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===1/8 Mile & 1/4 mile drag race world records=== ====1/8 mile==== On March 11, 2018, the team at Modular Motorsports Racing (MMR) used a modified (billet aluminum tall deck) ''Coyote engine'', which produced over {{cvt|3500|hp|kW|-2}}, and set the world record for the fastest Ford Modular & Coyote engine ever in the {{convert|1/8|mi|m|0}}, with 3.83 seconds at {{cvt|202.29|mph|km/h|0}}. This beat the previous {{frac|1|8}} mile record, and made MMR’s record the first within the 3.8 seconds zone, and first to break the 200 mph mark in the 1/8 mile.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bradentonmotorsports.com/ |title=Bradenton Motorsports Park}}<!--more specific page is better --></ref> located in [[Bradenton, Florida]], during an event sanctioned by the National Muscle Car Association] (NMCA). The accomplishment was recognized by sanctioning bodies, such as the National Muscle Car Association (NMCA) and the National Mustang Racers Association (NMRA), granting it the official title of the "Fastest {{frac|1|8}} Mile Modular / Coyote-Powered Vehicle in the World."<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.dragzine.com/news/mark-luton-first-into-the-3-second-zone-with-ford-coyote-engine/ |title=Mark Luton First Into The 3-Second Zone With Ford Coyote Engine |first=Brian |last=Wagner |journal=Dragzine |location=US |date=2017-03-16 |access-date=2017-03-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhibsbTP7UI |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/hhibsbTP7UI |archive-date=2021-12-22 |url-status=live|title=The Real 2017 Worlds Fastest Ford Modular / 5.0 Coyote / Small Block Mustang – built by MMR |last=MMRMUSTANG |date=2017-03-14 |access-date=2018-03-31 |via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> On March 10, 2019, MMR announced that they had topped their previously-held record from 2018. The team’s new records were 3.817 seconds at 204.17 mph (328.58 km/h).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=10 March 2019|title=Team MMR resets the Ford 1/8 mile record|url=https://m.facebook.com/ModularMotorsportsRacing/posts/2402952226606274 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/1448716368696536/2402952226606274 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=24 October 2020|website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The record was accomplished with MMR’s GenX 351 cubic inch Coyote-based engine platform, that featured a "new billet manifold" and other various engine updates.<ref name=":0" /> ====1/4 mile==== On November 23, 2019, Modular Motorsports Racing (MMR) with driver Mark Luton set the world record for the "world’s fastest Ford-powered vehicle in the quarter-mile," with a 5.67 second pass at {{cvt|265.43|mph|km/h}}. The record was accomplished with a Coyote-based engine which featured factory Ford cylinder head castings, valves, lifters, and followers sitting atop a MMR designed billet reproduction of the factory architecture Coyote cylinder block. The specifics of the engine are described by Luton as being a "351 cubic-inch billet MMR block that has a [https://bryantracing.com/ Bryant] crankshaft, [http://www.bmeltd.com/rods.htm BME] rods, and MMR pistons that are manufactured by [http://manleyperformance.com/ Manley]," in addition to "cylinder heads [that] are a factory cast head from Ford… that work with the twin 94 mm turbos from [https://www.garrettmotion.com/racing-and-performance/performance-turbos/ Garrett]."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Wagner|first=Brian|date=26 November 2019|title=Mark Luton Resets Coyote Record At SCSN With Blistering 5.67 Pass|url=https://www.dragzine.com/news/mark-luton-resets-coyote-record-at-scsn-with-blistering-5-67-pass/|access-date=24 October 2020|website=Dragzine}}</ref> The elapsed time and mph records were recorded at the [[Las Vegas Motor Speedway]], during a qualifying race hosted by [http://www.streetcarsupernationals.com/index.html Street Car Super Nationals] (SCSN).<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hatIAi8wS-0 |title=Worlds Fastest Mustang - A Fans View from the fence line at Las Vegas Motor Speedway! |publisher=Modular Motorsports Racing |location=US |date=June 18, 2021 |access-date=2025-01-28 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
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