I have the option to buy...

[txstang84]

if you can pull the engine yourself, you'll save a little bit

building up the long block out of the Cobra (provided you get it) would include, buying some new pistons, gaskets, rings, bearings, machining and cleaning parts, etc, etc, etc...would run you somewhere in the %1500-$2k neighborhood...just a ballpark figure

how much power are you looking to make, what kind of times do you expect, and how much do you have to work with?

speed costs money, how fast do you wanna go?

edit: i just discovered i missed the part about you wanting the TW's...add about $1200 to your cost estimate

f.y.i: this cost estimate is if you assemble the engine yourself...I can't speak for how much your machine shop would charge for assembly.

 

[txstang84]

...unfortunately, that estimate does not include such items as, clutch, battery, engine mounts, cables, etc....

 

[txstang84]

are you from TX? if so, where?

 

[tx2000gt]

Sorry for the lack of response, but yes I'm from Texas, I live in Belton, and I'm 16 and would be buying this car myself. I can swap the engine with the help of my uncle, it's just I'm gonna be broke after buying the car, and would need it to drive to school everyday. I'd eventually like to be making high 400's at the wheels, with low 11 passes. Hope this cleared some stuff up.

 

[txstang84]

:OT: no kidding, i'm originally from Temple, now living in abilene...say, you're not buying that Cobra from a guy named Drew or Jeremy are you?jk..

high 400's is knocking on the stock block's power limit door. If the car is in reliable shape, and still runs and drives fine, start saving up money. Making 400 rwhp is definitely possible, you just have to keep it all put together really well. A well built bottom end, TW's, some boost, and requisite suspension and chassis mods should have no problems getting you deep into the 11's...I dunno if you can run those times at Little River/Academy, but definitely at a better track, like Ennis.

There's a guy I used to know in Temple that-supposedly-has a homeade twin turbo setup running 11's on the stock bottom end...but I can't confirm that since I haven't seen him in several years...

good luck with it, whatever you choose to do! There should still be a bunch of Ford guys there in the centroplex, just cruise out to Little River, and start roaming the pits looking for fast Mustangs...

 

[tx2000gt]

Lol, I know who you're talking about! This guy at work I know has a '92 GT, his name is Javier, he said his friend is running a twin-turbo setup and blew the engine. I laughed and asked him if he was running forged internals or a dart block, and he smiled and said no. Small world, eh? And no, I'd be buying it from a place called Autotrends.

 

[SteedaGT9150]

yet another vote for the cobra

 

[Thenemesis]

just go cobra.. take it from another teenager lol i looked at it.. and its a sweet deal, that bassani is expensive sh**, the 97 cobras are expensive and so is the 5 lug.. it be a good base for you to start with.. just do it man before it goes

 

[tx2000gt]

You live in Temple? And yeah, I think I'm just gonna buy it, drive it till the engine kaputs...then put in a 347 !

 

[txstang84]

used to live in Temple...now in Abilene. good luck you with the 347. i'll be building up a supercharged 331 in the not too distant future, the only thing holding me back at the moment is finances...yippee

 

[tx2000gt]

Damn money, tis the root of all crazed men creating spur of the moment bank robberies.

 

[mondos90lx]

93 cobra

 

[nmcgrawj]

I wonder what the response would be if this was posted in the 94-95 section

The cobra is a rare find BUT if you mod the car...then its NOT a cobra anymore. Its just a modded mustang with a cobra body. Modding also kills the face value of the cars. Lets be honest...these cars wont be worth anything in years to come unless you have something like a Cobra R or a Mystic Cobra. IMO a cobra isnt THAT much more "special" than a GT...since i wouldnt keep it stock.

The also big factor is the styling. You have more wheel options with the GT. Can fit bigger tires on the back easier on the GT. lol...no flame...the GT looks better IMO. Its a better ride than the fox bodies. Its a nicer car on the inside period.

If you were gonna keep the car bone stock than yea the cobra has more "appeal" to it. But if you are gonna mod it then go GT and put that extra cash towards go fast goodies.

Good luck!