gt engined cobra?
10-02-2009, 10:07 PM
#1
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 33
gt engined cobra?
i've been looking lately at a 1997 Cobra that me and my parents had thought to be a legit car. but when we went to test drive it, we found that it did not have the 32 valve 4.6L cobra engine its supposed to have (its deffinately a cobra car, just with a gt engine dropped in it, not a gt mustang with cobra badges) anyway it some year (unknown) mustang gt engine in it with a cai and headers with exhaust.
my questions are these:
is there any way from looking at the car to tell what year the engine is?
i would hope that its a 99-and up gt engine that way it has the PI stuff.
if its not a '99-and up gt engine, then what performance parts (on a budget) can i put in it to try and make it somewhat up to that cobra status.
i would like to drop in a 32v 4.6l like its supposed to have, but i dont have that kind of money because i'm only 16 and i still have to pay for the car itself and insurance.
my questions are these:
is there any way from looking at the car to tell what year the engine is?
i would hope that its a 99-and up gt engine that way it has the PI stuff.
if its not a '99-and up gt engine, then what performance parts (on a budget) can i put in it to try and make it somewhat up to that cobra status.
i would like to drop in a 32v 4.6l like its supposed to have, but i dont have that kind of money because i'm only 16 and i still have to pay for the car itself and insurance.
10-02-2009, 10:44 PM
#2
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Nashville, TN
Posts: 41
You could look for the serial # and match it by calling Ford and have them tell you.
Also your gonna pay insurance on a Cobra to matter what the engine is, it gos by VIN #.
Which means at 16 your gonna pay in a year more than youll probably make!
Also I guess Ill be the guy everyone hates by pointing out the obvious. What are you and your parents thinking? Putting a NEW driver with no real experience behind the wheel of a high performance mustle car, be it a Cobra or even A Mustang GT is like
handing a loaded pistol to a 5 year old and saying "go have some fun son". You know its
just a matter of time before the skills just dont match the performance!
How about driving a few miles before you ask somone to help scrape you off the highway! Just my opinion! I know Ill be called a few choice words, but come on, let be real, its too much car for a novice!!
Also your gonna pay insurance on a Cobra to matter what the engine is, it gos by VIN #.
Which means at 16 your gonna pay in a year more than youll probably make!
Also I guess Ill be the guy everyone hates by pointing out the obvious. What are you and your parents thinking? Putting a NEW driver with no real experience behind the wheel of a high performance mustle car, be it a Cobra or even A Mustang GT is like
handing a loaded pistol to a 5 year old and saying "go have some fun son". You know its
just a matter of time before the skills just dont match the performance!
How about driving a few miles before you ask somone to help scrape you off the highway! Just my opinion! I know Ill be called a few choice words, but come on, let be real, its too much car for a novice!!
10-02-2009, 11:05 PM
#4
Go Texas!!!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Lincoln, NE
Posts: 4,613
Ok you need to walk away from this car and not look back. 1) Why would you want a Cobra that has a GT motor in it? 2) Why would you want to pay insurance for a Cobra that has a GT motor?
I'm guessing that there is a serial number that you could find what it was exactly but I'm not 100% on that.
And to make a NPI motor up to "Cobra status" you would need new heads, cams, intake, exhaust etc and that would run you WAY more money than you could spend.
Just wait and find a GT that you are happy with and won't want to mod until you know more and have more money. Good luck!
I'm guessing that there is a serial number that you could find what it was exactly but I'm not 100% on that.
And to make a NPI motor up to "Cobra status" you would need new heads, cams, intake, exhaust etc and that would run you WAY more money than you could spend.
Just wait and find a GT that you are happy with and won't want to mod until you know more and have more money. Good luck!
10-03-2009, 07:40 AM
#6
aka 'Negative Nancy'
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,839
You could look for the serial # and match it by calling Ford and have them tell you.
Also your gonna pay insurance on a Cobra to matter what the engine is, it gos by VIN #.
Which means at 16 your gonna pay in a year more than youll probably make!
Also I guess Ill be the guy everyone hates by pointing out the obvious. What are you and your parents thinking? Putting a NEW driver with no real experience behind the wheel of a high performance mustle car, be it a Cobra or even A Mustang GT is like
handing a loaded pistol to a 5 year old and saying "go have some fun son". You know its
just a matter of time before the skills just dont match the performance!
How about driving a few miles before you ask somone to help scrape you off the highway! Just my opinion! I know Ill be called a few choice words, but come on, let be real, its too much car for a novice!!
Also your gonna pay insurance on a Cobra to matter what the engine is, it gos by VIN #.
Which means at 16 your gonna pay in a year more than youll probably make!
Also I guess Ill be the guy everyone hates by pointing out the obvious. What are you and your parents thinking? Putting a NEW driver with no real experience behind the wheel of a high performance mustle car, be it a Cobra or even A Mustang GT is like
handing a loaded pistol to a 5 year old and saying "go have some fun son". You know its
just a matter of time before the skills just dont match the performance!
How about driving a few miles before you ask somone to help scrape you off the highway! Just my opinion! I know Ill be called a few choice words, but come on, let be real, its too much car for a novice!!
10-03-2009, 08:09 AM
#7
TECH SAVANT
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10-03-2009, 08:31 AM
#9
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Washington
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IMHO, if you want a stang, get a late 80s early 90s fox body. Im no noob to high power cars but my first step into the mustang world is with my 5.0 GT. Love it. Not really a "high power car" but fun none the less. After market support for the 302s is awesome. You can easily make the fox a speed demon. If you wreck the car, body panels and **** are relatively cheaper then the 97 youre looking at. Just my 2 cents
10-03-2009, 10:16 AM
#10
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 11,786
IMHO, if you want a stang, get a late 80s early 90s fox body. Im no noob to high power cars but my first step into the mustang world is with my 5.0 GT. Love it. Not really a "high power car" but fun none the less. After market support for the 302s is awesome. You can easily make the fox a speed demon. If you wreck the car, body panels and **** are relatively cheaper then the 97 youre looking at. Just my 2 cents
