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Southport2014

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Hey everyone i have a 87 gt with basic bolt ons and gt40 heads and intake. My father has been wanting to get the car back off me . It originally was his and i bought it off him. I have considered selling it back to him but i would like to know out of the cars i have found what would be the best deal for me. Looking for fun car and fast.
My options are a 95 cobra 98xxx miles trickflow heads and custom comp cam. Nitrious. And full bolt ons. Says it dynos at around 330hp to the wheels without nitrious. Its a really nice car. Can get for arouns 6000-6500.

Or should i save up and buy a 03 or 04 mach 1 for around 10k local to me.

Or buy a 99 / 01 cobra for around same price as mach

Or a 96-98 cobra for around 5-7500 .
 

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The Mach 1 and the 99/01 Cobra are essentially the same car. The biggest difference would be the rear suspension (IRS in the Cobra, solid axle for the Mach) and the Mach 1 can be had with an automatic, should you so desire. Since you're considering Cobras I doubt that's an issue. Now, this is a rather broad comparison...but power-wise, they're pretty similar...and they're both the DOHC 4.6L.

It's a tough call. Me personally, I think I'd go with one of the "New Edge" options. Without the mods, you've already got a good base to start with. Between the 99 or 01 Cobra, I'd lean more towards the '01 because of the overrated power issue with the '99s.
 
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All of those options are desirable. I'd go for the 96-98 Cobra, myself.
 

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You want to get yourself into a nice driver, with some lineage behind it, that'll hold its value.....got for the Mach 1

If you just want to bang gears and beat on the thing, get the '95 Cobra that someone else already spent some money on.
 

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Get the Mach if you can swing it. It'll run as better n/a the any of the others (maybe the 95 cobra will run good but you're getting someone else's problems in a built car). My mach ran 12.60's with off road h and mac catback exhaust and a tire.
 

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squeak93 said:
Get the Mach if you can swing it. It'll run as better n/a the any of the others (maybe the 95 cobra will run good but you're getting someone else's problems in a built car). My mach ran 12.60's with off road h and mac catback exhaust and a tire.
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Still have your mach?
 

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Sadly I let it go. It is with a buddy and still runs those 12.60's all day long.
 
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