2001 Cobra Questions...

Crazzy_Al said:

Ok, I need your guys help. As some of you have seen my 1998 Explorer is for sale. I will be picking up a 2001 Cobra in the next few days/weeks. I will start modding up the Cobra the day I get it. I have already started looking for chrome custom 18" wheels and tires. I have already piccked out all my audio and vide stuff that will be going into it. What I need help with is the performance stuff. Like everyone else I want to get the best gains for my money. I need any and all recommendations from you. I would love some brand names, links, and rough prices and hp/tq gains from the parts you recommend. Some of the things that I am looking for are:

Short throw shifter
100-150 shot of spray with purge
Bottle Warmer
Headers
Chip
Dyno Tuning in Michigan????
Cam (I know nothing about them though)
3.73 POSI rear end
King Cobra clutch
Cats cut off
Dual 3"+ exhaust
42lb Fuel Injectors
Complete Fuel system upgrade
MSD ignition
Cold air Intake
Throttle body
10mm wires
Platinum plugs
Pulleys
Line Loc
2" lowering springs

I may or may not be going with a turbo charger or super charger in the future. Not sure right now. Can you guys help me out a bit with what I have listed above? Thank you in advance.

And YES, budget is a bit of an issue here. Isn't it always?

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Well, I could write a whole novel, so I'm just gonna tell you the brand names and performance/reliability of my mods:

Short throw shifter - STEEDA Tri-Ax (works F-ing great!)
100-150 shot of spray with purge - no spray, just blown
Bottle Warmer - see above
Headers - MAC coated headers. So far so good
Chip - Diablosport Delta
Dyno Tuning in Michigan????
Cam (I know nothing about them though) - Stay away from cams until you really know about engines and the 4.6L DOHC 4V
3.73 POSI rear end - 4.10 IRS
King Cobra clutch - good choice
Cats cut off - I have a Magnaflow off road X-pipe but will be switching to either the Dr. Gas O/R X-pipe or the MAC O/R H-pipe
Dual 3"+ exhaust - I have the magnaflow catback. Stock exhaust size is perfectly fine
42lb Fuel Injectors
Complete Fuel system upgrade - not needed
MSD ignition - not really needed, but if you want it
Cold air Intake - Vortech lol
Throttle body - stock
10mm wires -
Platinum plugs - Autozone?
Pulleys - STEEDA
Line Loc -
2" lowering springs - I am going to go with either the H&R Supersports or the Eibach Sportlines

Crazzy_Al said:

Ok, I need your guys help. As some of you have seen my 1998 Explorer is for sale. I will be picking up a 2001 Cobra in the next few days/weeks. I will start modding up the Cobra the day I get it. I have already started looking for chrome custom 18" wheels and tires. I have already piccked out all my audio and vide stuff that will be going into it. What I need help with is the performance stuff. Like everyone else I want to get the best gains for my money. I need any and all recommendations from you. I would love some brand names, links, and rough prices and hp/tq gains from the parts you recommend. Some of the things that I am looking for are:

Short throw shifter
100-150 shot of spray with purge
Bottle Warmer
Headers
Chip
Dyno Tuning in Michigan????
Cam (I know nothing about them though)
3.73 POSI rear end
King Cobra clutch
Cats cut off
Dual 3"+ exhaust
42lb Fuel Injectors
Complete Fuel system upgrade
MSD ignition
Cold air Intake
Throttle body
10mm wires
Platinum plugs
Pulleys
Line Loc
2" lowering springs

I may or may not be going with a turbo charger or super charger in the future. Not sure right now. Can you guys help me out a bit with what I have listed above? Thank you in advance.

And YES, budget is a bit of an issue here. Isn't it always?

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Two suggestions to start:

Use a search engine.

use www.partshopper.com

I'm on the same internet you are. It's all I needed.



1.) IRS gears 4.10 - 4.30 $400 install and gears $170- get frpp - no HP but .5 or .8 of a sec off 1/4 mile. This should be your first mod. Consider poly IRS bushing purchase and installation now too. MM $50 and Steeda $50. Install $150 or less.

or
3.73? NO .. at least 4.10, 4.30 is so close to 4.10 that's what I should have got, especially if you race 1/4 mile. Endless debate here. Move on.

Solid GT axle swap = free if you find someone.

2.) shifter - I like my pro 5.0, some like steeda's triax better - $200 maybe add mgw handle for $65

3.) 100-150 shot of spray with purge
Bottle Warmer - don't care to now about nitrous, anyone else?

4.) Headers - Get long tubes if you can legally, JBA 1 5/8" shorts if not or prefer. JBA - $650 + $400 install.

5.) Chip - $250 typical, whatever your dynotuner uses. Last mod to do along with dyno tune.

6.) Dyno Tuning - $150

7.) Cam - maybe VT Cams stage 2 with head porting. Wait for results on this one. 50 hp - $1000 for cams, $3000 for head port porting, aftermarket springs ect. $1000 for head removal.

8.) 42lb Fuel Injectors - included with blower kit.

9.) Complete Fuel system upgrade
MSD ignition

Why? I've never considered it. Sounds expensive. HP = 0

10.) King Cobra clutch - Go for it. My stock clutch for NA is fine.
$200 +install

11.) Cats cut off - What? Get a Bassani, Magnaflow or some other X pipe. Cats or not. I have visual inspection in NC, so got cats. Dr. gas has most hp. approx 10+

12.) Dual 3" - you will lose hp with 3" exhaust NA. Don't know about with blower. Go 2.5" NA. Magnaflow stainless for price/performance, Bassani is good, Bora is expensive but also good. cat back = little hp, shapes exhaust sound.

13.) Cold air intake - Many choices here, densecharger is cheap and good, quality is suspect (my aluminum elbow has cracked after 1 year use). WMS looks good, but expensive. JTL looks very promising. Look around. 5+ hp

14.) Throttle body - Only of blown. Accufab Single blade. Price? HP? anyone?

15.) 10mm Wires - What?

16.) Platinum Plugs - I hear NGK DP is good. $90, HP = 0

17.) Pulleys - Get the steeda. 8 hp, $170 install = $120

18.) Line locks - $125

19) springs 2" lower - I got steeda sport. 1 - 1.5" drop. Good street/strip springs. $260, $150 install.

Whew.... A damn book is RIGHT!
Good luck

Wow! 10mm wires, huh? Let us know how those work out for you on that '01 snake.

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