What would you pay? 98 wayy sick Cobra
05-09-2010, 11:53 PM
#1
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: california
Posts: 31
What would you pay? 98 wayy sick Cobra
hey whats goin on? Im looking into buying a supercharged mustang cobra...But I want to know what you guys would pay/offer. below is the craigs list ad...IM NOT GOING TO POST WHAT HES ASKING...YET. want to get a few responses first.
Cobra # 2515 of 5174 in 1998. Currently has 72,xxx miles and is black on black. Engine was fully rebuilt at 60,000mi and has TONS of life left.
This car is ridiculously fast and is not even close to its full potential. The current tune made 405 RWHP at high altitude in Vegas and is extremely de-tuned. The engine is tuned and fully built with quality parts by NRP in Las Vegas who are top notch at everything they do. It has a Vortech V-1 supercharger putting out 8lbs boost but I have a pulley and new belt which will bring it to 12lbs which it can handle no problem with a new tune.
It will come with a SCT handheld tuner including a tune to pass CA emissions. The car should have no problem pushing more than 500rwhp simply by putting on the smaller pulley and tuning it - the only thing which I might consider upgrading would be going from 42lb to 60lb injectors to handle the extra fuel loads.
Although it sounds like this car is all about horsepower, that couldn't be farther from the truth. The suspension and brakes are guaranteed to blow your mind! It has the full Maximum Motorsports package with coilovers on all corners and 14'' 6 piston Baer front brakes! I have been road racing Mustang's for 6 years and have the suspension very well dialed in so it won't brake your back as a daily driver but will also handle very neutral with easily controlled oversteer.
Here is a bullet list of what you'll be getting:
-4.6 32 valve re-built and beefed up at 59,996
-Vortech V-1 with charge air cooler and water tank.
-Custom C&R heavy duty aluminum radiator
-Custom burned ECM
-Canton 8 quart road race pan w/ windage tray
-Baer Extreme 14" 6 piston Alcon fronts
-Baer Touring plus 13.25" rear slotted w/ aluminum hats.
-Long ARP studs front and rear.
-Custom vent tubes from the fog light holes to the front rotors
-04 Mach 1-1 1/16" master cylinder
-Complete Maximum Motorsports "Maximum Grip Box" package. See link below
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/st...oducts_id=1038
-42#injectors
-90 MM Ford lightning MAF w/ K&N conical in the fenderwell.
-Remote mounted oil filter, mounted in the drivers side fenderwell.
-Anderson Power Pipe
-Pierburg in line fuel pump, 255 Walbro in tank fuel pump.
-HPC coated full length headers w/ h-pipe and Fowmaster delta flow 2.5" 3 chambers
-18x9.5 SSR Competition forged aluminum wheels (front and rear) 18.2 LBS each.
-Brand new Nitto 555 275/35zr18's front and rear.
-3.73 FRPP gearset
-31 spline moser axles.
-MSD DIS-4 CD ignition w/ tach adapters mounted under the passenger seat.
-Ported and extrude honed intake manifold.
-JBA 9mm spark plug wires -Accufab single blade throttle body.
-Subframe connectors are welded not bolted.
-Trunk mounted optima red w/ custom billet mount.
-Auto meter pillar mounted fuel pressure and boost guages.
-3-piece adjustable clutch cable
-Eagle H-beam rods.
-Probe Forged pistons.
-Complete 3 angle valve job perfomed at re-build.
-All brand new ARP Head bolts.
-Brand new throw out bearing installed at re-build.
-MACH 460 sound system
-Autologic chip
Cobra # 2515 of 5174 in 1998. Currently has 72,xxx miles and is black on black. Engine was fully rebuilt at 60,000mi and has TONS of life left.
This car is ridiculously fast and is not even close to its full potential. The current tune made 405 RWHP at high altitude in Vegas and is extremely de-tuned. The engine is tuned and fully built with quality parts by NRP in Las Vegas who are top notch at everything they do. It has a Vortech V-1 supercharger putting out 8lbs boost but I have a pulley and new belt which will bring it to 12lbs which it can handle no problem with a new tune.
It will come with a SCT handheld tuner including a tune to pass CA emissions. The car should have no problem pushing more than 500rwhp simply by putting on the smaller pulley and tuning it - the only thing which I might consider upgrading would be going from 42lb to 60lb injectors to handle the extra fuel loads.
Although it sounds like this car is all about horsepower, that couldn't be farther from the truth. The suspension and brakes are guaranteed to blow your mind! It has the full Maximum Motorsports package with coilovers on all corners and 14'' 6 piston Baer front brakes! I have been road racing Mustang's for 6 years and have the suspension very well dialed in so it won't brake your back as a daily driver but will also handle very neutral with easily controlled oversteer.
Here is a bullet list of what you'll be getting:
-4.6 32 valve re-built and beefed up at 59,996
-Vortech V-1 with charge air cooler and water tank.
-Custom C&R heavy duty aluminum radiator
-Custom burned ECM
-Canton 8 quart road race pan w/ windage tray
-Baer Extreme 14" 6 piston Alcon fronts
-Baer Touring plus 13.25" rear slotted w/ aluminum hats.
-Long ARP studs front and rear.
-Custom vent tubes from the fog light holes to the front rotors
-04 Mach 1-1 1/16" master cylinder
-Complete Maximum Motorsports "Maximum Grip Box" package. See link below
http://www.maximummotorsports.com/st...oducts_id=1038
-42#injectors
-90 MM Ford lightning MAF w/ K&N conical in the fenderwell.
-Remote mounted oil filter, mounted in the drivers side fenderwell.
-Anderson Power Pipe
-Pierburg in line fuel pump, 255 Walbro in tank fuel pump.
-HPC coated full length headers w/ h-pipe and Fowmaster delta flow 2.5" 3 chambers
-18x9.5 SSR Competition forged aluminum wheels (front and rear) 18.2 LBS each.
-Brand new Nitto 555 275/35zr18's front and rear.
-3.73 FRPP gearset
-31 spline moser axles.
-MSD DIS-4 CD ignition w/ tach adapters mounted under the passenger seat.
-Ported and extrude honed intake manifold.
-JBA 9mm spark plug wires -Accufab single blade throttle body.
-Subframe connectors are welded not bolted.
-Trunk mounted optima red w/ custom billet mount.
-Auto meter pillar mounted fuel pressure and boost guages.
-3-piece adjustable clutch cable
-Eagle H-beam rods.
-Probe Forged pistons.
-Complete 3 angle valve job perfomed at re-build.
-All brand new ARP Head bolts.
-Brand new throw out bearing installed at re-build.
-MACH 460 sound system
-Autologic chip
Last edited by lizzyfan; 05-10-2010 at 12:04 PM.
05-10-2010, 12:15 AM
#3
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Colorado
Posts: 216
I wouldn't touch it, someone's driven that thing to hell and back, probably why the engine's been rebuilt. And the throw out bearing & other tranny work probably indicates that it too has been beat to ****. But if your spending 18k why not buy something newer, older cars are not as reliable as new ones...new cars are almost superior in every way, still looks like a money pit to me.
Why not invest in a stock termi and mod it yourself? whats the fun in not having a project car? These are the kind of cars i avoid, i see so many people that modify their cars and expect a huge return because its so fast or cool. I would pay bluebook value tops... Id only throw top dollar on a cobra thats stock and hasn't been abused.
But everyone has their own opinion, thats my 2 cents...
Why not invest in a stock termi and mod it yourself? whats the fun in not having a project car? These are the kind of cars i avoid, i see so many people that modify their cars and expect a huge return because its so fast or cool. I would pay bluebook value tops... Id only throw top dollar on a cobra thats stock and hasn't been abused.
But everyone has their own opinion, thats my 2 cents...
Last edited by itsdaveonline; 05-10-2010 at 12:18 AM.
05-10-2010, 12:53 AM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: california
Posts: 31
I wouldn't touch it, someone's driven that thing to hell and back, probably why the engine's been rebuilt. And the throw out bearing & other tranny work probably indicates that it too has been beat to ****. But if your spending 18k why not buy something newer, older cars are not as reliable as new ones...new cars are almost superior in every way, still looks like a money pit to me.
Why not invest in a stock termi and mod it yourself? whats the fun in not having a project car? These are the kind of cars i avoid, i see so many people that modify their cars and expect a huge return because its so fast or cool. I would pay bluebook value tops... Id only throw top dollar on a cobra thats stock and hasn't been abused.
But everyone has their own opinion, thats my 2 cents...
Why not invest in a stock termi and mod it yourself? whats the fun in not having a project car? These are the kind of cars i avoid, i see so many people that modify their cars and expect a huge return because its so fast or cool. I would pay bluebook value tops... Id only throw top dollar on a cobra thats stock and hasn't been abused.
But everyone has their own opinion, thats my 2 cents...
05-10-2010, 01:56 AM
#9
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: CA
Posts: 4,039
That thing has well over 15K just in parts just FYI. A car like that is the only way I could justify buying a 98 cobra with what 14K can buy right now. Just get it checked out really well before you make any deal.
05-10-2010, 02:09 AM
#10
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: california
Posts: 31
Yea deffinatly. I have some mechanical knowledge, but deffinatly not what it takes to completly understand how this beast works. for instance...whats a after cooler? and how does the water tank work to cool the supercharger?