supercharger and transmission choices? what would you pick if you could?

[95 yellow 5 0]

Mach 1 deal fell through.

I owe $13,500 which is the problem, so if i go and do this I'm keepin this thing for a longggggg time, so I wanna do it right.
I have a couple questions on engine rebuild with forged internals. I see them on ebay for like $1500. Is it worth the time and labor ($) to have the motor rebuilt with forged stuff or just get a complete engine. Supercharging is something I've always wanted to do. D1SC procharger with 3 core 4300.00+ all the upgrades, 42 lb. inj., fuel pump.. another grand or so. Any others you guys recommend, maybe cheaper ways to go (not nitrous). I mean I can ask tomorrow about getting approved for say $28500 loan to pay off the current lien then go nuts with mods for my car and pay as if i'm payin for a new car. i mean my car isn't worth ***** and neither will a new Mach 1 by the time I'm half done paying for it.
What other components are a must for s/c, engine rebuild???
Tremec TKO 600, I see a lot of on Ebay. Looks sick, can handle 600lb ft. I'd like to be mid-low 11's on streets and be streetable. No worries about breaking anything and can handle sometimes hard driver. The T56's are only $1250 but I dunno how much more money is involved in the swap. Do I need a different fly wheel and clutch, modified d/s, any thing else?
i'd have to consider suspension as well though, at a minimum i'd think control arms and lowering springs...
I'm not sure if $15,000 will cut all the parts + labor. any one drop a lot of money on their car at once? Any ideas how much this would all cost?

I'm gonna buy a 94 jeep cherokee for 2500 to have in the mean time of the car getting whatever done. So i have definitly decided to keep my car, just deciding whether to do this loan right now and get the car ready for summer or wait till the engine goes. lemme know any ideas sorry for the essay

 

[95 yellow 5 0]

no advice at all?

i just got a 94 jeep grand cherokee with 157,000 miles for $2600. leather and came with a system. actually very nice for it is and still runs good.

soooo any ideas what to do with my car?
I mean I take out a small loan and do a couple things instead of major stuff. you guys think i should rebuild with forged internals? , it's gonna get more expensive. As i was told it would be at least a grand to replace the one rod. Is it smarter to start with a short block and keep building it up or work on my engine now, just get to get it running right again then put my gears in??

 

[1999SVTVert]

Here's some advice, but maybe not what you want to hear.

I think that you should take the smallest loan that you can to get the car fixed and either sell it or enjoy driving it while paying down your current loan.

The last thing that I would ever do if I was upside-down (owing more than you can sell it for) on a car is take an even larger loan out to put more modifications into it.

Face it, as painful as it is, putting mods into a car is a money loosing proposition. It can certainly be enjoyable and personnaly satisfying, but you are going to lose money. The car is almost always going to be worth less in the end than what you spent on parts and labor to get it that way. It may be worth it to you, but not to someone who you may be required to sell it to.

The most foolish thing I can possibly think of is to take out a $28,500 loan to sink more money into a car that you are currently upside-down on. Especially with $4,200 in credit card debt. This is only going to make your already not-great situation into a really bad one. You will never even come close to recouping your money sunk into the car. Thinking this way is a fast track to bankruptcy and repossesion.


Probably not what you want to hear, but advice none the less. Modding cars is great fun, but only when you are in a financial situation to be able to ignore or manage the inevitable loss of cash.

Just my thoughts-

Adam

 

[95 yellow 5 0]

nah, it's what i want to hear. anything better than nothing.
i was even thinking if the heads have to come off, at least get them ported and polished, maybe valve upgrades while the rod is gettin replaced?
not worth forged internals though huh?
my credit card's only got $500 on it right now.

 

[SVT32VDOHC]

Yellow 95---I had a ticking problem in both my motors on my Cobra's. My 96 had stock manifolds when I got it and was leaking at the right side donut gasket area. My 97 had the L/T's when I got it and they were leaking at the head/header. Come to find out 2 bolts were not installed and 3 others were not tight. I had Alternative fix both of them. I hate mechanical stuff, I am more of a body/paint guy so I just paid to get it fixed. Your car might have a simple exhaust leak, check that out first.

Secondly, if it is the motor, I would just fix what was wrong as cheap as possible. I know people forge motors on this forum and you read about it all the time but honestly, people forget how tough our motors really are. My car for instance has stock T-body, Mass Air, Heads, Cams, Intake, block, internals, etc...My car doesn't have the fastet time in the world, but it is a beast. I race at the track all summer long, and I am hard on the car on the street always. My car idles great, gets good gas mileage and has no driveability/stalling/over heating problems. What I am trying to get at is you don't need to spend so much money on the stuff you are talking about because you really don't need it. Don't dig yourself into a huge hole you can't get out of. I know I will run a mid 11 this year, with same mods, just better tires, and front suspension upgrades. You can do the same with your 01 Cobra. For your question about dropping a lot of money at once on a car...My anser is yes, I did a lot of mods when I first got it in Feb. 2002...$5,000 worth, then I had the S/C kit installed, and tuned in March of 2004...$5,300 worth. See, I paid out of pocket for everything though. I don't think you should take out that huge loan when you are still paying off your current one for the car. Think about it.

 

[95 yellow 5 0]

as long as i have a cobra i'm happy. !!!

 

[98Snakebite]

You are in the exact same boat as me. My 98 is tickin and using a little oil. It is just basically starting to show its age. I just dynoed it and the 252 rwhp confirms it.I have been contemplating many things and this is what I have come up with. I definitely want boost of some sort, so I am going to prep the block for that. I have a work truck so I can amass all the parts one at a time. I am lucky because I have the skills to do the assembly of the engine and the fabrication of the twin turbo setup myself. If you can do the same, you will save vast amounts of money. Another possibility is to go with a used 03/04 blower setup, but know that you will have to swap heads. Just remember that parts for 4V motors can be sourced from Lincoln Towncars and MKVIIIs, navigators, and aviators. Save the money, and buy the parts you need one at a time. Just remember 2 things:

1. Do not under any circumstances get more upside down in the thing. Period. No Loans.

2. Do not ever, never, ever disassemble the existing engine before you have all parts and some extra cash. It is worth more broken like it is than in pieces all over the yard.

Hope this helps.

 

[94CobraPace]

Going by his user name, he has a 5.0, not a 32V. The 5.0 Cobras does not have forged internals. I would not go into debt to mod the car. Save your money, then do it.
My ultimate plan would be to go forged internal 331. A Vortec or Procharger would be my choice. I'd also do heads, cam & ported cobra intake. Both trannys are good, depends if you want a 5 or 6 speed. Don't forget to upgrade the rear end to 31 spline also.

 

[98Snakebite]

Contrary to what his name suggests, he has a black 98 DOHC Cobra, just like mine. I have been reading alot of threads about the car recently.