s28won

Came up on a small amount of G's I need to spend on my car and was just curious, for future use or possibly not, what (if possible) I would need to make a 03-04 cobra engine swap into my 02 saleen, as well as the rear end upgrades and all so I don't go snapping anything haha. Really interested to see the parts/prices I would be dealing with when all said and done.

I have seen some Saleen Cobras and was pretty certain the swap isn't that big of a deal in terms of just dropping in the engine, for the most part, but I would like the rear end to be built like a cobra's so I don't have to say bye bye to the baby just yet lol.

Theoretically, to put it simple since I appear to be rambling, I'd like an 03/04 supercharged cobra in my saleen haha.
Hopefully all you bright minds might be able to shed some light to help out

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05Saleen#243

You've got it switched around. If you want the abilities/capabilities of a Cobra, you need to get a Cobra and throw on a Saleen body kit on it. Much easier/cheaper.

IWinULose

I agree. Why not just trade your Saleen for a Cobra?

Jazzer The Cat

I agree with '05 here. I looked into this myself a while back, and fitting the engine is not a big deal. Getting all the computers, wiring to talk to each other and be 'turn-key', is another story all together.

Get a Cobra and put a kit on it, FAR, FAR easier and less expensive.

Jazzer

s28won

Thanks for your guys' input. I guess I never really thought about it too much that way, I've always been attached to Saleens. I owned a 98 before this one and am more than content with mine... but have always been attracted to the "beast-iness" of the 03/04's.

Greatly appreciated.

05Saleen#243

Or if you wanted to stay attached to Saleens, you could always drop around $40k on an authentic Saleen Cobra.

s28won

haha. that might just be down the road a tad haha. I said a small fortune of G's. haha

elburrito99

Swanson Performance in Torrance, CA has done exactly this. They specialize in Mustang mods. I was in their shop last year getting some dyno runs and they had a '99-'04 Saleen into which they were dropping a Cobra engine. It is not cheap.

s28won

Well hot damn. Alright, I'll just have to give up on that idea then.

Thanks for the input!

05Saleen#243

Well for just under $3k you can get a forged 03-04 Cobra shortblock from MMR. Don't know if you want to go that route or not.