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    BF IRS Brace finally installed (Pics)

    Hey, Meat, is that drip a common problem? I have the same thing happening on my '03 and my '99 had the same problem, too. I am planning to go to 4.10s next year when it comes out of storage, so I hadn't figured on fooling around with it. A question for thomas91169 and other brace users...
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    Im tired of Ls1 smack talking

    It is nice to know that five years after the Camaro/Trans Am F-body clunkers were discontinued and three years after the last Terminator was built, the GM boys still try to talk smack. Good for them. You have to admit, though, that they were mighty quick cars and in a straight race they...
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    Whats a good tire ?

    I have Cooper Zeon 2XS on my '03 convertible. I like them a lot. I drive to the Jersey shore about four to six times a year and they are great. They are excellent in wet or dry and they don't cost a bundle. The wear rating is 280, so it isn't too bad compared to some tires in the lower 200...
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    Thinking of getting a 03 cobra?...

    I really wouldn't touch one that somebody has already modified, unless it is just exhaust or cold air or the like. You are better off getting one that is basically unmolested and going from there. That is just my thought on this matter. :nice: :flag:
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    Thinking of getting a 03 cobra?...

    There really isn't any difference. Some of the early '03s had had a tick that the dealership would fix. It was not a recall, just a TSB, if I remember correctly. The '04 didn't have the gas guzzler tax, but it seemed to be added to the sticker price. 03 had the 10th Anniversary package...
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    just bought new car and have questions

    I would never advocate running anything but premium. Ford, though, isn't stupid. I am sure that they have taken into account that some kid might get one and fill up with lower grade, either by mistake or trying to be cheap. Or maybe one of his parents takes it out and puts in regular or...
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    GT-500 = Boat

    That price seems low for a Charger SRT8. I am looking at C&D's long-term Magnum RT test and it was priced at $36,915 with the stock Hemi in 2005. As for the gear ratios, I would think that changing to a lower gear would liven it up just like the Terminators. 4000lb isn't easy to get going...
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    just bought new car and have questions

    What they said about the premium gas. You would only save a buck or so each fill-up. The trade-off would be less performance and worse gas mileage. So there goes your buck of savings. You won't hurt it because the computer would compensate for it. Not worth it for the performance or mileage...
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    GT-500 = Boat

    The Dodge Magnum weighs in at 4295lbs. I am sure that the Charger is close to that. I can't see the Challenger or the Camaro weighing much less, if any, than the Shelby. As I have said before, the only thing that the Shelby needs is better gear ratios and maybe a twin screw like the GT. It...
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    which will be faster 07 shelby GT500, or 06 saleen SC, both stock.

    There is one thing that I didn't see anyone bring up. That is that the new Shelby has a better hp to weight ratio than the new 'Vette. Which to me also shows that it has a better hp to weight ratio than the new Saleen. Gear ratios are more of the Shelby's problem, in my opinion. Look at...
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    1999 cobra VERT OWNERS SOUND OFF!!!!

    I would think that he is talking about the special 35th anniversary option for the GT. I almost bought one before I got my '99 Cobra 'vert. If I remember correctly, the car had special seat inserts, a different color gauge pod and door inserts, a little round shifter knob, a different hood...
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    1999 cobra VERT OWNERS SOUND OFF!!!!

    Why would you get rid of your 35th Anniversary GT vert? I am not sure of value, but you have a car that not too many others have. That said, the '99 Cobra vert is a wonderful car. I found it more fun to drive than my '03 in certain areas. Twisty roads without long straight sections, etc...
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    03 Cobra vs Mercedes Benz CL-600 friging v12

    Those AMGs are hot cars. Stock to stock, an '03-4 Cobra isn't going to touch one. They are wickedly fast and with that automatic transmission they launch better than our Cobras. The real amazing thing is that they are no lightweights. Either way, with bigger motors, screw blowers (Turbos...
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    Are you glad you got a Cobra?

    Oops! I meant Oct. 1 of 2002. It is now in the shop getting the TOB and the front section of the transmission case replaced. When they pulled the TOB, a sleeve that wasn't supposed to come out, did. It turns out that the press-fit bearing where the shaft comes out of the case is also...
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    Are you glad you got a Cobra?

    I have no regrets about buying my '99 or my '03. Neither car ever gave me any trouble until just recently when the '03 went into the shop. I thought that it was just the TOB, but it turns out that they are replacing the entire transmission. It has 35,000+ miles on it. While it is in the...
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    Squeak and chatter

    Mine is in the shop this week to get the TOB replaced. It has 35,000 plus miles on the odometer, mostly highway between Toledo and New Jersey. Either way, the darn thing was chirping like a bird and every once in a while it would chatter like a ratchet. It was more embarassing than anything...
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    How fast will these beasts be?

    I will stand corrected on my use of the term alloy for aluminum. It is faster to type, anyway. As per my post, though, why not an aluminum block? The GT has one. So do all of the Mercedes vehicles. This car is already heavy, why add the 100 pounds or whatever for the iron block? It...
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    Any Mustang owner, can you help me out?

    1. 47 2. Male 3. 1 4. 3 5. no 6. yes 7. $1,000 8. Toledo, Ohio 9. $80,000+ :flag: :nice:
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    What makes an 03/4 Cobra look so good?

    I think that it is a lot tougher looking car than the new GT. I have parked next to them for comparison and there is just something about it that exudes toughness and power over the '05. I like the new Mustang well enough, but I think that they have made it too soft looking. From the front...
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    How fast will these beasts be?

    From the information that I have been getting, the engine won't be from the GT. Some say it will be an iron block 5.4 version of the '03/04 motor. Others say it will be an alloy block. I think that they have all said that it will be a Roots blower and not the Lysholm style Whipple from the...
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