1997 Mustang Cobra Vortech Supercharged
30,xxx miles. Black exterior and black interior. Vortech T trim supercharger. Absolutely beautiful car inside and out.
I bought this car about 2 months ago. The previous owner owned the car since 2002 and did all of the modifications. The engine is making a ticking/tapping sound that is audible when the engine is cold and is less audible as the engine warms up. I’m far from a mechanic, but I think it sounds like what a lifter tick (lash adjuster) would sound like. See the video below for the noise. I had the car looked at by a performance shop and was told that they wouldn’t know what is causing the noise without getting into the engine, but they said it could be a lash adjuster, piston slap, timing chain, or any number of things. I don’t have the funds to have them get into the engine and diagnose the issue, and I don’t want to run the car hard with the issue, so this is leading me to sell the car. The shop and I are confident that it isn’t a bent rod as that noise is much different than what you can hear in the video. I recently took the car on a 150 mile drive and it drove great. The performance shop told me that based on the way the noise sounds that it should be fine to drive under normal conditions and could probably go forever without a problem. I am very conservative and don’t want to run the car hard until it is fixed so I have kept it under 3k rpm. If someone wants to test drive the car, I will ride along and the person can drive the car under normal driving conditions without driving it hard. Proof of funds with intent to purchase are required to test drive the car.
Other than the ticking/tapping sound the car is amazing. It is always garaged, has been very well kept, and has had routine maintenance. The interior, exterior, and engine bay are all incredibly clean. The paint is in excellent condition, however, there is some spider cracking in the front bumper.
I am asking $9750 for the car but am open to reasonable offers. I have run a Carfax which shows a clean title with no accidents or incidents. There is no lien and clean title is in hand.
MODS:
Engine:
• Vortech V2 T-trim (Polished)
• Anderson PowerPipe
• 90mm Lightning Mass Air
• Accufab Ellipse Throttle Body
• Ported Short-runner Intake
• IMRC Deletes
• 60 lbs. Injectors
• Walbro 255 lph in-tank fuel pump
• Walbro 255 lph in-line fuel pump
Exhaust:
• Bassani Mid-length Headers (Ceramic Coated)
• Bassani Stainless Steel 2.5” X-pipe (Removable Cats)
• Bassani Stainless Steel 2.5” Cat-back
Drivetrain:
• FRPP King Cobra clutch
• 11” Steel flywheel
• FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft
• BMR Driveshaft loop (Bolt-on)
• Pro 5.0 Shifter
• Dallas Mustang SpeedCal
Rear-End:
• FRPP 4.10 gears
• Detroit Tru-Trac differential
• Strange S/S 31-spline axles w/ 3” screw in studs
• FRPP aluminum cover and main stud kit
• CHE Axle Brace
• Welded axle tubes
Suspension
Front:
• FRPP B springs
• Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber plates
• 03/04 Cobra Lower Control arms (A-arms)
Rear:
• Maximum Motorsports Extreme Duty lower control arms
• Wolfe torque box plates (welded on) and seams welded
• Steeda double adjustable upper control arms w/polyurethane bushings (Chassis side)
• Wolfe spherical upper control arm bushings (Rear-end side)
• Strange Adjustable Shocks
• FRPP B springs w/ airbag in right spring
Wheels & Tires:
• FRPP Chrome Cobra R wheels. Perfect condition with no pitting or curb rash
• BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW 255/45/17 on the front. Like new condition.
• Nitto NT05 275/45/17 on the back. Brand new.
• 3” Moroso studs installed in stock front hubs
• Mcgard Locking lug nuts
Miscellaneous:
• EGR Delete (Have parts)
• Secondary Air Injection removed (Have parts)
• Global West full-length sub-frame connectors
• StangSuspension.com slotted rotors
• X-cal 2
• Boost Gauge and AEM Wideband and gauge (Wired for easy connection to X-cal for data logging purposes. Sitting in glove box.)
• Snow Performance Stage 2 Methanol injection kit (Partially installed: Pump is mounted and plumbed. Controller need to be wired)
• Kenwood Excelon KDC-X715 stereo head unit
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr347/kit5pt0/1997%20Vortec]
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Walk around video
[video=youtube;WMjSgsUlc5A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMjSgsUlc5A[/video]
Cold start video. You can hear the ticking/tapping as the rpm's decrease.
[video=youtube;M9z-l4PmA-o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9z-l4PmA-o[/video]
Warm idle video. Tapping is not as audible.
[video=youtube;lyYKm0Q74Sg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyYKm0Q74Sg[/video]
30,xxx miles. Black exterior and black interior. Vortech T trim supercharger. Absolutely beautiful car inside and out.
I bought this car about 2 months ago. The previous owner owned the car since 2002 and did all of the modifications. The engine is making a ticking/tapping sound that is audible when the engine is cold and is less audible as the engine warms up. I’m far from a mechanic, but I think it sounds like what a lifter tick (lash adjuster) would sound like. See the video below for the noise. I had the car looked at by a performance shop and was told that they wouldn’t know what is causing the noise without getting into the engine, but they said it could be a lash adjuster, piston slap, timing chain, or any number of things. I don’t have the funds to have them get into the engine and diagnose the issue, and I don’t want to run the car hard with the issue, so this is leading me to sell the car. The shop and I are confident that it isn’t a bent rod as that noise is much different than what you can hear in the video. I recently took the car on a 150 mile drive and it drove great. The performance shop told me that based on the way the noise sounds that it should be fine to drive under normal conditions and could probably go forever without a problem. I am very conservative and don’t want to run the car hard until it is fixed so I have kept it under 3k rpm. If someone wants to test drive the car, I will ride along and the person can drive the car under normal driving conditions without driving it hard. Proof of funds with intent to purchase are required to test drive the car.
Other than the ticking/tapping sound the car is amazing. It is always garaged, has been very well kept, and has had routine maintenance. The interior, exterior, and engine bay are all incredibly clean. The paint is in excellent condition, however, there is some spider cracking in the front bumper.
I am asking $9750 for the car but am open to reasonable offers. I have run a Carfax which shows a clean title with no accidents or incidents. There is no lien and clean title is in hand.
MODS:
Engine:
• Vortech V2 T-trim (Polished)
• Anderson PowerPipe
• 90mm Lightning Mass Air
• Accufab Ellipse Throttle Body
• Ported Short-runner Intake
• IMRC Deletes
• 60 lbs. Injectors
• Walbro 255 lph in-tank fuel pump
• Walbro 255 lph in-line fuel pump
Exhaust:
• Bassani Mid-length Headers (Ceramic Coated)
• Bassani Stainless Steel 2.5” X-pipe (Removable Cats)
• Bassani Stainless Steel 2.5” Cat-back
Drivetrain:
• FRPP King Cobra clutch
• 11” Steel flywheel
• FRPP Aluminum Driveshaft
• BMR Driveshaft loop (Bolt-on)
• Pro 5.0 Shifter
• Dallas Mustang SpeedCal
Rear-End:
• FRPP 4.10 gears
• Detroit Tru-Trac differential
• Strange S/S 31-spline axles w/ 3” screw in studs
• FRPP aluminum cover and main stud kit
• CHE Axle Brace
• Welded axle tubes
Suspension
Front:
• FRPP B springs
• Maximum Motorsports Caster/Camber plates
• 03/04 Cobra Lower Control arms (A-arms)
Rear:
• Maximum Motorsports Extreme Duty lower control arms
• Wolfe torque box plates (welded on) and seams welded
• Steeda double adjustable upper control arms w/polyurethane bushings (Chassis side)
• Wolfe spherical upper control arm bushings (Rear-end side)
• Strange Adjustable Shocks
• FRPP B springs w/ airbag in right spring
Wheels & Tires:
• FRPP Chrome Cobra R wheels. Perfect condition with no pitting or curb rash
• BF Goodrich g-Force T/A KDW 255/45/17 on the front. Like new condition.
• Nitto NT05 275/45/17 on the back. Brand new.
• 3” Moroso studs installed in stock front hubs
• Mcgard Locking lug nuts
Miscellaneous:
• EGR Delete (Have parts)
• Secondary Air Injection removed (Have parts)
• Global West full-length sub-frame connectors
• StangSuspension.com slotted rotors
• X-cal 2
• Boost Gauge and AEM Wideband and gauge (Wired for easy connection to X-cal for data logging purposes. Sitting in glove box.)
• Snow Performance Stage 2 Methanol injection kit (Partially installed: Pump is mounted and plumbed. Controller need to be wired)
• Kenwood Excelon KDC-X715 stereo head unit
http://i498.photobucket.com/albums/rr347/kit5pt0/1997%20Vortec]
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Walk around video
[video=youtube;WMjSgsUlc5A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMjSgsUlc5A[/video]
Cold start video. You can hear the ticking/tapping as the rpm's decrease.
[video=youtube;M9z-l4PmA-o]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9z-l4PmA-o[/video]
Warm idle video. Tapping is not as audible.
[video=youtube;lyYKm0Q74Sg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyYKm0Q74Sg[/video]
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