96+ cobras are 4v's.

 

+1,000 for the cobra. Especially since its a triple black vert. dont get any better than that.

 

triple blk give that bad *** vader look

 

thanks for opinions guys. I think I am now leaning towards the 97 cobra. How are the interiors in these? I've never driven a 96-98 mustang only the03/04 mustangs.

 

by the way, I was surfing cardomain and saw a pretty sweet cobra. Here are a few pics. And also a pic of the mach 1 that i'm considering.

 

The 96-98 interior is plain...just like most Mustangs. The MAch 1 int. is sweet. It's no where near as nice as the 03/04 cobras but itll do. The motor should be the big seller for ya.

 

Yea, the mach 1 interior is so nice + the shaker hood . I'm just torn between spending almost all my money on a mach 1 or having 9-10 grand extra to play around with.[:@]

 

I'm going to add a Mach owner's opinion into the mix. Go with the Cobra. The Mach may have a better interior (subjective of course), little better suspension, and is definetly quicker, but the Mach is not worth passing up a deal like that. 11K miles is almost unheard of on an 11 year old Cobra. My younger cousin has a 98 SVT . Very quick car, but my Mach will pull it pretty good. He runs mid-high 13s with 3.73s. I would keep the extra cash and lightly mod the Cobra, unless you can afford to part with the cash, in which case I would definetly getthe Mach.I paid $20k for my Mach with 25k miles on it. If I had the choice between the deal you have found and my Mach, I would go for the Cobra. The Mach has the upper hand, but not a $9k upper hand!!

 

how much quicker is tthe mach? Can he cobra handle 99-04 2v gt's? This may sound like a newbie question but my buddy has an 04 gt and he can chirp into 2nd and 3rd everytime, can the cobra's do that with the t-45?

 

97-98 Cobras usually run 13.7+ stock. Machs are low 13s stock. I ran a consistent 13.4 at 105 when I first got my Mach. A Mach friend of mine was nailing 13.3s over and over with basically the same trap speed. The Mach has better cams for low-end torque and 3.55s which have alot to do with the better ETs. The Mach heads are better as well. The Cobra can handle 2v GTs easily. The t-45 is not the best tranny in the world. It will hold up fine as long as you don't mod past it's limitations or powershift every weekend. My younger cousin has a TKO-600 in his 98 SVT. His t-45 crapped out on him once he started going to the track every Sunday and beating on it. Plus he is planning on forging the motor for F/I, so the trans would've had to be replaced anyway.

As far as spinning thru gears, I have 4.10s, but I can smoke through 1st, 2nd, and over half of 3rd. The t-45 weak compared to the 3650. The Mach 3650 is good for 450rwhp, safely.