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  1. spyne

    01 cobra - deal or no

    Could be the reason the car has had 5 owners in such a short amount of time :shrug:</snip>
  2. spyne

    2001 Cobra or Mach1? Which is overall the better buy?

    Stock vs. Stock the Cobra is going to win most of the time, assuming equal drivers. If you are only concerned about drag racing the Mach has better potential because of it's solid rear axle. If you want a car that's going to be able to handle the twisties, then go for the Cobra.
  3. spyne

    Do you trust Ebay?

    Financing a car, or putting the amount you can't get for an existing car on a trade in, on a credit card is always a bad idea. You'll pay far too much in interest and in the long run wind up farther in the hole than you are now. As hard as it is to accept, you are better off paying off your...
  4. spyne

    MGW Shifter Installed Today

    It's all clear now :rlaugh: It was 70+ degrees here when I put mine in, pretty warm for this time of year even in the DC area. If you put yours in now you probably wouldn't get to enjoy it for another month or so at least (that sounds sort of pornographic now that I think about it). Trust me...
  5. spyne

    MGW Shifter Installed Today

    What's the hold up :shrug: It took me about an hour and 15 minutes to do the install from start to finish. Most of that time was spent getting the blasted inner boot off with a 8mm box end wrench since I didn't have a socket that size. I eventually figured out that a 5/16 socket fit those...
  6. spyne

    MGW Shifter Installed Today

    :D:D:D:D I can't believe how much better this is than the stock piece. I knew the stocker was a piece of junk, but I'd forgotten what it was like to have a solid, positive shifter that didn't have to be babied into 3rd gear. Makes driving the car a much nicer experience, can't recommend it...
  7. spyne

    vert tops quetions..thxs!

    I paid $900 to have a new top with glass rear window and all new pads installed on my 91 LX. After watching a bit of the installation I have to say there's no way I'd want to do this without a very experienced person giving me directions. This is not a job for amateurs.
  8. spyne

    Lightning Gas MPG

    SVTPerformance.com has a fairly active Lighting forum. You might want to ask the question over there.
  9. spyne

    ground effects on 01 cobra conv?

    Not a fan of them myself. I say leave them off.
  10. spyne

    oil filter failure PH2

    I've used Purolator filters for many years in several of my vehicles with no problems. I can't comment on the Pure One product line because I don't think I've ever used it. However, as Uncle Meat stated, they can't possibly be any worse than the Fram filters. There are far too many horror...
  11. spyne

    how much is your insurance

    Oh man, now I'm getting nostalgic. Love your car. I had a 1970 Calipso Corral Mach 1 with an M code 351 (rated 300 HP probably closer to 330 stock), with front and rear spoilers, louvers and a shaker hood scoop. I bought it in 1975 with 40K on it and a bunch of mods that added up to a 400...
  12. spyne

    oil filter failure PH2

    +1 Never buy a Fram Oil Filter.
  13. spyne

    how much is your insurance

    I'm 50 years old, have a spotless record, as does everyone else on my policy, and the Cobra is insured as an occasional use vehicle with less than 5000 miles a year average mileage. I have $500 deductible and the usual amounts for liability, property damage, uninsured motorists,etc. It's also...
  14. spyne

    Is this a deal?

    The price sounds good, almost too good, be sure you go over the car well. Run a Carfax, have a mechanic check it out (unless you are one), look it over closely for signs of damage and repairs, get under the car, ideally on a lift, and look around as well as checking inside of the door jambs and...
  15. spyne

    what should i get?

    I don't have one yet. But the MGW shifter seems to be the favorite shifter at the moment. Search some previous posts and you'll see it regularly gets rated higher than the Pro 5.0 or Steeda pieces.
  16. spyne

    May purchase 01 Cobra...Advice needed!

    Yep, it's the middle of February and we're about to get a big blast of cold air coming into most of the country from Canada. Probably not the best time of year to check if the car is a pinger. :rolleyes: I've only had my '01 for a couple of months and it has pretty low miles so I'm not going...
  17. spyne

    IRS started in what year?

    At least that's the way they came from the factory. No telling what's in them now :p
  18. spyne

    Is 19,500 too high asking price for 01 Cobra?

    My DD is an '03 4Runner. My fun car is a '01 Cobra with 22K on it that I bought for 16K in perfect, stock, condition. She's never going to get that kind of money for the car unless she finds someone who's completely clueless.
  19. spyne

    license plate

    Ty-Wraps :D
  20. spyne

    Question about synthetic oil

    It's supposed to cling to the engine surfaces better, if I remember correctly. In other words, the crank and cam bearings, along with everything else for that matter, wouldn't start out as dry as they would with dino oil. Don't know if this is true, but that's the claim.
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