THE COBRA IS BACK @ Lethal Performance!

slowgreycobra said:

That was what my reservations were. When you pop the hood on a terminator, you see the iconic blown 4.6 engine. Pop the hood on a coyote and see that flimsy plastic 5.0 engine cover (Yes, I know you can take it off). Although, reading more, the IRS was already swapped out for SRA. At this point, the car is just a body to house an engine, it is not really a stock terminator that is being gutted for a Coyote, it is already almost there. The only thing the Coyote does worse, in my opinion, is sound. I don't like it.

As an owner of two old beaters from the muscle car era that are not in original configuration, I should understand. My Mach 1 has a 351C in it right now as the 351W died years ago. Its rebuildable, but a Cleveland was a much better stock engine in the power department than the Wheezer. Someone swapped the heavy cast iron FMX for a 4spd toploader at some point in its life also. My Charger has a non-original engine block and transmission in it right now. Of course these cars are worth a lot more all original, but non-original means I can mess with the cars a little and not really hurt their value.

Tl;DR: If it is close to original, say bolt ons, I would leave the car alone. If it isn't, then modify away. It sounds like the car is already beyond bolt ons.

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biminiLX said:

As long as it’s a boosted Coyote, I approve.
You can always put it back to original.
I’m Coyote swapping a real Teal ‘93 Cobra, no second thoughts.
Great project with your son Jared!
-J

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black03 said:

It's getting a 3.8L Gen 5 Whipple. Woot Woot!!!

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biminiLX said:

I support this decision!
Did I miss the trans choice?
-J

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black03 said:

Finally got her out of the warehouse where she was stuck against the wall for so many years. She's headed to Lujan Motorsports next week to get the build going. I'll make sure to post plenty of updates.
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black03 said:

10R80 10 speed with McLeod steel and friction upgrade kit. All new drivetrain and control pack from Ford Performance.

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cobracide said:

Looks good but "COBRO" ?

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cobracide said:

Looks good but "COBRO" ?

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