Just Picked up an 03 Cobra.. What should i do to it?

[woooossshhh]

hey guys... ive only posted on here a few times, when i had a few questions regarding my mkiii supra drag car's rear-end setup.. i own that supra and a 94 turbo supra 6-speed but i decided i need some american muscle to play arround with... so yesterday i purchased a black 03 cobra with 618 miles! i love this car... i plan on breaking it in for a few k miles then start modding it... i will have about 7-8k to throw at... all of it is going under the hood... ive looked at some parts for this car on various websites but i need some feedback on what combos work best.. all i want is enough power to spank some vipers and z06's on pump gas... plus something i can drive arround town comfortably... i dont need extreme power.. thats what my 800rwhp supra is for.. but that is only good for 80-180mph highway runs... too laggy arround town and has no traction at lower speeds... well anyways.. thanks in advance for your feedback!

 

[i4power]

Kenne Bell Blowzilla Supercharger
Full Exhaust System
Port Heads
Better Shifter
More boost

That'll net you about 600rwhp, and probably some money to spare.

 

[2K1GtfromSC]

I have beat a stock viper pre SRT & Z06 with just a cat back. $700
But with that bank roll you can have 6-700 rwhp easy, KB @ 19psi will get you in the 580-620 rwhp
Try this link lots of 03-04 Cobra stuff
http://svtperformance.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=81

 

[mity2]

03 Cobra... what you shioud do with it?

GO DRIVE THE HELL OUT OF IT!!! Put those pesky LS1 where they belong!!!

 

[JonJon]

I have beat a stock viper pre SRT & Z06 with just a cat back. $700
But with that bank roll you can have 6-700 rwhp easy, KB @ 19psi will get you in the 580-620 rwhp
Try this link lots of 03-04 Cobra stuff
http://svtperformance.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?s=&forumid=81

 

[MineralG2k2GT]

How about you give it to me

jk...


Do you have a website or any pics of your car collection....

 

[GinoGT]

Drive that thing, don't do one of those wimp "break-ins." It's all about piston ring seal, you need to get on the car to make that good seal happen.

I'd say go for a twin turbo setup.

 

[road rage]

Kenne Bell Supercharger
Exhaust
Cold Air Intake
Shifter
Oh yeah, and maybe Jennifer Lopez as a passenger

 

[DeadLurker]

check these sites:
http://www.modularfords.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=17
http://216.55.160.25/forum/viewforum.php?f=2&sid=75abc8612cb84b3d47009a1f9b9bfee1
http://www.svtperformance.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?forumid=81

 

[Beau]

twin turbo it. and drive the hell out of it. and post some pics up too

 

[CottonBurnerz]

What should you do? Well if you bought an 03 cobra, then that automatically tells everyone that you want a fast fast car. So, open that beast up and show us those 9 second time slips

 

[woooossshhh]

thanks for your help goys.. what i ment by what should i do with it, i ment that wanna know what mods to do and not to do... to get lots of hp, this car sounds alot easier to mod than a supra... i dont have any pics of the cobra yet, but here is the supra's... the mkiii in the garage was still being built then...


http://www.hometown.aol.com/lacrosseballa/page1.html

 

[woooossshhh]

ohh yeah... and were you guys just kidding about the twin turbo setup?? or has it been done? that would be insane.. plus turbo's are right up my alley...

 

[neoclasiccl]

Full exhaust, Kenne Bell, upgraded Heat Exchanger will get you the power you want. Just be prepaired to upgrade the rear with either upgraded half shafts or a live axle.

 

[GinoGT]

There are turbo Mustangs out there, a handful are on this board. I remember seeing a turbo Mach 1 setup on one site, the setup for that would be very similar, if not almost identical, to what you would need for an 03 Cobra.

I can only imagine an 03 Cobra engine with a turbo.

 

[woooossshhh]

yeah i think doing a turbo setup on an 03 cobra would be a little expensive and time consuming... and i dont need something like that...

so do they have problems with the rear-end on these cars?? i know ive been running 800rwhp on my supra wich has the same set-up and i havent had a prob with the stock diff or half shafts... so what would you reccomend for the cobra?

 

[GinoGT]

yeah i think doing a turbo setup on an 03 cobra would be a little expensive and time consuming... and i dont need something like that...

so do they have problems with the rear-end on these cars?? i know ive been running 800rwhp on my supra wich has the same set-up and i havent had a prob with the stock diff or half shafts... so what would you reccomend for the cobra?

Depends what you want to do with the car. If it's going to see a good amount of drag racing (which it WILL, right? ) I would swap in a built 8.8" (like what the GT's and Mach 1's have). Solid axle kills IRS for drag racing, end of story.

If you want to keep the independent rear in there, you should look at upgraded bushings for everything, a rear differential girdle, and maybe upgraded halfshafts if it's going to be putting down some really big numbers.

I've always heard it's wheel hop that kills those halfshafts. I'm sure if the engine has enough muscle, it could snap them just from the power too (only an issue if you've got sticky tires I'd assume).

 

[BLKVERT]

Congrats on your purchase...have fun.

 

[00gtconv]

Pro charger

http://www.apten-us.com/performance/03cobra/procharger.asp

Thats on pump gas.

I know a company that will sell and do the complete install for 3,500 and its in stock.

 

[el_kid_1]

I say go the Kenne Bell route with their CAI. The KB kit can put you in the 600+ rwhp zone