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1998 Cobras dyno/run better than 96-97

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98cobraghostman

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Has anyone else noticed that the 1998 cobras tend to run slightly better than the 96-97? Just wondering if its just me noticing this??
On dynoperformance.com, across the board the 98's are putting up slightly better numbers.
I also remember reading a quote by Paul Svinicki of Paul's High Performance where he said "The 1998 engines are better than the 96-97 because they used two less bolts in the intake, and there are two less bosses cast into the intake. Also the IMRC are made of plastic and they have the best port match, and, thus, the best flow."

Why don't I ever see any mention of this on the forums?? What exactly is he saying?? Will these cars respond better to mods?

I had a 1998 Atlatic Blue Cobra bone stock run a 13.6 @ 102.8. In 81 degrees at maple grove Raceway in PA. So I am leaning toward this theory, am I correct??

Any input?????????
 

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Now, that's encouraging.

Anyone??



***I had a 1998 Atlatic Blue Cobra bone stock run a 13.6 @ 102.8. In 81 degrees at maple grove Raceway in PA. So I am leaning toward this theory, am I correct??***

Really? How many runs? Is this your car now?

I just bought my 98 a few weeks ago. I love this thing!
 

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The 98's may have a slightly better tune on them in the lower RPM's but nothing really noticable...and I don't know where Paul gets his info from but some of the later year 97's also had plastic IMRCs...Also, mine is an earlier year 97 and I don't have the bolts inside my intake either...So if they do have better numbers, which they really don't, at least not peak numbers, it's not because of the intake...
 

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I've been reading a lot of Mustang message boards in the last four years and I've seen guys with 96-97 Cobras dyno better than some guys with 98 so go figure. Some guys who are extremely involved with racing and tunning their cars say that yes the 98 have a different tune but it was just that Ford moved some parameters from bank 1 to bank 2 or vice versa but in the end the performance is really no different tha the 96-97. They say that the persistent rumuor of the 98 being quicker is just that a rumor, nothing substantiated with hard facts.

Checking the sigs of guys on the message boards, lot of the guys with stock 96 - 97 also run in the 13.6 in the 1/4 mile so they can't be that slow.
 
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My best is a 13.88 & I've yet to get a decent 60' out of it. The only reason I'd prefer a '98 over my '97 would be for an Atlantic Blue coupe.
 
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