I should have mentioned that I have a vert as well. Also I forgot to ask were you able to keep the blown motor?
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Ok, that's cool! Yeah, you're right about pretty much everything you said. Even the part about me being dead set on some things. I don't know about the "half the cost" part, but definitely agree on cheaper! And probably could get more power for the same money, but like you say... this is what makes me happy. I definitely will listen to your advice, but I don't have to take it! ;-)
Yeah, I was able to keep the old motor, but I'll be using a lot of parts from it. Why, do you have an idea about what I can do with the rest of it? I'm going to keep some of the parts for now (like the Eaton) until I'm sure I'm happy with 600+ hp. I'm really curious how bad it is because it didn't make hardly any noise, and I pulled over as soon as I realized something wasn't quite right, so I'd like to think it didn't get trashed too bad.
Since you also have a vert then you must know about that crossmember that was discussed. What did you think about the MM k-member? Did it affect cowl shake at all? Did you have any negative effects of eliminating that crossmember? I do like Quick Strike's idea of it providing protection for the headers but I also like the idea dropping some more weight off the front end, and the idea of having coil overs. Do you have a strut tower brace? These are all things I intended to address BEFORE replacing my engine, but that choice was made FOR me.
I have full sub frame connectors, K member, A arms with delrin bushings, Strut tower brace, complete coilover kit front to back and the full tilt boogie kit, 165150[/ATTACH]"]
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Being that you were able to keep the motor why dont you buy a short block and then have those heads ported and have a set of cams installed. Also see if the original block can be saved. I would tear down that block so fast checking to see what I can save and build it even stronger.
I have full sub frame connectors, K member, A arms with delrin bushings, Strut tower brace, complete coilover kit front to back and the full tilt boogie kit, 165154[/ATTACH]"]
Sweet! I'm doing the full length s/f connectors now, and already have the full tilt boogie kit, but still want to do the rest of that eventually! You didn't say how that affected cowl shake? ...or the dreaded convertible front end shake? I always thought the strut tower brace would help that but people I trust say no, not really, but they don't have convertibles.
I AM buying a short block, and I'm getting heads that already are ported and polished and have cams. They have 2,000 miles on them. I'm told the previous owner paid $5000 for the work done on them, and I'm getting them for $3,000. I'm not reusing the old block because I wanted either an aluminum or Boss 5.0 block (or both). :??:
Want to buy my old block? ...cheap? ;-)
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I dont have any front end shake at all. In fact it is very stiff. Now get into a vert that doesnt have full subs/ strut tower brace and its shake rattle and roll time. Also where is middleburg FL? And if you noticed my brace is a 4 point versus a 3 point.
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Yes, I noticed EXACTLY which tower brace you have, since I've looked at that one many times. :thumbsup:
My previous car was an '02 GT convertible (which I bought new trading in a '98 GT coupe) so I know how bad they can be. My Cobra is actually much, much better than my GT was, and really the only difference is the Roush s/f connectors replaced the factory s/f connectors. They were already on the car when I got it so I don't know if the Cobras were just built better or if the Roush s/f connectors should get all the credit. They don't look like much. And we'll see how much improvement I get from the SpinTech full s/f connectors, but I just can't see how the strut tower brace can NOT help!
So it sounds like eliminating that vert only brace didn't hurt your car at all. Oh, and Middleburg is near Jacksonville. :beer:
My previous car was an '02 GT convertible (which I bought new trading in a '98 GT coupe) so I know how bad they can be. My Cobra is actually much, much better than my GT was, and really the only difference is the Roush s/f connectors replaced the factory s/f connectors. They were already on the car when I got it so I don't know if the Cobras were just built better or if the Roush s/f connectors should get all the credit. They don't look like much. And we'll see how much improvement I get from the SpinTech full s/f connectors, but I just can't see how the strut tower brace can NOT help!
So it sounds like eliminating that vert only brace didn't hurt your car at all. Oh, and Middleburg is near Jacksonville. :beer:
I might take that blown motor off your hands :rolling:
Should be coming out in the next week or 2. I'll let you know what we find.
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