Is it worth upgrading a cobra with mileage?

[still03cobra]

So with a cobra right at 130K miles is it worth trying to upgrade it? Or try to sell and get one that has already been upgraded?

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[nxhappy]

how much HP you looking for?

 

[01yellercobra]

Compression test and leak down. If the engine is healthy go for it. Everything else (trans, suspension, etc) would have to be upgraded anyway to match the power.

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[jblood37]

Almost always cheaper to get one already modded. If you want to mod yours then do compression and leak down as stated. When I took the blower off my engine I realized that I already had a reman Ford motor. You could be in the same boat.

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[Piasared]

I'd just buy high mileage one an upgrade it. Mind you a lot of non professional mechanics can use crap parts but swear they are awesome. It's way more expensive but so is throwing a rod on the "new motor" they just installed.


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[cj428mach]

Depends on your final goals. If you plan to keep it forever id sell and buy a lower mileage car, if you're just going to mod enjoy for a little while and sell then keep what you got.

I had an 80k mile terminator I was looking to build. I knew id be a lifer so I weighed my options and decided to buy an 7.5k mile car because in the end. I felt this would be cheaper than rebuilding the engine, irs transmission, repainting the front clip, etc.

Buying a modded car can be a gamble, if you go this route spend the extra money on a nice one. You can find modded cars with a few issues or the sellers know nothing about cheaper than a documented modded car but its probably not worth it. For the extra money buy a car with receipts, pics of the mods, etc. It will be money well spent.

 

[choate]

100% depends if you know the car or not. Like how long have you had it? What issues have you had? How many previous owners? What did they do to it and why? At what point in its life did what mods go on? How old are the needed supporting mods? And most importantly what's the condition of the engine now and all the questions above vs a different one. Its not just as basic as the question you asked

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[still03cobra]

Yeah after thinking about it I will probably keep it the way it is then sell later on for one I really want. I love mine now very much though!

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[Piasared]

I bought a high mileage car for fun. Can mod the hell out of it as long as it's solid and not worry about extra miles. Really depends if you want a show car or to have fun in one. Neither make a good investment


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