Hey everyone so as the title says I need some help with my swap. I've tried the search option and either I suck at searching lol or the info isn't there.
So here's the info on what I have already- the car is a 97 gt manual coupe, I have an 03 cobra shortblock that I'm about to rebuild, most (hopefully all) of the timing components minus the cover, complete heads from a 93-95 mark 8 and an intake manifold from the same year mark 8. I also have a stock 03 cobra oil pump
I know that the intake cams should be swapped for cobras and the intake should be a cobra and that stuff, but I got the intake for free lol so I'm gonna try to use that. If anyone is willing to part with a b head cobra intake for less than expensive lol, please let me know.
I'm also aware of the coolant necessities and electrical things needed, flywheel of course as well.
So here are my main questions:
Are the 03 cobras 4 or 2 bolt mains?
what timing covers can I use? I've read from a different swap that any can be bolted up and I should use one of the year of my car (97 gt should use a 97 cobra) but I also read from mm&ff that there are certain differences with bolts so caused me a little concern.
Are there knock sensors on the 03 cobra block? If so, is there anything I need to do with it?
The intake for that year mark is different and the throttle body is located near the firewall. I thought the cobra and mark tb's were the same but I tried to line up the 03 cobra tb and it didn't quite match with the mark intake. Does anyone know what throttle body I can use? Where I may be able to get one? Also what throttle/cruise cables will work for that intake/throttle body?
What exhaust manifolds will work best? I plan on keeping them factory cause I'm running a remote turbo kit and I've read in many forums that the factory headers work best with the sts kits.
Lastly, if anyone could please take a look at some part numbers for some things, id greatly appreciate confirming what I need.
So the main bearing I'm getting are clevite and the pn is: MS2007H are these correct?
Rod bearings are clevite tri armor coated pn: CB1442HK are these correct? And it states they are 23.95 each from summit, do I need 8? One set for each rod right?
I'm wanting total seal rings but I'm having a hrad time finding them. I found them at MMR pn 400290. Do these need to be filed to fit or are they ready to go?
Any recommendation on valve covers? Windage tray?
Anything I missed? Any and all recommendations/help are GREATLY appreciated.
This is my first actual engine build and of course first experience with a dohc swap, so I apologize if any of these questions seem basic to you guys. Thanks much in advance!
-Nate
So here's the info on what I have already- the car is a 97 gt manual coupe, I have an 03 cobra shortblock that I'm about to rebuild, most (hopefully all) of the timing components minus the cover, complete heads from a 93-95 mark 8 and an intake manifold from the same year mark 8. I also have a stock 03 cobra oil pump
I know that the intake cams should be swapped for cobras and the intake should be a cobra and that stuff, but I got the intake for free lol so I'm gonna try to use that. If anyone is willing to part with a b head cobra intake for less than expensive lol, please let me know.
I'm also aware of the coolant necessities and electrical things needed, flywheel of course as well.
So here are my main questions:
Are the 03 cobras 4 or 2 bolt mains?
what timing covers can I use? I've read from a different swap that any can be bolted up and I should use one of the year of my car (97 gt should use a 97 cobra) but I also read from mm&ff that there are certain differences with bolts so caused me a little concern.
Are there knock sensors on the 03 cobra block? If so, is there anything I need to do with it?
The intake for that year mark is different and the throttle body is located near the firewall. I thought the cobra and mark tb's were the same but I tried to line up the 03 cobra tb and it didn't quite match with the mark intake. Does anyone know what throttle body I can use? Where I may be able to get one? Also what throttle/cruise cables will work for that intake/throttle body?
What exhaust manifolds will work best? I plan on keeping them factory cause I'm running a remote turbo kit and I've read in many forums that the factory headers work best with the sts kits.
Lastly, if anyone could please take a look at some part numbers for some things, id greatly appreciate confirming what I need.
So the main bearing I'm getting are clevite and the pn is: MS2007H are these correct?
Rod bearings are clevite tri armor coated pn: CB1442HK are these correct? And it states they are 23.95 each from summit, do I need 8? One set for each rod right?
I'm wanting total seal rings but I'm having a hrad time finding them. I found them at MMR pn 400290. Do these need to be filed to fit or are they ready to go?
Any recommendation on valve covers? Windage tray?
Anything I missed? Any and all recommendations/help are GREATLY appreciated.
This is my first actual engine build and of course first experience with a dohc swap, so I apologize if any of these questions seem basic to you guys. Thanks much in advance!
-Nate