The forgotten 2002 Cobra
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You guys actually made out well though. Did you get the hp fix? My buddy had a 99, he got the hp fix which I believe that included extrude honing the intake manifold, tuning/recalibrated ecu/pcm. He also ended getting a bunch free cobra gear/attire, lol, leather cobra jacket and hats etc...
50,000 GT500s have been made vs under 20k terminators.
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Yes I sure did get the fix! Exactly what you said with the car, they sent me a leather jacket with the VIN on the inside. Still have it.
Interesting story! I remember getting some 2000 Cobra brochures before they cancelled production for that year. I also bought a new 99 Cobra and went through the recall. The biggest culprit in the power deficit was the stock mufflers. I cut those off and put some dynomax bullets in there, made a huge difference. I did take it in for the recall however to get the new extrude honed intake and PCM reflash. Right after that I added 4.10 gears and a chris johnson tune. Then the car was a screamer! I got the jacket too and still have it. Wasnt a bad experience but Ford made up for it with the 03-04 cars! I sold my 99 and bought a new 04 when they came out. Didnt have to do anything to it for a while powerwise lol.
I bought one of the 2002 Cobra's brand new - still have it - but I've gone the whole Terminator clone route with it, interior, hood, trunk, scoops, drivetrain, 2.3L Whipple etc. They imported about 100 of the 2002 Cobras, but they also imported a couple of hundred 2001 Cobras which is why there are 20-odd for sale at any time.
They have a small but enthusiastic following in Australia, and still command reasonable money for a tidy example, but the real victims of the 2015-> Mustangs being imported are the 2005-2014 cars that were privately imported and converted - they used to fetch BIG money but the newer cars have scalped that market.
They have a small but enthusiastic following in Australia, and still command reasonable money for a tidy example, but the real victims of the 2015-> Mustangs being imported are the 2005-2014 cars that were privately imported and converted - they used to fetch BIG money but the newer cars have scalped that market.
I totally saw that when researching my mystichrome video
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It throws a lot of people through a loop because people don’t know there wasn’t supposed to be one and then find out there actually was one. lol
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Wild...sometimes Ford really excels in their decisions..then there are times they are so dumb.
Example: had a chance at putting 4.10s and a supercharger in the marauder; didnt due to high ranking people within Ford leadership.
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I'd like to believe that. But are you sure? There were faster super cars than the Terminator available even before the 03/04 Cobras. I can believe it influenced muscle cars like the Hellcat etc. - but not supercars, or even the Vette. The Z06 was faster during those years as well - stock compared to stock.
what's the guys S/N that lives in Japan, has the comp orange car?
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It forced the Z06 to run for the hills. It started beating the C5, and with a pulley it would take on the Z06 and since then the Mustang has been compared to the Corvette on performance, even more so once the Camaro died off. Chevy knew they had the Cobra on the heels of the Z06
LMAO. Ok my bad! Yes that went way over my head. I take the Internets too serious?!
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