Drove a MACH 1 tonight...

[whizdumb81]

Now i have all the respect in the world for our cobras... But, it wasn't until a buddy of mine let me drive his 04 mach one that i realized how crappy my cobra is... The thing shifted like a dream and no drivetrain slack... It had better pickup than my cobra even though the mach was stock and i have 373's overall the ride was nicer and it' just seemed so much more daily drivable.. I also noticed the torque down a little lower which felt good. I may be looking for one soon.. Anybody want a white 2001 cobra in central jersey?

 

[svTx01]

I was actually looking for a mach when I was car shopping. It just happened that I found my cobra first.

 

[01SVTSnake]

I think it is the cams that help the mach 1 with the low end torque. I have never driven a mach 1 but i can say that i hate the slack in the drivetrain of my car. Never feels totally responsive

 

[Jfoster]

I have a set of low mileage mach cams for sale

 

[na svt]

Did you see the article on Shawn Johnsons factory stock motor in the lastes 5.0. It made 375 ft lbs and 375rwhp with 96-98 cams, 03/04heads and a stock Mach intake. Now that would be a nice DD engine.

 

[type911]

Put the MGW shifter in mine. What Slack???

 

[UCBeau]

there's no doubt about it, the 5 speed mach 1's are very cool cars. i like their low end, even if we can rev higher in our 4v's.

 

[beerformeplz]

even if we can rev higher in our 4v's.

:bash: lol

 

[poneypower]

huh? I'm guessing that was a joke.

 

[chevysRslow]

Have to agree... Driving my brother's 03 mach back to back against my 99 Cobra and the Mach is MUCH more fun. I have the stock 3.27 rear which I'm sure is part of it but the mach seems to pull harder from idle to 6000 rpm.

 

[4a7191a]

one thing ive noticed from my girls cobra to my mach, is well the mach's faster (mod for mod), but the cobra rides better, idles better, and is all in all a smoother running motor, my mach has far from a smooth running motor, it idles funny sometimes, has been to the dealer for "leak's", and loves to throw stupid codes. i think the cobra has a wee bit more quality in it as well, exept for the crappy 99 irs the cars great, i like both cars alot, but the mach to me is still the king when comparing stock for stock n/a 4.6 platforms.

 

[Double"O"]

I test drove a New 04 Mach one afternoon, fun car for sure, felt a hair quicker than my Cobra but i didn't enjoy throwing it around as much as i did my 01....so the Torch red mach stayed at the dealership and i drove my Cobra back home

 

[99riocobra]

Have to agree... Driving my brother's 03 mach back to back against my 99 Cobra and the Mach is MUCH more fun. I have the stock 3.27 rear which I'm sure is part of it but the mach seems to pull harder from idle to 6000 rpm.

i'm guessing this was the impression before you had the blower on your car?

 

[006]

I test drove a 99 Cobra for a friend who was considering buying the damn thing. It felt sloppy, heavy and slow specially in the rear part of the car. It felt ALOT slower than my car that I was certain it might have had something wrong with it, and the owner said that it DID have the fix and showed us the documents etc. (I'm pretty sure the IRS had something do do with some of it). It even supposedly had the FR500 catback (because oif the 2nd X after the mufflers) and the guy claimed that it WAS the FR500 even though my Magnaflow catback was still way louder and more aggressive than it at WOT.

Perhape it was bad maintenence? ..added with the heavy feeling of the IRS?, but in a side by side comparo, I hated it.

 

[TR03Mach1]

there's no doubt about it, the 5 speed mach 1's are very cool cars. i like their low end, even if we can rev higher in our 4v's.

You can??:shrug:

 

[4a7191a]

mach 1 rules

 

[Chanceman512]

I dont know,, I raced a buddy of mine in an 04 mach about 2 years ago when both our cars were bone stock, and everytime we raced, it would be a close race, but I would always inch him out about half a car.