97 Cobra all tore up

[darkhorse1]

Heres my problem, my 97 cobra has been making a chattering noise for awhile now. Well after getting it tore apart, I found out that it spun the #7 bearing and needs a crank, 2 connecting rods, new bearings, and header gaskets. The thing was, that it never really lost any power. How could this be? Does anyone around Indiana know where I can get these components at a decent price? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

 

[96SVTpilot]

Heres my problem, my 97 cobra has been making a chattering noise for awhile now. Well after getting it tore apart, I found out that it spun the #7 bearing and needs a crank, 2 connecting rods, new bearings, and header gaskets. The thing was, that it never really lost any power. How could this be? Does anyone around Indiana know where I can get these components at a decent price? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Are you sure the crank is toast? That is probably the finest component of these engines, capable of supporting some serious HP. I would think the block and/or a piston would let go before the crank.

 

[darkhorse1]

The guy thats working on it told me that the crank had been wobbling around causing it to wear on the back end of it.

 

[DavidCroft]

Damn that sucks big time. I dunno anyone near the indiana area but when I hydrolocked my stock 97 Cobra motor I had MMR build me a high compression shortblock, had the heads re-worked(to stock specs) and had the old motor pulled and new one installed all for $500 less than what Ford wanted to charge for a stock motor and rip off all my mods while I was at it. Once the motor is toast, no looking back. It's gonna cost a lot....but better do it right!