Thinking about changing my mind

DickH · December 17th, 2008, 06:48 AM

OK, I want to be faster next year, everyone does, I even have a good chance at it but, im having second thoughts. I know someone who wants to sell me their cobra for fairly cheap, everything is there and it is a good deal. For some reason I am starting to think I shouldn't. Doing getting the cobra means I have to wait until ~march before I can start doing anything. I don't want to wait until I can drive my car again before I put it down for a while. Right now, I can get a set of forged internals fairly cheap, and im thinking about doing that, and picking off an ebay supercharger between now and mid spring, running over it, rebuilding it if needed and throwing it on. Either way, I will be faster, hell I thought maybe I would just be fine with ~400hp, maybe I should just boost it to that and save my money. Cobra = termie engine + t56, and that does sound so nice, but I really don't like having to just sit out the winter. I want to be done when its nice enough to drive my car again, and I want to be ready to go. Sad thing is I am even starting to find reasons to not do the cobra swap, like issues with the tq on a DD, and possible issues of parting the car out in a reasonable time. I don't know what to do, none of this is cheap, and about consumes all of my free money. I am redoing almost all of my suspension, redoing the rear end, and that all isn't cheap, but at least its something I can poke at over winter, but knowing my suspension is better wont be enough to keep me happy in spring. Bah, what should I do?

2kGT · December 18th, 2008, 11:40 AM

Cobra.

03SuperchargedGT · December 18th, 2008, 12:28 PM

you mentioned that you would be happy with around 400 HP, well with the cobra you wouldnt have to mod at all your already there. If that not powerful enough a simple pully swap and tune and you can get alot more. Definitley worth the money on the cobra, having pacience when modding is key.

svtkidd23 · December 18th, 2008, 12:34 PM

Cobra!
or a Mach 1 TT hahaha

Lefty · December 18th, 2008, 01:10 PM

I say...

...............Cobra

~C~ · December 18th, 2008, 01:27 PM

Look at it this way. If you go with the Cobra (which I would def do in your position), it is a step up any how right now. So it would be like you are already adding some stuff to the GT to get more power......in other words, instead of lightly modding or supercharging the GT, you get the Cobra for the (roughly) same amount of HP. Then when you are ready for more power in March, mod the cobra and you are already higher than what you would be had you stuck with the GT. Just my $.02

mrbigjeep · December 18th, 2008, 01:39 PM

get the cobra...do simple bolt ons (pulley, tune, exhaust, intake) and be in the 11's for under 1,000 or 1,500 bucks...with 450+ rwhp

December 17th, 2008, 06:48 AM	#1
DickH MM Fanatic 2003 gt 5.4 32v on the way Join Date: May 2007 Location: Omaha Posts: 4,191 iTrader: 2 reviews	Thinking about changing my mind OK, I want to be faster next year, everyone does, I even have a good chance at it but, im having second thoughts. I know someone who wants to sell me their cobra for fairly cheap, everything is there and it is a good deal. For some reason I am starting to think I shouldn't. Doing getting the cobra means I have to wait until ~march before I can start doing anything. I don't want to wait until I can drive my car again before I put it down for a while. Right now, I can get a set of forged internals fairly cheap, and im thinking about doing that, and picking off an ebay supercharger between now and mid spring, running over it, rebuilding it if needed and throwing it on. Either way, I will be faster, hell I thought maybe I would just be fine with ~400hp, maybe I should just boost it to that and save my money. Cobra = termie engine + t56, and that does sound so nice, but I really don't like having to just sit out the winter. I want to be done when its nice enough to drive my car again, and I want to be ready to go. Sad thing is I am even starting to find reasons to not do the cobra swap, like issues with the tq on a DD, and possible issues of parting the car out in a reasonable time. I don't know what to do, none of this is cheap, and about consumes all of my free money. I am redoing almost all of my suspension, redoing the rear end, and that all isn't cheap, but at least its something I can poke at over winter, but knowing my suspension is better wont be enough to keep me happy in spring. Bah, what should I do? __________________ 2003 Mustang gt - usual mods - slowly working on 5.4 swap 2004 srt4 - Stock DD/winter beater Click here for your tuning needs Before asking a gearing related question click THIS link and enjoy all your saved time.

December 18th, 2008, 11:40 AM	#2
2kGT Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Upstate SC Posts: 922 iTrader: 0 reviews	Cobra. __________________ Accufab 75mm tb & plenum MRT h-pipe Flowmaster catback FRPP king cobra clutch FRPP aluminum driveshaft FRPP 4.10 gear TA Perfromance girdle Steeda tri-ax shifter Moser 31 spline axles FRPP C Springs

December 18th, 2008, 01:10 PM	#5
Lefty Resident DJ '01 Cobra Vert. Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mechanicsburg, PA Posts: 28,699 iTrader: 12 reviews	I say... ...............Cobra __________________ 2008 Acura TL Type-S (the daily) 2006 Yamaha R6 50th Anniversary Edition (the other toy)

December 18th, 2008, 01:27 PM	#6
~C~ ~C~, The Other White Meat! Y2K YellowJacket GT ~TBD~ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West side B-More Posts: 1,697 iTrader: 2 reviews	Look at it this way. If you go with the Cobra (which I would def do in your position), it is a step up any how right now. So it would be like you are already adding some stuff to the GT to get more power......in other words, instead of lightly modding or supercharging the GT, you get the Cobra for the (roughly) same amount of HP. Then when you are ready for more power in March, mod the cobra and you are already higher than what you would be had you stuck with the GT. Just my $.02 __________________ BLOWN Bumblebeast! 370 rwhp / 381 ft lbs ~Tuned by JJ at WMS "Like the blind man says......We shall see...."

December 18th, 2008, 01:39 PM	#7
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	get the cobra...do simple bolt ons (pulley, tune, exhaust, intake) and be in the 11's for under 1,000 or 1,500 bucks...with 450+ rwhp __________________ cams + 150 shot

December 18th, 2008, 12:28 PM	#3
03SuperchargedGT Enthusiast 2008 Cadillac CTS4 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Vancouver,BC Posts: 717 iTrader: 0 reviews	you mentioned that you would be happy with around 400 HP, well with the cobra you wouldnt have to mod at all your already there. If that not powerful enough a simple pully swap and tune and you can get alot more. Definitley worth the money on the cobra, having pacience when modding is key.

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