jthorn9

Hey guys, looking to see what you guys think I should do. As much as I don't want to do it my 5.0 is starting to serve little purpose in my life and to be honest, I'm ready to cut my losses with the car and move on. I was thinking, what would be better, to sell the car (stripped down of anything that would swap over to the Cobra) as is or to part it out and return the car to stock.

Right now all that's wrong is that the heads need to be remilled and the rear main seal is blown. If I could get 9,000 for the car I'd be happy as nearly everything on the car is brand new. Or should I return it to as near stock as possible and sell all my parts?

What I'm looking to do is put a Terminator motor and T-56 tranny in my 99 (much more economical decision than buying a Terminator, around here they don't sell for any less than 22,000 with moderate miles on them). And really get down to only one car. I love working on my 5.0, but I just don't have the time to do so anymore, guess you can say I'm growing up, plus I'm looking to buy a house soon and my Cobra is, by far, the more reliable and cheaper car to drive.

So, what should I do?

If I decided to sell it, any takers on my offer, I've dumped approx $30,000 into the car, plus around 50 hours of my own time working on things. Or part it out, if I part it out, any takers on the 50,000 parts I'd have availible?

jthorn9

If I were to part it out here is a full list of parts, if it has a price that's what I'd ask for it if I sold it. Mods this IS NOT a for sale add, if I decide to sell the thing I'd make one, I'm simply asking for advice and to see what kind of market there is if any for what I have.

ENGINE
* BBK Cold Air Intake
* 75mm Pro-M Chrome Mass Air Meter -
* Polished Performance Products Elbow Adapter -
* 75mm Performance Products Throttle Body -
* SVO GT-40 Ported & Polished Lower Intake (upper intake custom powder coated black) -
* 87-93 Heater Tube
* GT-40 X303 Aluminum Heads w/ Port Matched Exhaust Ports - has to be remilled
* 1.70 93 Style Aluminum Cobra Roller Rockers -
* Hardened Ford Racing Push Rods
* Removed Smog Pump & Smog System
* 99" Goodyear Belt

FORCED INDUCTION
* 1.5L Polished Kenne Bell Supercharger -
* 55mm 11.5 PSI Kenne Bell Pulley

FUEL COMPONENTS
* 155lb hr Ford Racing Fuel Pump
* Ford Racing 30lb Injectors -
IGNITION
* Yellow Accel 8mm Spark Plug Wires
* 200 AMP Power Masters Chrome Alternator
* Taylor Distributer Cap
* MSD 6AL Ignition Control Module -
* MSD 87-95 6AL Wiring Harness Adaptor
* Crane Fireball Ignition Coil -

EXHAUST
* BBK Ceramic Coated Shorty Headers
* Bassini Off Road X Pipe
* Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust
* Chrome Plated Locking Header Bolts
* MIL Eliminators

DRIVETRAIN
* Steeda Tri Axe Short Shifter
* Spec Stage 1 Clutch
* 3.73 Ford Racing Gears
* Rebuilt World Class T-5 Transmission
* Ford Racing Aluminum Driveshaft -
* Ford Racing 23 Tooth Speedo Gear

SUSPENSION
* H&R Springs 1.5” - 2” Height Drop
* Adjustable Caster Cambers
* BBK Chrome Front Strut Tower Bar

EXTERIOR
* Black MUSTANG GT Inserts
* Clear Tinted Headlights
* 96-98 OEM Black Taillights
* Saleen S-351 Wing
* 94-98 Side Scoop Covers -
* Cobra Front Bumper Emblem
* Cobra Fender Emblems
* SVT Deck Lid Emblem
* Supercharged Deck Lid Emblem
* MGW Custom Black License Plate Cover w/ Cobra Insert
* Wings West Front Bumper Spoiler -
* Saleen Side Skirts (awaiting install) -
* Ford Racing 94-98 Fender Flares (awaiting install) -

WHEELS/BRAKES
* Black FR-500 17" X 9" Wheels
* 255/40/17 Nitto Extreme Performance NT555 Tires
* Cobra Center Caps
* Cobra Valve Stem Caps
* Black Acorn Lug Nuts
* Front Wheel Spacers
* 10th Anniversary Red Calipers Cobra Brake Conversion Kit
* Custom Zinc Coated, Slotted, Drilled 13" Front Cobra Rotors
* Custom Zinc Coated, Slotted, Drilled 11.5" Rear Cobra Rotors

INTERIOR
* Steeda Compsosite Shifter **** w/ 5.0 Logo
* Satin Door Panel Inserts
* Billet Pedals
* Running Pony Floor Mats
* MGW Satin E Break Handel Cover
* MGW Satin & Black Coat Hangers
* MGW Satin & Black Steering Wheel Turn Signal **** Cover
* MGW Satin Steering Wheel Tilt ****
* Steeda Aluminum Door Handles
* Steeda Satin Switch Buttons
* Running Pony Trunk Lid Carpet
* Black/Yellow Mustang Sport Seats
* Sport Seat Mounting Brackets
* MGW Satin Door Lock Pins
* Black Carpet Rear Seat Delete
* MGW Satin & Black A/C Control *****
* Satin For Light Switch
* Satin Rear Defroster Button
* Satin Clock Face Cover
* White Face Gauge Cluster
* Auto Meter Gauge Cover w/2 2" Pod Slots
* Phantom 2" Boost/Vacuum Gauge
* Phantom 2" Fuel Pressure Gauge

ENGINE BAY DRESS UP
* Chrome Gas Hood Shocks
* Blue Hose Covers
* Chrome MAC Upper/Lower Radiator Hoses
* Steeda Chrome Fuse Box Cover
* Running Pony Chrome Oil Cap Cover
* Windshield Washer Reservoir Cap & Bottle Cover
* Steeda Break Reservoir Cover
* Steeda Power Steering and Reservoir Cover
* Polished Radiator Cover
* Custom Satin Radiator Fluid Overflow Tank
* 94/95 Cobra Black Powder Coated Valve Covers

AUDIO
* Clarion VRX785BT 7" LCD DVD/CD Player, 19 RMS watts @ 4 Ohms, CD Signal-to-Noise 100 dB
* 4 Eclipse SE8375 3 Way Speakers, 5” X 7” 50 RMS watts, 100 Peak Watts, 90 dB Sensitivity
* 2 Boston Acoustics NEO Type M Tweeters, 50 RMS watts, 90 dB Sensitivity
* 4 Gauge Amp Power Cable
* 2 Elemental Designs Dual Voice Coil 4 ohm 10" 11Kv.2 10" Subwoofers, 400 RMS watts, 700 Peak watts, 87.1db Sensitivity
* Hifonics ZXi 2 Channel 6008 Titan Amp, 600 RMS watt @ 4 Ohm Bridged on 1 Channel, Signal-to-Noise 95 bB
* Custom "Made to Fit" Mustang Sub Enclosure

SECURITY
* Viper Alarm System

TrimDrip

If you do keep it, it wouldn't hurt to get a tune with some bigger injectors. I assume you were running a fmu with those. Also, I would be interested in the pulley if it comes with a tool and I defiantly want the lower intake. Would consider the heads too if my money was right at the time and they would allow me to keep compression down after the milling. I would also like the rockers.

jthorn9

Actually the 5.0 is running without any tune what so ever and ran fine till the stupid rear main seal blew along with the drivers side head gasket (stupid low quality gasket). Engine was making about what a 03/04 Cobra makes at the rear wheels. I've just lost interest in the car and want to do something else. I think tomorrow after I get off of work I'm gonna start swapping stuff over onto my Cobra, already put the rims on my Cobra.

primetime5.0

terminators aren't any more reliable, and they aren't any cheaper. Have fun when you start to mod it and it gets expensive quick.

TrimDrip

rear main seals can be a pain in the **** with supercharged cars. A friend of mine that didn't know about the screen that sits below the pcv valve needed to be replaced or was even there. It was stopped up and within 100 miles he had already blown another rear main seal. If the motor has a lot of blow-by, that may have caused it.

from what I understand, a general rule for injectors with a supercharged car is 12.8 x the injector size = horsepower at the wheels. 12.8 x 30 = 384hp at the wheels. With a bigger injector, steeda #19 cam and 90mm maf your car should be at least 440hp at the wheels and 500lbs of torque.

jthorn9

That's just it, I'll put a terminator engine in the car, do a pulley swap and that's it. I've learned my lesson when it comes to modding, and never again will I go to the extremes I went with my 95. And my 99 is light years more reliable than my 95, it has yet to give me any issues, leave stock = good reliability.

jthorn9

My pcv valve and filter are brand new, and because I have a twin screw it doesn't have the same pressure build up problems centrifugal S/Cs have, so it never, not one time, blew out the pcv.

primetime5.0

that's what you say now

jthorn9

No, I'm done modding, only reason I'm even thinking about "modding" my 99 by putting a terminator engine in it is because I really miss that stupid S/C whine, it's addicting as hell, plus a Terminator is what I really want, but the prices people want for them around here is unheard of, so this way I can have the best of both worlds. Like I said, only thing I'd do is up the PSI a couple of points, and maybe and that's a huge maybe, a CAI, asside from that and tuning the thing with my SCT live wire I have, that's it, it's fast enough as it sits and good to go, no need for anything else. I need a house and I'm focusing on a family, I have bigger needs/wants in life than dumping money into stupid cars.