Manoli Katakis 
These are uncertain and strange times. Thankfully, there is still some consistency in the world if you look hard enough. And if there’s just one thing you can count on, it’s that Hennessey Performance Engineering will upgrade the power on a new American performance car. The latest being the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. Out of the gate, the new Shelby is rated at 760 horsepower, which is already a Hellcat-beating seismic accomplishment. But gluttony for more horsepower never ends, and Hennessey says will offer the Venom 1200 package, which will give this cobra enough bite to produce as 1,200 horsepower at the crank, with 1,000 lb-ft of torque to go with it.
Pricing is not yet available, and there’s no telling yet how many of these HPE plans on building. Then again, it’s also odd that the tuning company is already making such proclamations when the 2020 Mustang Shelby GT500 has yet to hit the market, as they have to wait in line for one like everybody else.
Along with the the HPE1200 package, the Texas tuning company plans on offering a Venom 850 and Venom 1000 packages for the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 as well. All of the packages vary, with the Venom 850 largely being bolt-on upgrades such as an exhaust kit and a smaller supercharger pulley to produce 850 horsepower and 725 lb-ft of torque on 93-octane fuel. The Venom 1000 package is expected to add a 3.0L supercharger upgrade (up from the stock 2.65 liter unit), a fuel delivery upgrade, transmission upgrade, and more.
The Venom 1200 package is highlighted by a set of twin-turbos strapped to the engine as opposed to the supercharger. This also tunes the 2020 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 to run on either E85 or 109-octane race fuel in order to produce the four-figure power numbers. And whereas the Venom 850 package has a 3-year, 36,000 mile warranty, the Venom 1000 and Venom 1200 GT500 packages have only 1-year, 12,000 mile warranties. Below is a full breakdown of what Hennessey says it will do for each package.
Venom 850:
850 bhp @ 7,000 rpm (93 octane Shell V-Power fuel)
725 lb-ft torque @ 4,800 rpm
Stainless steel long tube headers
High-flow catalytic converters
CNC Machine-ported factory supercharger
Supercharger pulley & belt upgrade
High-flow air induction system
Hennessey embroidered headrests
Hennessey & Venom 850 exterior badges
Serial numbered dash plaque signed by John Hennessey
Serial numbered engine compartment plaque
Includes professional installation
Chassis dyno testing before and after modification
Vehicle to be test driven up to 150 miles
3 year / 36,000 mile warranty
Venom 1000:
1000 bhp @ 7,000 rpm (93 octane Shell V-Power fuel)
850 lb-ft torque @ 4,800 rpm
3.0L Supercharger system upgrade
Upgraded intercooler system
Fuel system upgrade
Stainless steel long tube headers
High-flow catalytic converters
Transmission upgrade
Supercharger pulley & belt upgrade
High-flow air induction system
Hennessey embroidered headrests
Hennessey & Venom 1000 exterior badges
Serial numbered dash plaque signed by John Hennessey
Serial numbered engine compartment plaque
Includes professional installation
Chassis dyno testing before and after modification
Vehicle to be test driven up to 150 miles
Limited 1 year / 12,000 mile warranty
Venom 1200:
1200 bhp @ 7,000 rpm (E85 fuel or 109 octane unleaded race fuel)
1000 lb-ft torque @ 4,800 rpm
Twin Turbo system
Upgraded intercooler system
Fuel system upgrade
Stainless steel exhaust system
Upgraded pistons & rods
Transmission upgrade
High-flow air induction system
Hennessey embroidered headrests
Hennessey & Venom 1200 exterior badges
Serial numbered dash plaque signed by John Hennessey
Serial numbered engine compartment plaque
Includes professional installation
Chassis dyno testing before and after modification
Vehicle to be test driven up to 150 miles
Limited 1 year / 12,000 mile warranty
