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<blockquote data-quote="CobraBob" data-source="post: 16174033" data-attributes="member: 6727"><p>Ditto. Any current photos of your '03 Cobra?</p><p></p><p>I read through this thread and I'm still shaking my head. What you're planning is one of the worse ideas I've yet heard here relative to a new build. Your logic makes zero sense to me, but hey, it's your Cobra, you have the right to destroy it. Like so many have already said, there are much better power-train options for your '66 Mustang project. </p><p></p><p>So if you pull the Terminator motor you then have to get it installed in your '66. That's not going to be a remove and install snap. You're going to put more money and time into that part. I could understand doing it if the body was wrecked, but it's apparently perfectly good. So sell the Cobra with its 33K miles and take the $23k or so and have an engine builder build you a nice motor and do a number of upgrade mods all around. More on that below.</p><p></p><p>Speaking of motors, you do know that the Terminator 4.6 overhead cam engine is physically bigger than a Boss 429, right? And, it won't fit between the '66 Mustang shock towers with alterations like shaving. You're making the installation of the 4.6 sound like it will be relatively easy to do. I get you want something really unique, but getting there will be a path of headaches. So consider a few much better, equally unique, engine choices.</p><p></p><p>Here's an idea for you. Sell your Terminator and use some of the proceeds to modernize/improve your '66 overall. Like upgrading the brakes, suspension, electronic engine control/fuel injection, seats, lighting, transmission, engine (maybe a built 5.0 with fuel injection or a built 351), sound system, instrument panel, electrical system, wheels, and more. Plopping in an impractical and huge 4.6 motor without addressing any of the other really needed mods I mentioned seems so pointless in the long run. </p><p></p><p>Do yourself a big favor and take the time to really think this project through. IMO the engine choice is less important than addressing those other areas. You will still then be driving a classic, older Mustang that will, well, drive like an older Mustang. And that ain't good. Update the other areas and go with a less expensive and better motor, and you're going to be driving that '66 with a huge smile on your face, and turning a lot of heads as they check out all of the mods you've done from front to back, and inside. JMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CobraBob, post: 16174033, member: 6727"] Ditto. Any current photos of your '03 Cobra? I read through this thread and I'm still shaking my head. What you're planning is one of the worse ideas I've yet heard here relative to a new build. Your logic makes zero sense to me, but hey, it's your Cobra, you have the right to destroy it. Like so many have already said, there are much better power-train options for your '66 Mustang project. So if you pull the Terminator motor you then have to get it installed in your '66. That's not going to be a remove and install snap. You're going to put more money and time into that part. I could understand doing it if the body was wrecked, but it's apparently perfectly good. So sell the Cobra with its 33K miles and take the $23k or so and have an engine builder build you a nice motor and do a number of upgrade mods all around. More on that below. Speaking of motors, you do know that the Terminator 4.6 overhead cam engine is physically bigger than a Boss 429, right? And, it won't fit between the '66 Mustang shock towers with alterations like shaving. You're making the installation of the 4.6 sound like it will be relatively easy to do. I get you want something really unique, but getting there will be a path of headaches. So consider a few much better, equally unique, engine choices. Here's an idea for you. Sell your Terminator and use some of the proceeds to modernize/improve your '66 overall. Like upgrading the brakes, suspension, electronic engine control/fuel injection, seats, lighting, transmission, engine (maybe a built 5.0 with fuel injection or a built 351), sound system, instrument panel, electrical system, wheels, and more. Plopping in an impractical and huge 4.6 motor without addressing any of the other really needed mods I mentioned seems so pointless in the long run. Do yourself a big favor and take the time to really think this project through. IMO the engine choice is less important than addressing those other areas. You will still then be driving a classic, older Mustang that will, well, drive like an older Mustang. And that ain't good. Update the other areas and go with a less expensive and better motor, and you're going to be driving that '66 with a huge smile on your face, and turning a lot of heads as they check out all of the mods you've done from front to back, and inside. JMO. [/QUOTE]
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