Upgrades for my Cobra

joexxx · July 29th, 2009, 04:51 PM

Hi guys, My 1998 SVT cobra is pretty much stock it has a K&N Air filter not CAI but just the air filter. The guy I bought it from put it in. I was wondering what should I put for performance upgrades into this car? Can anybody make a top10 of what i should put into it in order? Whats the 1st upgrade I should put into it, and also will 4.30 gears decrease my gas milage alot and how much do you think it will decrease it by? Are the 4.30's worth it I've heard 4.10's or bust and 4.30's or bust. Please give me a detailed answer

Thanks guys!!

HorsepoweR · July 29th, 2009, 05:40 PM

there is a sticky for these questions... basic-mods-your-sn95-cobra

4.10s didnt hurt my GT at all that I noticed...if ur staying N/A go with the 4.30s, just dont drive on the highway.

Short Shifter, Exhaust & Gears 1st ImO

joexxx · July 29th, 2009, 05:58 PM

I've already read that sticky lol just got done reading it again. But I use the highway almost every day for work, and I like to race people and usually its on the highway, so would 4.30's not be good? Are 4.10's still good? Any experience with them?

BWAL · July 29th, 2009, 06:02 PM

4.10's are a fucking blast

Lefty · July 29th, 2009, 06:14 PM

4:10's are good. As for mods you have your basic things. LT's, Midpipe, Catback, Gears, Tune. 4V motors are more of a top end motor and w/ a full exhaust you'll really feel a huge difference. Especially with a tune.

HorsepoweR · July 29th, 2009, 06:19 PM

I loved my 4.10s but that was an Auto GT lol...driving to the track with them wasnt very fun though...didnt like them on the highway at all. but loved them in town...i think im gonna go with 4.10s in my cobra next year...MAYBE 4.30s if im feelin frisky

joexxx · July 29th, 2009, 06:32 PM

sorry for the noobie question but whats LT?

joexxx · July 29th, 2009, 06:33 PM

Originally Posted by Lefty

4V motors are more of a top end motor and w/ a full exhaust you'll really feel a huge difference. Especially with a tune.

This the type of answers I like that helped alot.

Lefty · July 29th, 2009, 06:39 PM

LT's are Long Tubes (long tube headers).

wraitherx · July 29th, 2009, 07:31 PM

TOB = Throw Out Bearing

BTW
Yeah, a full exhaust, intake, gears, tune will really wake her up as all the above had said

joexxx · July 30th, 2009, 12:49 AM

ah thanks bro haha. Whats a Throw out bearing?

Lefty · July 30th, 2009, 08:22 AM

Haha don't worry about that

. It was an inside joke thing. You don't need to worry about until it's time to change your clutch.

93hatch · July 30th, 2009, 11:31 AM

funk 4.10s, its not steep enough for these motors unless your boosted, i was highly dissapointed when i got them installed, 4.56 or GTFO

M.P. Cobra Fan · July 30th, 2009, 11:42 AM

4.10's are going to be the low end. I was going to do 4.30's but plan on boosting my motor. Plus I see more highway miles than anything since I go between Atlanta, Tampa, and Ft Gordon a lot.

Everyone else has given good advice. A full out exhaust is really going to wake your motor up, ecspecially with a good tune.

If it were mine I would go,

4.10's
LT's / Midpipe / Catback
Tune
Then I would start work on the suspension.

joexxx · July 30th, 2009, 06:18 PM

4.10's
LT's / Midpipe / Catback
Tune
Then I would start work on the suspension.[/QUOTE]

is that the order you would go in? What about CAI, and shortshifter? Should I just get new gears right away? And mind you I drive on the highway for only 10 mins but i do that 5-6 times a week and I usually am driving on routes like RT 9 I dont live in a city.

Thanks Joe

wraitherx · July 30th, 2009, 09:19 PM

any order that you want to go with is fine, its all up to you and your budget really.

M.P. Cobra Fan · July 30th, 2009, 09:58 PM

That is the order that I would go in, but everyone is different. I am not a CAI fan. I have hydrolocked a motor already. It sucks. A shortshifter I would get at anytime.

ReverendDexter · July 30th, 2009, 10:18 PM

#1 first thing out of the box is get an aftermarket shifter with positive stops. Do that before ANYTHING else, or you run the risk of blowing your tranny if you shift too aggressively.

Full length subframe connectors would be the next thing I'd suggest.

joexxx · July 31st, 2009, 06:06 PM

ok so a MGW Short shifter. or a Steeda, and full lenth subframe connectors. A full exaust would be sick but its pricy..

98Cobra_sleeper · July 31st, 2009, 10:33 PM

just to let you know, when you plan on putting the LT's on, you have to drop the whole front kmember/suspension. IT's a PITA. So i suggest getting a tubular front kmember so to swap in when you do the headers. the stock kmember is friggin heavy and total crap to work around. get ceramic coated headers since you drive it alot. regular LT's crack when they get wet, and scrape on the ground. I got a Qa1 front suspension from an ebay store called uprproductsonline and it was like 540 shipped or something like that. it didnt' include new struts, so id plan on gettin a set of those too. I paid my mech for like 9 hours of labor to drop my suspension and put my headers on and then reinstall all of it, that is before i decided to go turbo.

July 29th, 2009, 05:40 PM	#2
HorsepoweR Enthusiast 99 SVT Cobra N/A Yet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: McHenry, iLLinois Posts: 576 iTrader: 1 reviews	there is a sticky for these questions... basic-mods-your-sn95-cobra 4.10s didnt hurt my GT at all that I noticed...if ur staying N/A go with the 4.30s, just dont drive on the highway. Short Shifter, Exhaust & Gears 1st ImO __________________ Mods iN Garage.:.919 of 4040.:.Born on 3/29/99 Found On Road Dominating

July 29th, 2009, 06:02 PM	#4
BWAL MSTRB8N & MDR8N 2021 Mustang V15 Quad Turbo with nawz Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: On The Shaft Posts: 19,656 Blog Entries: 2 iTrader: 4 reviews	4.10's are a fucking blast __________________ MM 1 am boner crew Cars and mod list in garage i like veiny meat sliding between my buttcheeks

July 29th, 2009, 06:14 PM	#5
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,697 iTrader: 12 reviews	4:10's are good. As for mods you have your basic things. LT's, Midpipe, Catback, Gears, Tune. 4V motors are more of a top end motor and w/ a full exhaust you'll really feel a huge difference. Especially with a tune. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

July 29th, 2009, 06:19 PM	#6
HorsepoweR Enthusiast 99 SVT Cobra N/A Yet Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: McHenry, iLLinois Posts: 576 iTrader: 1 reviews	I loved my 4.10s but that was an Auto GT lol...driving to the track with them wasnt very fun though...didnt like them on the highway at all. but loved them in town...i think im gonna go with 4.10s in my cobra next year...MAYBE 4.30s if im feelin frisky __________________ Mods iN Garage.:.919 of 4040.:.Born on 3/29/99 Found On Road Dominating

July 29th, 2009, 06:39 PM	#9
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,697 iTrader: 12 reviews	LT's are Long Tubes (long tube headers). __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

July 29th, 2009, 04:51 PM	#1
joexxx Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	Upgrades for my Cobra Hi guys, My 1998 SVT cobra is pretty much stock it has a K&N Air filter not CAI but just the air filter. The guy I bought it from put it in. I was wondering what should I put for performance upgrades into this car? Can anybody make a top10 of what i should put into it in order? Whats the 1st upgrade I should put into it, and also will 4.30 gears decrease my gas milage alot and how much do you think it will decrease it by? Are the 4.30's worth it I've heard 4.10's or bust and 4.30's or bust. Please give me a detailed answer Thanks guys!!

July 29th, 2009, 05:58 PM	#3
joexxx Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	I've already read that sticky lol just got done reading it again. But I use the highway almost every day for work, and I like to race people and usually its on the highway, so would 4.30's not be good? Are 4.10's still good? Any experience with them?

July 29th, 2009, 06:32 PM	#7
joexxx Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	sorry for the noobie question but whats LT?

July 29th, 2009, 07:31 PM	#10
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	TOB = Throw Out Bearing BTW Yeah, a full exhaust, intake, gears, tune will really wake her up as all the above had said __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

July 30th, 2009, 12:49 AM	#11
joexxx Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	ah thanks bro haha. Whats a Throw out bearing?

July 30th, 2009, 08:22 AM	#12
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,697 iTrader: 12 reviews	Haha don't worry about that . It was an inside joke thing. You don't need to worry about until it's time to change your clutch. __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

July 30th, 2009, 11:31 AM	#13
93hatch Banned 1992 Lx 11.39@119.24 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Az Posts: 11,644 iTrader: 0 reviews	funk 4.10s, its not steep enough for these motors unless your boosted, i was highly dissapointed when i got them installed, 4.56 or GTFO __________________ [QUOTE=93mustank;2577445]We speed tested my right arm for quickness in shifts... So he could design the cam for proper shift recovery.[/QUOTE]

July 30th, 2009, 11:42 AM	#14
M.P. Cobra Fan It's in the details Mod! 01 Cobra Vert Nov 09/10 ROTM! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ft Stewart/Naples/Hampton/Tampa Posts: 11,013 iTrader: 1 reviews	4.10's are going to be the low end. I was going to do 4.30's but plan on boosting my motor. Plus I see more highway miles than anything since I go between Atlanta, Tampa, and Ft Gordon a lot. Everyone else has given good advice. A full out exhaust is really going to wake your motor up, ecspecially with a good tune. If it were mine I would go, 4.10's LT's / Midpipe / Catback Tune Then I would start work on the suspension. __________________ Pinup in signature by loish.net Modded Mustangs Cobra Club#007 Military Crew E5 VOTED MM's BEST SIGNATURE 2010. THANKS STANGGTR07

July 30th, 2009, 06:18 PM	#15
joexxx Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	4.10's LT's / Midpipe / Catback Tune Then I would start work on the suspension.[/QUOTE] is that the order you would go in? What about CAI, and shortshifter? Should I just get new gears right away? And mind you I drive on the highway for only 10 mins but i do that 5-6 times a week and I usually am driving on routes like RT 9 I dont live in a city. Thanks Joe

July 30th, 2009, 09:19 PM	#16
wraitherx Moderator '99 SVT Cobra Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 9,568 iTrader: 11 reviews	any order that you want to go with is fine, its all up to you and your budget really. __________________ BUILD 2 IN PROGRESS

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July 30th, 2009, 09:58 PM	#17
M.P. Cobra Fan It's in the details Mod! 01 Cobra Vert Nov 09/10 ROTM! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Ft Stewart/Naples/Hampton/Tampa Posts: 11,013 iTrader: 1 reviews	That is the order that I would go in, but everyone is different. I am not a CAI fan. I have hydrolocked a motor already. It sucks. A shortshifter I would get at anytime. __________________ Pinup in signature by loish.net Modded Mustangs Cobra Club#007 Military Crew E5 VOTED MM's BEST SIGNATURE 2010. THANKS STANGGTR07

July 30th, 2009, 10:18 PM	#18
ReverendDexter Priest of the Car Gods Clapped-out '90 GT 'vert ~5.5 seconds off TTOD :( Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 13,808 iTrader: 0 reviews	#1 first thing out of the box is get an aftermarket shifter with positive stops. Do that before ANYTHING else, or you run the risk of blowing your tranny if you shift too aggressively. Full length subframe connectors would be the next thing I'd suggest. __________________ O o /¯/______________________ \|BLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!! \_\

July 31st, 2009, 06:06 PM	#19
joexxx Regular Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 53 iTrader: 0 reviews	ok so a MGW Short shifter. or a Steeda, and full lenth subframe connectors. A full exaust would be sick but its pricy..

July 31st, 2009, 10:33 PM	#20
98Cobra_sleeper Enthusiast 1998 mustang cobra Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: pa Posts: 617 iTrader: 0 reviews	just to let you know, when you plan on putting the LT's on, you have to drop the whole front kmember/suspension. IT's a PITA. So i suggest getting a tubular front kmember so to swap in when you do the headers. the stock kmember is friggin heavy and total crap to work around. get ceramic coated headers since you drive it alot. regular LT's crack when they get wet, and scrape on the ground. I got a Qa1 front suspension from an ebay store called uprproductsonline and it was like 540 shipped or something like that. it didnt' include new struts, so id plan on gettin a set of those too. I paid my mech for like 9 hours of labor to drop my suspension and put my headers on and then reinstall all of it, that is before i decided to go turbo.

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