I have always liked the look of the 93 Cobra but could not afford the price of one. I have never tried to pass my car off as a 93 cobra and when asked if it is I tell them its a 91 with the Cobra ground effects. I don't have any pictures hosted but if you look on pages 80-84 of the Feb. issue of Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords you can see a few Pictures of mine.
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seriously i dont think ther is any thing very sppecial at all about a 93 cobra. i mean wow they have minor styling changes and minor performance enhancments.
if i was in the position to buy a quick mustang in 93 i would have baught an lx or gt. changed the cam, heads, and intake. and beat most cobras silly. for the same price.
and for a little more went to a dech or saleen gfx which look better.
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seriously i dont think ther is any thing very sppecial at all about a 93 cobra. i mean wow they have minor styling changes and minor performance enhancments.
if i was in the position to buy a quick mustang in 93 i would have baught an lx or gt. changed the cam, heads, and intake. and beat most cobras silly. for the same price.
and for a little more went to a dech or saleen gfx which look better.
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its all about being different. the Cobra is different thats all. it also makes a way better starting point for the performance end. all i had was a cam, bolt-ons and gears at one point and i could blow away most other cars on the street. my Cobra with that set-up could run neck and neck with a stock 03 all day. not bad if you ask me.black89lx said:
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Plus, you have to look for the bang for the buck factor. You got high flow (for the time) heads, intake, roller rockers, plus 24# injectors. Back in the day, a decent set of heads (there weren't that many around at the time) would run you $1400, plus an easy 600 for a ported TRUCK intake. Don't forget the rear disk brake conversion which would run you 600+.
My buddy, who bought his car new, faced the same issue - get a coupe and mod it, or get a car with factory Mods. He chose the latter. The cobra was simply a better platform to start from with mods, as it already had the bigger tb/MAF/injectors/intake, etc. And, the ride in these cars is worlds different than an LX/GT - not nearly as rough and more "refined".
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I have a "Fake Snake" I tell people it is NOT REAL.. I came across a totaled '93 Cobra, and used all the Cobra parts I could save, then bought the rest from other people, and sprayed it Mystic like the '96. I don't think there is anythin wrong with it, especially if you tell people it's fake. I also did alot of mods to the car, which if it was a real Cobra, I would feel bad doing alot of mods because of how rare they are.
The one thing I don't like that people do to their REAL cobras is convert to 5 lug and or put newer style cobra wheels on it, I think the real cobras should be kept real, especially with the wheels unique to a '93. I love the real cobras, and if I could find one for a cheap price, believe me, I'd buy one, I just dumped a ton of money on my car w/stroker motor and blower. I wouldn't be able to afford doing that to a real cobra because the car itself would cost a ton more.
The one thing I don't like that people do to their REAL cobras is convert to 5 lug and or put newer style cobra wheels on it, I think the real cobras should be kept real, especially with the wheels unique to a '93. I love the real cobras, and if I could find one for a cheap price, believe me, I'd buy one, I just dumped a ton of money on my car w/stroker motor and blower. I wouldn't be able to afford doing that to a real cobra because the car itself would cost a ton more.
Im thinking about cloning my car into a cobra but Im not gonna put any badges on it and not say its real I cant stand when people do that when they sit there trying to say its real and you know its not..
that is a good point to mention how the cobra was a top rated car in 93. The cost of converting a gt/lx to cobra specs is now really cheap and cost effective. Except maybe for the body kit, I'm not sure I'd pay high dollar for a fiberglass kit. Someone should sell a urethane set.
Mine is becomming less and less original. I do still have a lot of the factory parts, but I seriously doubt I would ever put them back on. I do like the style of the 93 cobra wheel, but I wouldn't go back to 4 lug for it. I am hoping that someone someday makes a 5-lug 17x9.5 deep dish style wheel replica though. got my fingers crossed!
Mine is becomming less and less original. I do still have a lot of the factory parts, but I seriously doubt I would ever put them back on. I do like the style of the 93 cobra wheel, but I wouldn't go back to 4 lug for it. I am hoping that someone someday makes a 5-lug 17x9.5 deep dish style wheel replica though. got my fingers crossed!
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What I think is even more significant about Cobra owners is that no one got lit when you turned the 'Flame suite' on. Its just a great one off car and we just want to appreciate it. I think I'm turning my Cobra into a clone: there really isn't too much on it that is original anymore. :thumbsup:...oh, is 9 sec. in the 1/8 mile the same as 18 sec in the 1/4? ;-)
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What I think is even more significant about Cobra owners is that no one got lit when you turned the 'Flame suite' on. Its just a great one off car and we just want to appreciate it. I think I'm turning my Cobra into a clone: there really isn't too much on it that is original anymore. :thumbsup:...oh, is 9 sec. in the 1/8 mile the same as 18 sec in the 1/4? ;-)
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