How many miles, is too many miles?
01-21-2006, 06:48 PM
#21
RE: How many miles, is too many miles?
98' Cobra with 100k will need some sort of serious work done to it unless babbied its entire life. 96-98 Cobra engines are aluminum blocks with steel sleves, they tend to vibrate around and get loose and cause wear. For those engines I hear an average of 75k before having to do a bottom end rebuild.
I use to want to get a 97' Cobra for the longest time and I learned a little about the engines in that time, made me rethink the engine. Now the heads do flow better then an 03/04 Cobra so if you supercharge it you should have some good results. Personally I would throw the extra $2500 at it and have a machine shop put a stroker kit in. That way you know your good for a long time. Also invest in a good high flow oil pump and have them look at the sump system, the oil is the blood of the engine and you dont want that to stop pumping.
I think the Cobra would be a good investment for a very fast car, a forged stroker bottom end with about 8.5:1 CR or 9:1 CR if you use higher grade fuels then 93 with a Blower on top would be one beast of a car. If you dont want to run with a blower then knock the CR up to 10.5:1 and have a good ol time NA.
How much are they asking for the Cobra? What kind of wear does it have? Do you have pix you can show us?
-Neo-
I use to want to get a 97' Cobra for the longest time and I learned a little about the engines in that time, made me rethink the engine. Now the heads do flow better then an 03/04 Cobra so if you supercharge it you should have some good results. Personally I would throw the extra $2500 at it and have a machine shop put a stroker kit in. That way you know your good for a long time. Also invest in a good high flow oil pump and have them look at the sump system, the oil is the blood of the engine and you dont want that to stop pumping.
I think the Cobra would be a good investment for a very fast car, a forged stroker bottom end with about 8.5:1 CR or 9:1 CR if you use higher grade fuels then 93 with a Blower on top would be one beast of a car. If you dont want to run with a blower then knock the CR up to 10.5:1 and have a good ol time NA.
How much are they asking for the Cobra? What kind of wear does it have? Do you have pix you can show us?
-Neo-
01-22-2006, 12:44 AM
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RE: How many miles, is too many miles?
My car had over 115k on it when I bought it and its over 120k now.. put a TON of miles on it the first month. I just had it dynoed and it hit within 3hp of factory numbers. Just depends on how they were driven, and how modified they have been.
01-22-2006, 01:31 AM
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RE: How many miles, is too many miles?
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98' Cobra with 100k will need some sort of serious work done to it unless babbied its entire life. 96-98 Cobra engines are aluminum blocks with steel sleves, they tend to vibrate around and get loose and cause wear. For those engines I hear an average of 75k before having to do a bottom end rebuild.
I use to want to get a 97' Cobra for the longest time and I learned a little about the engines in that time, made me rethink the engine. Now the heads do flow better then an 03/04 Cobra so if you supercharge it you should have some good results. Personally I would throw the extra $2500 at it and have a machine shop put a stroker kit in. That way you know your good for a long time. Also invest in a good high flow oil pump and have them look at the sump system, the oil is the blood of the engine and you dont want that to stop pumping.
I think the Cobra would be a good investment for a very fast car, a forged stroker bottom end with about 8.5:1 CR or 9:1 CR if you use higher grade fuels then 93 with a Blower on top would be one beast of a car. If you dont want to run with a blower then knock the CR up to 10.5:1 and have a good ol time NA.
How much are they asking for the Cobra? What kind of wear does it have? Do you have pix you can show us?
-Neo-
98' Cobra with 100k will need some sort of serious work done to it unless babbied its entire life. 96-98 Cobra engines are aluminum blocks with steel sleves, they tend to vibrate around and get loose and cause wear. For those engines I hear an average of 75k before having to do a bottom end rebuild.
I use to want to get a 97' Cobra for the longest time and I learned a little about the engines in that time, made me rethink the engine. Now the heads do flow better then an 03/04 Cobra so if you supercharge it you should have some good results. Personally I would throw the extra $2500 at it and have a machine shop put a stroker kit in. That way you know your good for a long time. Also invest in a good high flow oil pump and have them look at the sump system, the oil is the blood of the engine and you dont want that to stop pumping.
I think the Cobra would be a good investment for a very fast car, a forged stroker bottom end with about 8.5:1 CR or 9:1 CR if you use higher grade fuels then 93 with a Blower on top would be one beast of a car. If you dont want to run with a blower then knock the CR up to 10.5:1 and have a good ol time NA.
How much are they asking for the Cobra? What kind of wear does it have? Do you have pix you can show us?
-Neo-
I'll look around and host some pics and get some of y'all imput.
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