sent me all kinds of certifcate of authenticity paperwork. So the vin really isn't as important. Except of having enough insurance coverage.

 

[ORRadtech]

They sent me all kinds of certifcate of authenticity paperwork. So the vin really isn't as important. Except of having enough insurance coverage.

No dog in this hunt, but I would tend to disagree with that statement.
Certificates, etc can get lost or not be transferred from one owner to another. A VIN however, that stays with the car no matter what.

 

[Schnder95]

No dog in this hunt, but I would tend to disagree with that statement.
Certificates, etc can get lost or not be transferred from one owner to another. A VIN however, that stays with the car no matter what.

Irresponsible owner if they lose anything. Car owners with specialty, rare or limited production keeps all paper working never loses anything.

 

[ORRadtech]

Maybe in a perfect world. But I can think of several circumstances where paperwork could become lost. That VIN never will.

 

[2022 Mach 1]

As I understand it, there will be no Roush S650 Mustang programs either.

Whipple has the FP contract now. The 1t kit dropped today from FP for the F150. An all new gen 6 is being launched soon and will be a joint FP/whipple tune.

 

[tj@steeda]

You can check out www.steedavehicles.com if you are looking for a SC Mustang with many different options

 

[Mr. Met]

The TrakPak Roush isn't cheap...around 20k added to a base mustang and not much in the way of extra HP. HUGE mistake by Roush IMO.

The RS3 was over $25k. It looks like you are still getting everything but the supercharger, even the cooling kit that seems to have been repurposed. So I would say the price is similar.

Now you can find some Ford dealers that will install the Roush Supercharger and even sell the car at invoice...but the VIN will be a normal GT vs. the Roush that has a special VIN.

While both are priced high, that has always been my issue with Roush over Shelby. You have to buy the Roush from the dealer. Makes it near impossible to get a good deal on one like you can with Shelby, since you're just sending in your own car.

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