How much for an upper and lower Cobra intak? How much power?

impulse001 · Jan 25, 2010

I was looking for a cobra intake, I could use some more power and love the look. How much should I expect to pay for it? How much of a gain would I feel? All I have right now is a Magnaflow..

Thanks..

tannerc91gt · Jan 25, 2010

are you looking for an Actual Cobra intake or an explorer gt40 intake?
Either way, i honestly dont think you will notice much of a gain at all, seeing as youll be putting it on a 99.9% stock car and will (i assume) be reusing the stock TB ect...just my 2 cents

impulse001 · Jan 25, 2010

I wanted an actual Cobra intake.. How much should I expect to pay for it? Will I notice a better difference with a larger TB? What size/brand TB should I get?

cenok is family · Jan 25, 2010

for an actual cobra intake youre going to pay around 300 to 350. just dont get the crappy chinese made ones which are the newer ford racing ones. mixed with a 65 or 70mm tb youll get about 15-20rwhp

impulse001 · Jan 25, 2010

cenok is family said:
for an actual cobra intake youre going to pay around 300 to 350. just dont get the crappy chinese made ones which are the newer ford racing ones.

How will I know the difference? Someone told me they had a 93 Cobra upper and lower for sale that I was going to take a look at tomorrow or Wednesday.

impulse001 · Jan 25, 2010

Also, how is the Accufab throttle body? I found a 70mm for sale... I also found a 75mm BBK TB for sale, will 75mm hurt performance?

tannerc91gt · Jan 25, 2010

impulse001 said:
Also, how is the Accufab throttle body? I found a 70mm for sale... I also found a 75mm BBK TB for sale, will 75mm hurt performance?

70mm is about as big as you need to go n/a IMO, 75mm wont "hurt" but it isnt needed.

impulse001 · Jan 25, 2010

tannerc91gt said:
70mm is about as big as you need to go n/a IMO, 75mm wont "hurt" but it isnt needed.

The 75 is actually cheaper and closer to me, so maybe I'll just go for that one..

wythors · Jan 26, 2010

The Chinese crap has a "Ford Racing" emblem near the throttle body.

A good friend of mine installed a Cobra intake and 65mm throttle body on his 88 that was completely stock except for a cold air intake. He picked up 22 rwhp with no other changes, verified on a dyno.

cenok is family · Jan 26, 2010

the chinese intakes have the ford racing emblem on the top of them near the tb opening. dont get the 75mm tb. the opening on the cobra intake is only 70mm

stykthyn · Jan 26, 2010

save the money and find a used edelbrock performer. It will be roughly the same price and it will provide more power when you throw better heads at it later.

NIKwoaC · Jan 26, 2010

cenok is family said:
the chinese intakes have the ford racing emblem on the top of them near the tb opening. dont get the 75mm tb. the opening on the cobra intake is only 70mm

+1, unless you want to hog out the mouth of the intake manifold with a grinder. Which is OK, too.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 26, 2010

impulse001 said:
How will I know the difference? Someone told me they had a 93 Cobra upper and lower for sale that I was going to take a look at tomorrow or Wednesday.

Part numbers

Upper will have an F3 part number and NOT have Ford Racing cast on the neck.

Lower will have an F3, F4 or F8 part numbers near the distributor hole...also the ACT will be tapped.

If the lower is an F8 lower with the ACT not tapped, it's an explorer intake.

You'll pay anywhere from $200-350 for a Ford Cobra Intake, while an explorer intake (which i think is a better performer) can be had for $75 or less. Doesn't look as pretty though

impulse001 · Jan 26, 2010

Thanks for the suggestions.. I am going to look at it today or tomorrow. He said there are some scratches, but otherwise it is in great condition. What should I be looking for on it? Cracks?

NIKwoaC · Jan 26, 2010

impulse001 said:
Thanks for the suggestions.. I am going to look at it today or tomorrow. He said there are some scratches, but otherwise it is in great condition. What should I be looking for on it? Cracks?

Cracks, stripped threads, damage to the gasket surfaces, and any indication of it already being ported. 90% of the time, buying ported stuff is a bad idea, since it might not match your combo. Also, some people just don't know how to port.

Mustang5L5 · Jan 26, 2010

+1 Some people think porting = hogging them out.

I'd rather buy untouched virgin stuff

ReefBlueHatch · Jan 26, 2010

I can't believe the FRPP Cobra intake is made in China! That's what I wanted for my car, but not anymore.

fiveohwblow · Jan 26, 2010

I didnt know the intakes are made in China, but the Chinese are replicating it so there are two available. Everyone in here is suggesting to purchase the American made version, not the chinese.

I am running an actual off of a true 93 Cobra and had to dremel the heck out of mine in order to make my 70mm throttle body match since the opening was only 65mm. I have seen some AMAZING numbers with my combo, in fact enough to split the factory block sooner or later, and have only ran a self ported Cobra. I always suggest it as I believe it to be an great intake.

NIKwoaC · Jan 26, 2010

ReefBlueHatch said:
I can't believe the FRPP Cobra intake is made in China! That's what I wanted for my car, but not anymore.

Yea, you have to be careful. Once they stopped stocking OE replacements, they made some minor design changes and started farming them out to China. There are still good used made-in-America manifolds floating around though, so keep an eye out for one of those if your heart is set on it.

NIKwoaC · Jan 26, 2010

fiveohwblow said:
I didnt know the intakes are made in China, but the Chinese are replicating it so there are two available. Everyone in here is suggesting to purchase the American made version, not the chinese.

Yea, if you look at the FRPP catalog, it actually calls it a "replica". Sadly, you can't buy the American version new anymore.

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