diffrences in gt and cobra bottom ends?

[95CobraMike]

what diffrences are there in a 94-95 gt block and rotating assembly and a 94-95 cobra block and rotating assembly?
what is all forged in the cobra verses the Gt?

thanks

 

[95CobraMike]

i'm an idiot.... can this be moved to the tech section?

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

Nothing is different.

 

[OrangeMustangGt]

Just as many people will see it here. As far as i know, there exactly the same, except the cobra has the oil cooler.
ford dident use forged in any i believe

 

[95CobraMike]

they didnt forge any? for real?

 

[Chythar]

I researched this recently, and that's right - nothing is different. The blocks, crank, pistons and rods are 100% identical. It's the H/C/I that's different.

I'm in CA, so I gotta worry about emissions. When I rebuild my GT's engine, I'll be putting the Cobra H/C/I on plus the 24lb injectors. Then I'm saying I dropped in a Cobra engine. Great way to legally get 24/lb injectors.

 

[1slow95]

I *think* some of the older(~'86ish) 5.0 blocks had forged pistons.

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

They ended the forged pistons in 1992.

 

[mo_dingo]

89-92 5.0's had forged pistons only. 96-98 & 99/01 cobras had forged cranks only. 03-04 had entire assembly forged.
Scott

 

[95CobraMike]

so....how much can a bottom end hold up to?
would you recommend forged internals?

 

[DaveB]

so....how much can a bottom end hold up to?
would you recommend forged internals?

If it has a good tune, the block wil break in half before anything on the bottom end goes.

 

[S/CBlack95GT]

I think forged internals in a stock block is a waste. If you go with forged internals at least upgrade to a sportsmans block.

 

[WhiteDevil]

I researched this recently, and that's right - nothing is different. The blocks, crank, pistons and rods are 100% identical. It's the H/C/I that's different.

I'm in CA, so I gotta worry about emissions. When I rebuild my GT's engine, I'll be putting the Cobra H/C/I on plus the 24lb injectors. Then I'm saying I dropped in a Cobra engine. Great way to legally get 24/lb injectors.

They dont know what injectors your have. Me and my friends have passed emissions with 24# and 30# injectors with no issues. Those guys have no clue.

 

[95CobraMike]

If it has a good tune, the block wil break in half before anything on the bottom end goes.

you guys think that the block would break before any of the rotating assembly would?
how did i break my crank shaft? but not my block

 

[nazstang]

89-92 5.0's had forged pistons only. 96-98 & 99/01 cobras had forged cranks only. 03-04 had entire assembly forged.
Scott

yup, alot of us guys with fox bodies, got trw forged pistons. pretty cool

 

[95CobraMike]

so pretty much the 94-95 guys got screwed?

 

[nazstang]

i guess so . it's kind of weird, i'd figure the newer motors would be forged. i got a 94 cobra, and it's kind of strange, that my other stang's motor,that's 17 years old is probably more bullettproof than my baby!(the cobra)

 

[95snoozer]

so pretty much the 94-95 guys got screwed?

no, you dont se4e everyone melting pistons with power adders in 95s do you?

you got a lighter piston that takes away less HP to spin than the trw anchors... for all motor its better.

i have trw anchors


and to the guy who broke your crank... you probably neglected your harmonic balancer

 

[95snoozer]

i guess so . it's kind of weird, i'd figure the newer motors would be forged. i got a 94 cobra, and it's kind of strange, that my other stang's motor,that's 17 years old is probably more bullettproof than my baby!(the cobra)

nah not really. bulletproof is a term not to be used with any stock 5.0 block

as long as you arent spraying and running way lean there is no reason why they wont make the same power.

i have seen all make over 500 to the wheels

 

[Nobody]

nah not really. bulletproof is a term not to be used with any stock 5.0 block

as long as you arent spraying and running way lean there is no reason why they wont make the same power.

i have seen all make over 500 to the wheels

Speaking of which - 95Snoozer, how did you get a 95 to 3100lbs?