Hey guys, well i finally pulled the trigger and have listed my built 1989 fox coupe for sale and the Cobra is being resurrected.
I have had an eaton m112 and some 99 Cobra C heads sitting on my floor for years now, i've given up on the eaton and will be selling it. Now that i will have some money to throw at the snake my plan is as follows;
-get the car operational, i put it down due to a tick, diagnoses pending
-put a new dash and door panels in the car, mine are trashed
-flowmaster 10 series dumped, maybe get my nasty looking rusted long tubes powder coated if money allow. X pipe or keep the H? I want it to sound like jet black hate
-Get tires for the 18x9/10 saleens that have been on my floor for years. Legit center caps in all, rears are true saleens with front replicas.
-Custom Speed hut guages to my specs, will look just like 96 cluster but no kpm markers and will light up like the termi cluster at night, red SVT added to tach. I also would like a saleen clock pod with oil temp and oil pressure autometer lunar gauges and a speed of sound llc floating a pillar pod set with water temp and trans temp via lunar gauges.
-MGW shifter? i remember hearing they were just the best. I liked the hurst in my fox but the throw was a little long and the lock in to gear could have felt more solid. open to suggestions here guys
-get the alpine flip out late 90's dvd player installed
I am moving to a city vs the rural area i've lived in and think a set of cams would be a lot more realistic than the blower build. I think i would be a little better off on fuel with cams vs blower as well and i just want to drive this thing, i've missed it like hell so a few more mpg would be nice.
I really enjoyed my fox over the last year and i would guestimate it made just a little over 300, 320 would be very optimistic i'd say but it pulls like a freight train right off idle, and cruising in 2nd gear at 3k and matting it, it eeeaaats. So anything comparable to that would be just great.
I know gears would make up for a bit of torque feel but i want to keep the stock rear just for the fuel economy and try to make up for the power with the motor.
96 Cobra COMP cams idle - YouTube
This video the guy's cobra with stage 2 comp cams sound just great, i'm open to other cam suggestions but i'd like the most lope out of it as possible for a driver. i know it doesn't make much power difference but it just really makes my day when i fire it up or am sitting at a stop light and it's all about the smile factor at the end of the day right?
He said in the video description he made close to 380, wow. Could i make that in the B heads with cams and work? I could trade the eaton and c heads i have towards a cam or keep the c heads, flip the eaton and get a 99 intake.
I'd love to make 350-380+, you guys know what i'm working with pretty much parts wise now. What is the most economical way to make it to those numbers? I want a cam with a bad ass lope and unless the compression test tells me i have bad rings i'm going to try and stay out of the bottom end.
Bronze valve guides for sure. Cam, springs i guess? What am i looking at here? fuel upgrades?
My oil pan needs replacing i think as well so if you can suggest a higher volume one thats not too low for street use that would be great.
also i live in nc, so would a mishimoto* (knock off fluidyne, can't remember the name) and a black majic duel fan be the best solution for city stop and go traffic mid summer? again i'd like to go the most reasonable price here without sacrificing reliability.
I know i'm asking for a lot here guys but i've been out of the game for a while and i'm sure things have kept on moving without me so i'd really appreciate your advice on there matters.
Thanks for reading everyone
I have had an eaton m112 and some 99 Cobra C heads sitting on my floor for years now, i've given up on the eaton and will be selling it. Now that i will have some money to throw at the snake my plan is as follows;
-get the car operational, i put it down due to a tick, diagnoses pending
-put a new dash and door panels in the car, mine are trashed
-flowmaster 10 series dumped, maybe get my nasty looking rusted long tubes powder coated if money allow. X pipe or keep the H? I want it to sound like jet black hate
-Get tires for the 18x9/10 saleens that have been on my floor for years. Legit center caps in all, rears are true saleens with front replicas.
-Custom Speed hut guages to my specs, will look just like 96 cluster but no kpm markers and will light up like the termi cluster at night, red SVT added to tach. I also would like a saleen clock pod with oil temp and oil pressure autometer lunar gauges and a speed of sound llc floating a pillar pod set with water temp and trans temp via lunar gauges.
-MGW shifter? i remember hearing they were just the best. I liked the hurst in my fox but the throw was a little long and the lock in to gear could have felt more solid. open to suggestions here guys
-get the alpine flip out late 90's dvd player installed
I am moving to a city vs the rural area i've lived in and think a set of cams would be a lot more realistic than the blower build. I think i would be a little better off on fuel with cams vs blower as well and i just want to drive this thing, i've missed it like hell so a few more mpg would be nice.
I really enjoyed my fox over the last year and i would guestimate it made just a little over 300, 320 would be very optimistic i'd say but it pulls like a freight train right off idle, and cruising in 2nd gear at 3k and matting it, it eeeaaats. So anything comparable to that would be just great.
I know gears would make up for a bit of torque feel but i want to keep the stock rear just for the fuel economy and try to make up for the power with the motor.
96 Cobra COMP cams idle - YouTube
This video the guy's cobra with stage 2 comp cams sound just great, i'm open to other cam suggestions but i'd like the most lope out of it as possible for a driver. i know it doesn't make much power difference but it just really makes my day when i fire it up or am sitting at a stop light and it's all about the smile factor at the end of the day right?
He said in the video description he made close to 380, wow. Could i make that in the B heads with cams and work? I could trade the eaton and c heads i have towards a cam or keep the c heads, flip the eaton and get a 99 intake.
I'd love to make 350-380+, you guys know what i'm working with pretty much parts wise now. What is the most economical way to make it to those numbers? I want a cam with a bad ass lope and unless the compression test tells me i have bad rings i'm going to try and stay out of the bottom end.
Bronze valve guides for sure. Cam, springs i guess? What am i looking at here? fuel upgrades?
My oil pan needs replacing i think as well so if you can suggest a higher volume one thats not too low for street use that would be great.
also i live in nc, so would a mishimoto* (knock off fluidyne, can't remember the name) and a black majic duel fan be the best solution for city stop and go traffic mid summer? again i'd like to go the most reasonable price here without sacrificing reliability.
I know i'm asking for a lot here guys but i've been out of the game for a while and i'm sure things have kept on moving without me so i'd really appreciate your advice on there matters.
Thanks for reading everyone