90Mustangfan

Has anyone ever put a 03' cobra motor/trans in a fox. I think that would be faster than a fox w/331 stroker. For the folloing reasons:
Put a pulley,chip, and tune. Full exhaust, and TB, and other mods and you can make probally 600hp, aslo dont forget the 6-speed trans... possibly still pass smog(good for us cali fellows). The fox is light(3000lbs).The fox is a good platform for this kinda stuff. Also I think it would be cheaper/more durable than doing a 331. What is your guys imput on this ie. will the motor fit, other items need...etc. I think that would be freakin sweet to do. whats your imput???

92hatchLX

Where are you going to get a good, running 03 cobra engine for less than a 331 stroker block+parts?

Quik

cobra motors cost dough. they sell for 7+. now it would be sweet and been done already

90Mustangfan

I dont know ill look up how much they go for...but still that will be cheaper than doing a 331.

mkspeed26

there are kits to swap a t56 into a fox. i think asking 600 hp out of a cobra engine is a litte high by just swapping pulleys and chip. you can probably get close to the same amount of power out of an NA 408, but spend less money and have to do less custom fab.

87mustang347

r u kidding me. dude put that blunt down before u rite any more on these boards. there is no way and hell that a cobra motor is goin to be cheaper then a 331. unless u get one off a wrecked stang and the guy only wants to sell it for 3k then yah its cheaper. but now think about the k-member, u gotta change that, and now u need a new tranny, those damn t56's are expensive these days, i didnt think u new that. now u need to get a new driveshaft to fit the t56. now with those 600 horses, theres no way your goin to get that rear end to stay in place, "daddy can i borrow your money to by a new rear end" "no! i already gave u the 10 grand that weve been saving up for your trip to spring break" "but daaaaad, please?" so now that u bought your rear end how u gonna make the whole thing work. your stock wiring harness and ecu ain gonna work. time to rip apart the dash, rip out all the wires and buy a new harness and ecu and put that in. ah, finally the car is running. but wait, u still need to pay the machanics that did this for u the 5k u owe them for all the labor cause i sure as hell no that if u think a cobra motor swap is cheaper them a 331, then u dont even no how to pull a motor.

now for the 331, buy a shortblock, buy your parts, drop it into your stock k member, bolt it up to your stock tranny, plug all the wires from the stock harness, bolt up your stock drive shaft, and pay the mechanics for labor. whalah. now thats a lot of time and money u just saved isnt it. NOW GIVE ME THEN\ NUMBER TO YOUR DRUG DEALER CAUSE U HAVE SOME PRETTY GOOD ****!!!

5.0mustang5speed

that was funny as chit

Dan89lx

it would be cool- but too expensive

dc_mann8

why not just slap a blower on a 5.0?

StangerGT

with a blown 331 you can get 600 hp easy, and you wouldnt have to change everything in the car. the cobra motor would be cool , but it would cost a fortune to get it going.