I sold my '96 GT in July of 2008 and have been without a Mustang since. Today I bought a completely stock '98 Cobra convertible with 118,000 miles and a rod knock. I'll get it delivered by Thursday or Friday. I've been mostly a 2V guy and I've had one 5.0L. I think I remember the weak points being the rods and pistons on these engines. I'll probably replace the bottom end with forged internals when I yank the engine. What are some good kits? I don't have a lot of leftover money for engine work because I'd like to upgrade the exhaust. Anything I should do to the heads besides valve seals, possibly upgraded bronze valve guides, lash adjusters, and the timing chain set? I don't know how much I'll have to put into her. I'll know more when I see the condition of the block and crankshaft. Anyone know of any C heads or performance parts for sale on the cheap? I can't wait to get working on a Mustang again! Thanks, fellas...

 

I see things are still dead around here. Ha ha.

 

This is a forum by little Asian girls who eat garbage.
true story.

 

that's not fair! 99 eats actual food too.

 

Welcome back & good luck with your project.
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Welcome back.

Nothing is cheap anymore....

Look around junk yards for 4v - 4.6 motor.

 

I'm going to have to wait until I take my block out and take it to a machine shop to see what I'm looking at. I'm looking at '03 Cobra rods and crankshaft, I'll figure out pistons when I know about my block. I'm deciding between '03 Cobra heads and '02 Continental heads to throw on during my rebuild. The Termi heads have 9,000 miles on them, $800 locally. The Continental heads have 65,000 miles on them, $250 locally. Both are complete, no valve covers. I'd use my '98 Cobra cams as I'm told they're better that the '03 Cobra and '02 Continental cams even with the 118,500 miles that are on them.