Venom8R

Im trying to figure out what i need to do with my 96 cobra. It had a blown headgasket with over 124,000 miles on it so i yanked the motor and decided to totaly rebuild it. I was wondering which would be the easiest and cheapest way to go. Obviously the easiest way to go would be a crate motor. But I dont know which company to go with and crate motors are expensive. I do want one with around 500hp or one that will handle a supercharger later down the road. I can rebuild the motor myself but all the parts i would need to make a bulletproof bottom end and all the other parts and mods i want for it would cost a lot. Im leanin towards a crate motor but dont know what companies are all out there. Ford Racing has some but they say they fit the "Edge" mustangs. Seems like the 1996-1998 modular powered stangs are left out? Any help in this area would be great! Thanks a lot!

silverstang1996

you can use the "edge" motors as you talked about in your car, they fit right in and will give you better power unless you want to stick with the B head/intake setup.

562cobra

the blocks in the 96-98 cobras can handle up to 1000hp with forged internals.

Venom8R

Wonder why they say they fit 2003-2004 cobras? They do use the 03-04 heads and timing cover and a few other parts from those yrs. Yea i've been doin research and the newer heads from the 03-04's perform better so thats definately a must for me. Do you know any other crate motor companies? I've looked at ford racing and shawn hyland so far.

SVTeeshirt

(to the teksid)^ ive seen a little more twice and yes 96-98 are sn-95 New edges even tho most refer to 99-04 as new edge the 96s-98s are still included just make sure u don't go and put a 2v in your cobra

562cobra

lmao but +1.

Venom8R

So sn95 platform is from 94-04? Yea im stickin to the 4v. I know im gonna be spendin lots of money but dont know if its cheaper to just rebuild or go with a crate motor. I havnt figured out my list of individual parts i need because it sounds like since i got it all torn down might as well update the bottom end with better parts and better rods and stuff.

limp1969

how about the ford replacement $4200 and a 3 year warranty un limited miles
Also has updated bearings. Unless you want more than what it was.

Venom8R

Well i want more highperformance. I eventually would like to supercharge it. I've been researching what Sean Hyland has. Hes got some rotating assemblies that look great. I need to figure out how much its gonna cost me for all the parts to rebuild the motor myself and compare that to a long block or complete motor.

silverstang1996

Honestly I'd buy forged rods/pistons and you have a good shortblock right there, next spend the money you saved without buying a crate motor and supercharge or do some other work to your car.