considering buying a 96 - 98 cobra. opinions pls

fiveoho

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hey guys-

thinking about parting with the 95 and looking into a 96/98 cobra. i would be looking for a 60k or less car. this would be a weekend driver and i would just put some 4.10s , exhaust and a lowering kit on it and enjoy.

how fun are these cars? ive never driven one. i know 305hp right out of the box so they must be fairly quick.

toss me some insight guys.

 

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The 96-98 body style Cobra is the most stylist and tasteful
if you ask me.
Get one if you can though.Look around for a nice one.
www.ebaymotors.com

 

fiveoho

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Pennywise2 said:

The 96-98 body style Cobra is the most stylist and tasteful
if you ask me.
Get one if you can though.Look around for a nice one.
www.ebaymotors.com

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kinda weird....im ebay right now looking at them....


doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (really bad twlight impression)

 

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bad idea if you already have a 95 gt. throw a set of heads, cam and intake on yours tune it and make a better power curve than the 4v.

 

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Jackie Chan said:

bad idea if you already have a 95 gt. throw a set of heads, cam and intake on yours tune it and make a better power curve than the 4v.

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true but to do it right, more $$

 

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True, but to buy a new car more $$. Get the cobra bumper if you like the looks that alot And yeah, h/c/i and a tune and you're good to go.

 

fiveoho

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BennyBlown2v said:

True, but to buy a new car more $$.

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not neccessarily. 96- 98 cobras with 60k or less can be had for $9500 - 11000.

a pushrod hci combo would have a better powerband, i agree to that.

the bumper doesnt do much for me. not much on cobra labeling if its not the real thing.

 

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or you could pick up a 94-95 Cobra and swap the stuff you have over...but a 96-98 Cobra isn't a bad platform at all. You could do worse for a weekend cruiser.

 

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if you have the cash, go for it, just take out the parts from you GT that can be swapped into the Cobra and your set.

 

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DropTopPony said:

or you could pick up a 94-95 Cobra and swap the stuff you have over...but a 96-98 Cobra isn't a bad platform at all. You could do worse for a weekend cruiser.

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yea, course 94/95 cobras are getting hard to find but yea thats a thought

 

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Maza4ever14 said:

if you have the cash, go for it, just take out the parts from you GT that can be swapped into the Cobra and your set.

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aside from my post - how do u like your gt? the 99 up cars arent bad. with the given mods you have i would assume shes pretty quick.

slick car btw

 

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98 Cobra is the best year Sn95 car you can get...slap a blower on there and you are good to go

 

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I like my 96 cobra a lot, best mustang I have ever owned. Gears and exhaust are a great set of mods to start off. You could even just leave it like that and it will still be fun to drive. In the future you could put a blower on and make over 400rwhp with the stock engine, if you want to get even more serious build a forged shortblock and turn the boost up.

 

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another fan of the 4 valves. ive got a 95 gt with some stuff done to it and i would go back to my old 97 cobra in a heart beat. there awesome cars,buy one if you ve got the money.