In the lanes, not the office

What better way to know what racers need than to be one of them?  "Wild Bill" Devine doesn’t sit in some corporate office negotiating Chinese turbo freight costs – he’s in the lanes and in the pits, turning wrenches, banging keys on the laptop, and helping make the tough calls between rounds when it really matters. That hands-on approach means every American-made Bullseye turbo decision comes from real passes and real data, side by side with racers. When parts live or die at the track, Bill sees it first-hand, and that experience feeds directly back into every turbo design change and every new idea that leaves the shop.

The shop car

When it came time to build the new edge Mustang Bullseye Turbo shop car, it had to be a no-excuses R&D machine – a car that could take full advantage of that track-earned knowledge and punish parts in the same environment our customers race in. At its heart is a SBF427 9.5-deck small-block with standard bore spacing, designed to live at big NLX boost and big rpm. Up top, Visner standard billet cylinder heads based on the legendary Yates Gen 1 architecture help this small-block turn every pound of boost into forward motion for the Bullseye product lineup. The whole combination is spec’d the way racers actually use it, not the way a catalog says it should look.

Boost comes from a pair of Bullseye NLX88/96 1.30 V-band turbos – the same NLX technology we supply to hardcore racers who expect nothing less than 3,000-plus horsepower capability from a small-block Ford package. Methanol is delivered by Atomizer injectors, keeping the charge cool and the tune-up safe when the boost is cranked and the track is on kill. A Liberty 5-speed sits behind the engine, paired with a Ram clutch, giving Bill a direct connection to the power and letting us test how the drivetrain reacts to real-world shock loads, gear changes, and track conditions. This Mustang isn’t a showpiece even though it looks really cool; it’s Bullseye’s torture testbed – where new ideas get proven the hard way, at full boost and wide open throttle.

This build is something we are proud to call our own. And one thing is for certain, you'll find Bill among the fastest class racers in the country supporting our customers and his opponents.

This car is our test bench, our classroom, and our "favorite" marketing expense all rolled into one – built with the same parts and partners we trust when it’s time to go to battle on the track.

Special thanks to our build partners

A car like this only works when it’s supported by companies that live and breathe racing the same way we do. We’re proud to stand with the partners who help keep this Bullseye shop car living season after season.

Mickey Thompson Tires – Putting the power down is everything, and Mickey Thompson rubber is what connects all that NLX-fed horsepower to the racetrack when the starting line is on the edge.

Maxima Racing Oils – From engine to drivetrain, Maxima fluids are the lifeblood keeping critical parts alive under heat, load, and abuse pass after pass.

RAM Clutches – The same Ram clutch that lives behind our SBF427 in this car helps us manage power on marginal tracks and survive high-rpm launches without backing away from the tune.

FuelTech – The brain of the operation, FuelTech engine management lets us data-log, fine-tune, and control the entire combination so we can push the envelope safely while gathering the information we need for development.

Liberty’s Gears – The Liberty 5-speed is built for the kind of hard shifts and clutch dumps this car sees on every outing, making it the perfect match for our small-block Ford’s power curve.

VP Racing Fuels – VP’s race fuels and performance fluids complete the package, supporting the methanol-fed, high-boost environment this engine was designed around.

Strange Engineering – From rearend components to critical suspension and driveline hardware, Strange parts help the car stay straight, safe, and consistent when the power comes in.

Atomizer Fuel Components – Their rebuildable injectors are the heart of the fuel system, precisely delivering methanol so we can lean on the combination, test new ideas, and keep everything alive under serious cylinder pressure.

 

Pictured above: Bill and Cheryl Devine