Cobra's built bottom end?

Not sure, but my brother blew his bottom end on his 01 cobra....it was under warranty so they replaced the whole motor, but still a pain in the ass....could have been a fluke.

The 03 and newer Cobra's have "biult bottom ends". Any previous year Cobra does NOT.

What people mean when they say "biult" is that the car's block has forged (much, much stronger) rods and pistons. The crank on the pre 03 blocks is forged, but that's it. The factory pistons and rods are prone to breaking when using a power adder such as a blower. Detonation is what can kill a non forged block....now you can still blow a forged block, but it will take a lot more to do it. Because the 03+ Cobra's come with blowers on them from the factory, they switched to a factory forged (biult) bottom end.

All GT's, Saleens, Roushes...and every other Mustang out there doesn't have a biult bottom end. They call it the bottom end because it all sits under the heads and intake.

Yep, what 99SVTaddict said...

Below, you can see the difference between a stock rod and a forged one...

Not only the additional thickness...but the way the material is actually formed/stamped. There was a detailed explaination of the different ways metal can be worked and what it means to the engine biulders.