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clean title, 20inch rims, bed cover, cold air intake,bassani pipe, misc. Other then that, stock. 72,000miles. located in iowa. 2002 Black F150 Lightning 5.4 Supercharged

$125 shipped exhuast /96 housing off a percision PT76/78GTS turbo. email [email protected]

Guys I have a 97 cobra bult motor 8.8CR. It has a vortech t-trim intercooled. My IAT2 are around 125 degrees all the time. Sometime they spike to 150 on a 1/4 mile run at 20psi 6500rpms. I installed a dry fan NOS nozzle about 6 inches away from the TB and after the IAT2 senser. I did becuase...

Guys, I have a 97 cobra 4v and I lowered the compression from 9.7:1 to 8.8:1. I will be turbocharging th car soon. Anyway, I checked the compression with 2 gauges and all the pistons read about 115 on a cold engine and 120psi on a hot engine. I shot a little oil in there during the test and...

help me pick a rear gear for my daily driver setup. (Just upgraded to a t56 and I still haev the 3.27 rear gears) HELP! I have a 93 mustang that weighs 3200lb with me in it. The engine is a 97 cobra with a t-trim pushin 17psi at 7K. The drivetrain currently is a viper t56 (2.66 1st, 74/50 od...

I just upgraded my cobra 97 t-trim to 8 rib. I have all the pullys and everything seems to work fine. Next week Im thinking on removing the AC compresser. There is a delete pulley from ford racing to replace the compressor but its only a 6rib. Does anyone have a hookup for a 8rib ac delete...

guys, my t45 on my 97 cobra went south... Im looking at a t56 with a electric speedo. Is there a converter out there that will convert a electric speedo pickup to a machanical signal so my cars pcm will understand? thanks

How much timing are people running with a similar setup to mine and what HP? 97 cobra with 18#s of boost at 7K (T-TRIM 3.12 pulley) Custom Water/Air IC so IAT will never go over 125 8.8:1 compression and 91 octane gas. (Sometimes 100 at the track)

Guys, I have a 97 Cobra with a T-Trim on it. It pushing about 18lb at 7000rpm. I removed the B - heads from the engine and they are going to get ported. Im having the shop polish the intake and port out the exhaust to match the gasket (Alot of porting!!!) What PSI drop do you think this might...

I purchased some Dimond 11.5 dish pistons for my supercharged 4v cobra. This should bring the compression to about 9.1. I have stock cams and heads. I have the option for getting valve reliefs on the pistons for free.. Do I want this option? I don't even think the on the 4V the valves even...

must be in great condition and ungrinded.

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Need a little help here guys. I have a 97 cobra pushing 18psi of NON-intercooled boost. I just got done kicking the sh*t out of the 16dish MAhle pistons. I had 2 ring lands break due to timing issues. Anyway the mahles could not holdup to my punishment. Im aware that the mahles are made from...

I just had a 97 Cobra engine rebuilt and bored 20 over. new rings,pistons,rods,valve job, etc. The engine has a few hundred miles on it now. (Plasma Molly rings) Im getting massive blowby from the rings on all pistons. How common is it for the rings not to seat right on all 8 pistons? Has...

Help guys, I have a 97 cobra built with 8.5CR. Im running a t-trim with 3.33 8rib pulley(17lb PSI) and no intercooler. I will be using water injection later to aid in intake temp and timing only. I have a stock ignition system with AR94 plugs at .030 gap. Im running a AFR of 11.8 - 12. I have...