While the previous generation brought the Mustang into the 21st century, it lacked the raw performance of its competitors at the time. Ford sought to resolve that with the S197. The 3V Mod Motor was a step in the right direction, but the release of the 5.0 Coyote engine was a war-altering salvo issued by Ford that reverberated through the muscle car empire.

Wet nitrous systems are the most popular option since they provide the extra fuel to support the added nitous, and don't require any modifications to the fuel injection system (no custom programming of the computer to add fuel when the nitrous is activated). Dry nitrous systems are generally used in racing applications in combination w/ the HP or Dominator ECU w/ custom calibration to add the extra fuel using the fuel injectors (in an EFI application).