The horsepower-per-dollar ceiling may have just been lifted once again by the hoons at Lebanon Ford in Ohio, the dealership intent on apparently offering as much brawn as it can possibly stuff under the hood of a reasonably priced new Mustang.

The latest ratio is a solid four-figures – 1,000 horsepower – for a mere US$54,995, or about $73,000 Canuck-bucks.

Buyers looking to take advantage can walk into the place and ask for a Project M, essentially a Mustang GT with a Level 1 Performance Pack and automatic trans. Thanks to their choice of a Whipple supercharger or D1X Procharger, a bigger heat exchanger and an upgraded fuel pump, the car will deliver 1,000 ponies at the crankshaft when running on E85.

It gets better — ditching the 10-speed automatic and the Performance Pack drops the price to US$49,995 while still returning the same output.

Now there are a few caveats. The Mustangs being sold at these prices are 300a cars, which are pretty base-spec — still, the cloth seats are powered and there’s Bluetooth and keyless entry.

Also, the dealer suggests people wanting to street-drive their car opt for the 93-octane-friendly 800-horsepower tune; a flash and a supercharger pulley swap means you can flip between the two outputs, but E85 ain’t available everywhere, of course.

Also, yeah, unlike some of their “milder” 700-horsepower tunes, there’s no warranty on this one. You’re buying “as-is,” bud!

The closest offerings from rivals don’t nearly match that price. You can get a 797-horsepower Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Redeye for $94,195 on this side of the border, though a warranty is included there. Chevrolet’s Camaro won’t get close to either figure, but you can order a 1,000-horsepower “Exorcist” from Hennessey. Be forewarned, it’ll set you back six figures, too.

If you’re looking for a bargain brute, for now, you’re looking at Lebanon, we guess.