early this year i bout a 96 cobra.... got a good deal on it and it needed a motor, the #1 rod bearing was gone. i had a buddy that had an extra engine out of a markVIII. as many of you may well know the cobra shares the same engine as the mark VIII lincolns. well there is one diffence and thats the cranks. the cobra has a steel crank and the lincoln a very good cast crank. but if you go to put one i a cobra BE AWARE that the cobra has a windsor engine and the lincoln a romeo. you will need a romeo flywheel the do not interchange. and this engine swap is only good for 96 to 98 cobras. but im kinda hit a rough patch with the car.. the engine only has 10 lbs of vacuum when it needs 20... so im in the proccess of hunting them down... if you have any questions let me know.