There is a thread on modularford.com that is very informative listing over 40 cobra motors that have blown...whats the highest mileage seen out of a modded cobra?
Chameleon said:Do a search and you will find that there are some high mileage Terminators out there. Keep in mind that these cars are not that old so you are not going to hear "I've got 125,000 miles on my motor with zero issues" stories yet.
So what, 40 motors have blown. How many of the 40 were significantly modded? How many were doing high speed runs?
There were 19,140 Terminators built. Of that 73.6% have received significant mods (pulley, or blower swap, etc). That means that there are over 14,000 of them driving around with performance enhancing equipment. 40 blown motors as a percentage of the 14,087 that have been significantly modded is only about 3 tenths of 1%. That to me is a testament to the reliability of these motors.
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Ok, I admit made that number up for dramatic effect, but the point is people are modding and driving the heck out of these cars. There are definately some issues with these motors that should be addressed if you are modding but Jeez, where else can you get 400 RWHP fairly easy, 500 RWHP with some moderate spending, and 600+ RWHP with a little more serious (but not unobtainable) cash outlay?
That's just my 02....
pharmin2006 said:... possibly showing a common denominator in "our" motor failures, which from reading all the post seems to be excessive heat and/or improper tuning. :beer:
JackBurton said:...my personal opinion, i think the stock 03/04 are exceptional vehicles. and very durable.
MY COFFIN said:I tell ya what, my 03 sees wide open blasts at full boost more than once a day. I flog the the hell out of the car and I am treated with brute force. This car is really durable in my opinion. I treat the car very well and with 55,000 miles on her, the fun gets better everyday. Will somthing break in the future?????? you betcha. I have been pushing 15psi for the last 20-25K miles and i have had no problems. I love the car and when somthing does break I wont be too disappointed cause I have pushed it pretty damn hard.
Chameleon said:There were 19,140 Terminators built. Of that 73.6% have received significant mods (pulley, or blower swap, etc).
mlambert said:Where the HELL did you come up with that shit?