AWESOMO 4000

03/04 Cobra all the way. I have had an 07 GT for almost 2 years now, and had three previous Mustangs before this one.......I am notoverly impressed with these cars. They look cool, have some decent hardware, but as a performance car aren't in the same leauge as a Cobra. The seats suck and thegauges are awful for a performance car.

majinprodigy

why not just get the saleen? i think its like the S 351 or something thats supercharged with forged internals...??

SONICBOOST3

Then sell your piece of crap s197 and get a 03/04 cobra...

tached_out

You get an 05 SC GT but the thing is does the GT still have stock suspension, and all the other supporting mods to help the car transfer that power?

A stock 05 GT with just a SC I give it to the Cobra. Now if you beef up the rear suspension, and gears and have a good S/C kit then its all most equal. Now the thing is that Forged block mmm yeah thats a taker and duel over head cams.

Both are just great cars but if I could do it all over again I would of did the same thing the GT500 was just way to much money right away and I needed a car in 05 not 07.

Both cars look killer but if built right out cars own for style and looks there is no comparision inside and out. Engine wise yeah the cobra has us. Shoot why not do best of both worlds. Just put an 04 block in our 05 and wha la thats what I opted for.

Mishri

I'm sure the OP has chosen by now or isn't around anymore..(month old thread) but.. as far as the gauges go.. I think they are cool and unique.. very retro style.. and.. if it really is a toss up to you between the looks of the 03-04 cobra vs the looks of the new s197s then go for the cobra.. I honestly hated the looks of the 99-2004 mustangs.. I even had a friend that had a 95 mustang was going to buy a(this was in 99) 2000 cobra.. but after seeing the new body style he bought a 2000 trans am instead.. I know there are others that felt the same way..

Seats? I think the leather seats are fairly comfortable(my friend has leather in his, and i go for rides with him)... but I don't like leather so I got cloth.. and yes. the seats aren't the most comfortable but I've sat in much worse.. I think the seats in most honda/toyota/subaru cars are pretty uncomfortable.. heck.. most cars for less than 30,000 aren't as comfortable as the seats in a more luxurious car.. If it bothers you that much you can replace them with lighter, more comfortable seats for relatively very little money.. about $100 a piece i believe was the price.

anyway..

1) If looks are a tossup go with the cobra.. otherwise go with the one you like the looks of the best.. because you can make an s197 really fast too.

2) If you want cheapest route to 700rwhp Cobra will do it

3) if you want to just stick to sub 500rwhp I'd choose the S197 if looks go either way. (so you can have a brand new car)

2k6silvergt

I would say go with the cobra. I had an 06 gt that was supercharged and all that other good stuff and then traded it in for the cobra, which I wish I would have just got the cobra from the beginning. The only thing I liked about my 06 was it had a stiffer suspension. And it is a lot cheaper to do add performance to the cobra than the newer ones.

Black Sunshine 07

if you put the same setup of the terminator on an s197 it'll outrun and have more power than the terminator. i love the gauges and seats in my s197. these have much more potential than what the last generation mustangs had. tune it and blow it and you'll look better and be faster

stang910

Personally I love the looks and power potential of the terminator and alot of my friends ask why I bought a new mustang instead of a terminator. I just tell them the terminators still have a fox chassis and even though they are fun to drive its not a very comfortable car. To me the s197's are more lincoln like compared to sn-95's. If you want raw fun power go with the terminator, but if you want a more refined comfortable mustang that can be made fastget the s197.