New guys, just saying hi with some ??

[Doug E Fresh]

Hi all,
My name is Doug, this is my first post as you all can see lol. Well this is my first cobra but not my first stang.

Here's a little about myself I'm 27 and work at us steel close to ST.Louis, MO been there for about eight months, I'm a avid dirt bike rider, been riding sense I was four. I'm also a huge mustang fan. Just been around them my whole life and can't get enough of them :beer:

The car I have now is a 2001 cobra, stock besides being lowered, catless bbk h pipe into flow masters. I've owned the car sense it had 118,000 miles and she's now sitting at 123,823 thousand miles. I can say this about these 4v engines unlike my old foxbody where if you put your foot in it you have power until about 4 grand unlike my cobra which has no power until like 2700rpm range and man does it have a lot of power from there too about 7000rpm

Question for you guys, before I get my tax return and bore this engine over and bla,bla,bla along with a Paxton novi supercharger. How would I get more bottom out of it without hurting my high range power?? I was thinking putting a set of 373 in it?? Any help will be much appreciated. Thanks all. Also last thing is there a stl club to join on here?? Thanks again guys..

 

[Shepp1691]

Have to gear it, some guys even run 411 or 456

 

[pbeechner]

I've got 373s in mine, and I definitely have more low-end than the average N/A cobra, but if I could do it all over again I would absolutely go with the 4.11s

 

[Darkc0bra]

I have 4.10's and love them. Kinda wished I would have gone to a 4.56 but I will live with it. You need these higher gears to get our cars moving.

 

[SC Heaven]

Welcome. Congrats on the new ride. :beer:

 

[TBCobra]

Welcome to SVTP! I went with 4.10s and I am very happy. If you plan on going FI anytime soon I wouldnt go higher than 4.10.

Post some pictures.

 

[Trip]

410s really wakes her up.....

 

[Doug E Fresh]

Thanks guys,

One last question for now. I have a exhaust leak in my baffle and notice today there was a tiking noise. At first I thought a rod or something?? But the after walking around it a popping the hood and hearing no noise from the lifters, ect. Upon father expection I noticed it was coming from under the car towards the front. I'm thinking its something to do with the exhaust?? But would exhaust make a ticking noise?? Or could it be something different?? Thanks all..

 

[ElscottHavoc]

The exhaust could be making a ticking noise. I used have the header bolts back out before I put in Stage 8 Locking Header bolts, and it used to make a faint ticking. No more problems now though!

 

[Doug E Fresh]

Thanks for the reply.
It not coming from the engine itself nor the headers. It's coming sounds like where my exhaust connects to the headers. It's a very faint ticking to tho.

Here's a good question that doesn't involve problems. Right now my exhaust is catless bbk h pipe to flowmasters. It's loud but not to loud. The problem here is where I live I have to have cats or no passing emissions for me :dw:

I've been thinking about ordering magflow with cats. Everyone that I talked to says magflow sounds awesome on cobras??? I'm wondering if I buy those with the cats will it take away from the growl?? Thank guys..

 

[pbeechner]

If I were you, I would buy a modular bassani X-pipe and switch in the cats for emissions. You don't get the same kinda growl with cats on our cars. I would also trash the flowmasters and get something better. Most exhausts sound better on our cars than flowmaster does.....

 

[ElscottHavoc]

I don't think you're going to really notice a difference. I removed the catalytic converters on my car and I feel a very slight difference in the low end grumbling or growl as mentioned above, but not so much that it should be a deciding factor in the issue - especially if it's required.