[92ponylx]

i need to know if a ported stock upper and lower intake is gonna be the same as a ported cobra intake... is it gonna be a night and day diff?

[ryanw]

theres a big difference. if i could have gotton the same result from porting my stock intake i wouldnt have spent the money on the cobra. you need to pick up that intake on craigslist ASAP even if you dont want it or use it you will make money on it when you resell it. Every time you read a thread about some one changing there stock intake for a tubular GT40 or a exsplorer gt40...Its the same as a cobra. but like i said the cobra has the egr built in. they all flow the same or vary vary close to each other. you cant beat a cobra intake for only 150 dollars and the look a hell of alot better then the exsplorer gt40. And the tubular gt40 looks the best but they will cost you 500-600 plus dollars and they really dont flow any better.

[92ponylx]

all right. well i told the guy ill meet with him sat... does it just bolt on like the stock? and what should i tell the machine shop when i decide to take it in to get ported...

[ryanw]

yes it bolts on like stock. i think the bolts may be longer on the cobra, so make sure you get them with the intake, if he doesnt have them dont let that be a deal breaker. Why dont you port it your self ? save some money. just get the two stripped holes fixed and port it your self. i think you can get a repaire kit for the stripped holes at you local auto parts store

[92ponylx]

i dont trust myself port matchin it. and i was gonna have them heli coil it also... when they port, do they do the center holes of the lower intake. like where the top intake meets the bottom. or do they just port the intake and exhaust on the lower

[ryanw]

they should do it all. make all the ports bigger and smooth out the casting. I ported the top for 70mm TB. if you plan on running a 75mm TB ask them if theres enough material there to open it up that wide,( i dont know if there is) if not i know theres enough to go 70mm

[92ponylx]

so they port the holes on the side and the holes on the center... and then i need to have them open up the hole where the cold air would connect... is all that right

[ryanw]

the cobra is a good intake to start out with when your getting it at that price.... When your modds get big then sell it and take the extra money you made from it and buy some thing better. but if its ported it should be able to handel 400 plus HP. there rated a 350 HP right out of the box. that doesnt mean you cant get more then that, it just makes it a little harder. im sure if you looked around youll find some one running 500 plus HP with a cobra intake but they most likely have a supercharger, turbo, or go juice

[ryanw]

Originally Posted by 92ponylx so they port the holes on the side and the holes on the center... and then i need to have them open up the hole where the cold air would connect... is all that right

Im not sure what your saying. They should port both sides of the lower intake port the side that connects to your cylinder heads , port the side that connects to the upper plennum. And then on the upper intake ( plennum) they should port where plennum meets lower intake and port where the TB meets the intake. They should port as far in as they can . do you understand

[flattusmaximus78]

Don't pour a bunch of money into a cobra intake. If your dead set on buying it, do so and move on to other parts.

[93hatch]

stock intake flows more than stock heads fyi

[302Army187]

+1 dont pay to have it "port matched" to stock heads.






If it where me........ I would buy it and re-sell it. try to save up for the head/cam/intake swap at the same time.

The reason I say this is because just a intake manifold isn't going to gain you much, if anything. and if you get a decent head/cam set up, you will ether have to spend quite a bit of money getting that cobra intake hogged out, and never get your money back out of it. or you will have to buy another intake manifold.


so I would only buy that intake if I knew I could make some money off of it.

[93hatch]

[92ponylx]

so buy it and slap it on there. theres no point in porting it?... also does any one wanna tell me why my trans wont seperate from the motor even if i have all the bolts out goin around the bell housing?

[302Army187]

Originally Posted by 92ponylx so buy it and slap it on there. theres no point in porting it?... also does any one wanna tell me why my trans wont seperate from the motor even if i have all the bolts out goin around the bell housing?

Originally Posted by 302Army187 +1 dont pay to have it "port matched" to stock heads. If it where me........ I would buy it and re-sell it. try to save up for the head/cam/intake swap at the same time. The reason I say this is because just a intake manifold isn't going to gain you much, if anything. and if you get a decent head/cam set up, you will ether have to spend quite a bit of money getting that cobra intake hogged out, and never get your money back out of it. or you will have to buy another intake manifold. so I would only buy that intake if I knew I could make some money off of it.

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and if you are sure you have all the bolt's out, try pressing the clutch pedal a little to release the clutch.

[92ponylx]

i already have the cable disconnected also... the damn trans is a trooper. all the bolts are out. the cross member is out. i lowered it and shook the piss out of it and nothin...

[302Army187]

if you don't want to take the 2 seconds to re-attch the cable, then use a crowbar against the fork, to release the clutch. don't seem to listen well man. asking for answers, I give 'em, and they you run around them. odd.

[92ponylx]

im not runnin around anything actually... connecting the cable is gonna be kinda hard seein how i had to cut it. the fuck that had the car before me stripped the nut holdin the cable to the fork and i couldnt get it off.

[FastStang91Lx]

I assume you found all six bolts holding the trans on. You may need to find a prying point to give it a start. Also, make sure you support the back of the trans a little to take some pressure off it. Lastly, wasn't it you that we were talking about port matching the intake to some TF 170's that you may get. That would be the only time to do it. Otherwise, just bolt it on and go.

[ryanw]

Originally Posted by 92ponylx so buy it and slap it on there. theres no point in porting it?... also does any one wanna tell me why my trans wont seperate from the motor even if i have all the bolts out goin around the bell housing?

ya to tell you the truth i wouldnt pay any one to port it. either do it your self or just through it on. any money that your saving on it now will all go out the window when you pay some one else to do it. you wont make any money when you resell it