Hey so I have a 2001 SVT Cobra with 47000 miles. I bought the car running however it had a sun bearing. And it sounded really bad. It knocks at all RPM's and is much louder then how any other spun bearings sound according to the videos I have seen. It literally is louder then the exhaust and it has an aftermarket Bassani Catback exhaust. I was quoted $3000 for a rebuild at a buddies shop which is what I was first considering doing. However I have done a bit of research and searching around for better alternatives since I want to get the motor built while it is out and put a supercharger on it.
Here is what I found:
a 1996 SVT Cobra motor with the Teskid blocks capable of handling 1200 hp (that's what people say). Comes with all the wiring, ECM, Transmission, Accessories, etc. Most of it is not needed but its good to have. I can get this motor for $2000 flat dropped off at my place. The motor and tranny have 100k KM. Which is a little high but oh well. The price is really good.
I also found a 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii motor with 200k km, which also has the teskid block with all the wiring and accessories for $300 and $100 if I want the transmission which I wont need since my transmission should bolt right up.
I also have a complete supercharger setup from a 2003 SVT cobra with less that 20k miles on it. This is what I want to use for my supercharger. I have the injectors, pullies, intake, elboy, blower, extra pulies, belt, and throttle body.
I also have access to purchasing 2003 SVT cobra heads for $400! I wouldn't be surprised if I could get them cheaper for $300. They have less then 16k miles on them. The owner switched to the 2005 revised ported and polished heads for his cobra. (Keep in mind this money is in CAN so its less then US)
What I was thinking, is it worth just buying the $2000 motor and tranny and swapping it in and changing intakes over, or should I buy the Lincoln motor, use the block, the 2003 cobra heads and build my motor from there? What I really want to do is use the Lincoln motor's block and get that motor built with all forged internals. Finding a used forged crank from a cobra motor isn't hard either if I need it. I want this motor to be pushing minimum 500-600 hp when I'm finished with room to grow. I want it to be able to handle an upgraded supercharger in the future with high boost easily so I really need some expert advice here ASAP since some of these parts are only available for so long I can also always use my motor I'm taking from my car for parts or just sell it later on. I haven't decided what I want to do with it yet.
What build do you guys recommend? I want to get some really aggressive cams as well to recreate that 67 fastback sound. I love the sound of the old-school muscle cars and want my car to be the same.
These are the requirements I need out of this motor
Handling a bigger supercharger/twincharge kit (such as Hellion's twin turbo kit on Americainmuscle.com)
Sounding Amazing (*Videos of different cams would be amazing if anyone can send some links of some)
I want to be able to hit high rpm's around the 7k range
Not blowing up on me
I also have been looking into getting a 5.1L stroker kit for this motor. Any thoughts on this? Will this kit work with the Lincoln block?
Here is what I found:
a 1996 SVT Cobra motor with the Teskid blocks capable of handling 1200 hp (that's what people say). Comes with all the wiring, ECM, Transmission, Accessories, etc. Most of it is not needed but its good to have. I can get this motor for $2000 flat dropped off at my place. The motor and tranny have 100k KM. Which is a little high but oh well. The price is really good.
I also found a 1996 Lincoln Mark Viii motor with 200k km, which also has the teskid block with all the wiring and accessories for $300 and $100 if I want the transmission which I wont need since my transmission should bolt right up.
I also have a complete supercharger setup from a 2003 SVT cobra with less that 20k miles on it. This is what I want to use for my supercharger. I have the injectors, pullies, intake, elboy, blower, extra pulies, belt, and throttle body.
I also have access to purchasing 2003 SVT cobra heads for $400! I wouldn't be surprised if I could get them cheaper for $300. They have less then 16k miles on them. The owner switched to the 2005 revised ported and polished heads for his cobra. (Keep in mind this money is in CAN so its less then US)
What I was thinking, is it worth just buying the $2000 motor and tranny and swapping it in and changing intakes over, or should I buy the Lincoln motor, use the block, the 2003 cobra heads and build my motor from there? What I really want to do is use the Lincoln motor's block and get that motor built with all forged internals. Finding a used forged crank from a cobra motor isn't hard either if I need it. I want this motor to be pushing minimum 500-600 hp when I'm finished with room to grow. I want it to be able to handle an upgraded supercharger in the future with high boost easily so I really need some expert advice here ASAP since some of these parts are only available for so long I can also always use my motor I'm taking from my car for parts or just sell it later on. I haven't decided what I want to do with it yet.
What build do you guys recommend? I want to get some really aggressive cams as well to recreate that 67 fastback sound. I love the sound of the old-school muscle cars and want my car to be the same.
These are the requirements I need out of this motor
Handling a bigger supercharger/twincharge kit (such as Hellion's twin turbo kit on Americainmuscle.com)
Sounding Amazing (*Videos of different cams would be amazing if anyone can send some links of some)
I want to be able to hit high rpm's around the 7k range
Not blowing up on me
I also have been looking into getting a 5.1L stroker kit for this motor. Any thoughts on this? Will this kit work with the Lincoln block?