MM&FF compare between the BBK SSI and a Ported Cobra

[lxwants12's]

347...forged internals...10.5:1 comp..afr 185's,,nx wet kit spraying 75 till a tune....and all the supporting mods as well........sorry man didnt wanna list off everything

by the way Mike.....im the jealous one....i miss NY soooo damn bad

 

[Grn92LX]

Frank, you have AIM? If so PM me your SN

 

[Mustang5L5]

Sometimes i get the impression that these magazines just want to promote the brands that advertise in them vs giving us real tech info.

5.0 mag this month has a 5-lug upgrade for FOx's that looked pretty decent in the regards that they would be using SN95 parts. However right in the middle they switched over to Baer front and rear disks and then had a little sidebar about how much "better" it would be to just order aftermarket peices vs putting it together yourself with SN95 parts. Keep in mind the price of the baer stuff was something like $1200 for the front and $1100 for the rears. Yeah...$2300 in aftermarket brakes is a much better route for us readers to take vs $500 in Ford parts.

 

[srothfuss]

I think I read that article too. I was confused for a minute and then I saw that they were "plugging" the baer stuff.

 

[bdazzgt]

i hate magazines because their "budget" motors cost is more than i paid for my car... i wish i got a lot of free parts those b a s t a r d s

 

[Mustang5L5]

Yeah no kiddin, they do a budget buildup and budget in a set of AL heads or a supercharger.

I'm still waiting for the day they build up a 5.0 with GT-40P heads an explorer intake and other cheap mods.

 

[DeVus1]

Sometimes i get the impression that these magazines just want to promote the brands that advertise in them vs giving us real tech info.

5.0 mag this month has a 5-lug upgrade for FOx's that looked pretty decent in the regards that they would be using SN95 parts. However right in the middle they switched over to Baer front and rear disks and then had a little sidebar about how much "better" it would be to just order aftermarket peices vs putting it together yourself with SN95 parts. Keep in mind the price of the baer stuff was something like $1200 for the front and $1100 for the rears. Yeah...$2300 in aftermarket brakes is a much better route for us readers to take vs $500 in Ford parts.

I noticed that too. I was like "WTF, this isnt project spend 2 Grand." I thought the article was supposed to be about passed down parts (from newer Mustangs). Since when are Baer brakes passed down?

 

[Mustang5L5]

I noticed that too. I was like "WTF, this isnt project spend 2 Grand." I thought the article was supposed to be about passed down parts (from newer Mustangs). Since when are Baer brakes passed down?

Hahah exactly! The entire article started out on the basis of upgrading cars with parts from newer cars!!


And then they go into the whole "btw, don't use factory parts, order your parts from Baer it's much easier"

 

[9 Deuce GT]

$2300 in aftermarket brakes is a much better route for us readers to take vs $500 in Ford parts.

What you forgot to say was $1800 more for almost the exact same brake system.

Baer's are great, if you have the cash, but not "better".

 

[9 Deuce GT]

Yeah no kiddin, they do a budget buildup and budget in a set of AL heads or a supercharger.

I'm still waiting for the day they build up a 5.0 with GT-40P heads an explorer intake and other cheap mods.

I think you missed the boat. They did this back in December '99 with a GT-40 intake.

 

[04sleeper]

You can't believe everything you read.

 

[FORCED2DV8]

Remeber where ther money comes from......Its not us, all those ads, Those tech articles with bbk and all the other parts they try, They get parts for free and money for advertising, Not to say all the parts they try are bad, but You have take it with a grain of salt.....