New Terminator owner!

Lennyjd

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Hey guys, I'm Lenny, glad to say I picked up my first Terminator a few weeks ago. Was on the hunt for a few months and this one popped up and I immediately had to place a deposit. I think I stole her for the price I paid, and she only has 17k miles! Posi ported eaton and it has the updated heads!

The weather has been awful so I've only driven it 4 times since I got it 3 weeks ago, but she ****ing moves! I have had a 2015 Chevy SS and a 17 Focus RS, both were lightly modded but never felt like the right car. Just 4 drives in the Mustang and I believe I have found my automotive soul mate lol.

The only issue I have noticed so far is the s/c belt is squealing like a pig. Something is either not aligned properly or the tensioner is shot as it had peeled the front rib of the belt; so that's the first thing to address.

Pictures from the seller:


Pictures after I polished it with Sonax 04-06 and sealed with Sonax Polymer Net Shield (It was cloudy, sorry, but man that polish is GOOD STUFF):




The mod list, all worked was done from the original owner:
Still waiting for him to send me the dyno sheet but he stated it reads 505hp.

ENGINE:
* JLT Cold Air Intake
* Moroso Electric Water Pump
* Billetflow Idler Pulleys
* Metco Lower Pulley (stock size)
* Posi Ported Eaton Supercharger
* Posi Polished Plenum
* 2.76 Blower Pulley
* Siemens Deka 63lb Injectors
* Accufab Single Blade Throttle Body
* Kenny Bell Fuel Pressure Disc
* PPRV Delete
* Kenny Bell Boost A Pump
* AFCO Dual Pass Heat Exchanger
* SCT BA-2600 MAF
* 2004 Heads

TRANSMISSION:
* Spec Stage 3 Clutch
* Spec Steel Flywheel
* FORD RACING Throw Out Bearing w/Retaining Leave
* FORD RACING Fork
* Maximum Motorsports Firewall Adjuster, Quadrant & Clutch Cable
* Tremac 26 Spline Input Shaft
* MGW Orange Shifter

Exhaust:
* BBK Long Tube Headers
* High Flow Mid Pipes w/Catalytic Converters
* BORLA Stingers Cat Back

SUSPENSION/WHEELS/TIRES:
* Eibach Springs
* FR500 Rep Wheels
* Nitto NT555 Front Tires
* Nitto NT05 Rear Tires
* Maximum Motorsports Low Profile IRS Bolts
* OEM Wheels w/original Goodyear Eagle F1 Tires
* FR500 Reps 17x11 + 17x9


If you guys have any advice or ideas about the modifications done to the car that maybe I should look at please let me know, I'm still a newbie to the Mustang world so I'm not all that familiar with everything on these cars.

Otherwise, glad to be a part of the crew!






 
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biminiLX

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Welcome. Nice find. I’d recommend swapping plugs and checking the tune. I personally wouldn’t drive it too hard until a proven shop verified the tune.
Good luck.
-J
 

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That squealing could be belt slip. Check around the blower snout, if you see a bunch of nasty rubbery black dust substance that's your culprit. Just needs a tighter belt. Beautiful car.
 

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Congrats
I would definitely have a shop do a once over to make sure your tune is good.
I see your in nj I’m in Sayreville
I go to wicked motorsports Kevin hand is probably one of the better tuners in the nj area , he knows these cars inside and out
 

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Congratulations on buying your Torch Red Cobra. Looks nice. You'll get the belt squeal worked out soon. Start by replacing the belt and be sure you get the right size. You don't want any belt slip.

Very nice list of mods. I see that you have a Posi ported blower! That's a plus!
 

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That squealing could be belt slip. Check around the blower snout, if you see a bunch of nasty rubbery black dust substance that's your culprit. Just needs a tighter belt. Beautiful car.

I have two belts, a continental and a gates, the conti is a bit bigger so I'll see if the gates fixes the issue before trying a tensioner or something. Thanks!

Congratulations on buying your Torch Red Cobra. Looks nice. You'll get the belt squeal worked out soon. Start by replacing the belt and be sure you get the right size. You don't want any belt slip.

Very nice list of mods. I see that you have a Posi ported blower! That's a plus!

The posi porter blower was a huge plus. I am so ecstatic I found this car.
 

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Get a real Ford service manual if you plan to work on it. Downloadable from this site: http://www.terminator-cobra.com
Love that link. Especially the Ford service manual. I put this together. Helped me out when I built me engine.

2003 Cobra torque specs & installation docs



P.1379 4V Cobra Engines (p.1382 has torque specs)


  • Blower to I/C manifold p.1548
  • Exhaust (RH) manifold p.1462 & 1570
  • Exhaust (LH) manifold p.1466 & 1570
  • Flywheel p.1483
  • Head studs p.1559
  • I/C manifold to block 89 in# p.1575
  • Jack screws p.1556
  • Main bearing caps p.1530
  • Motor mount to block 40 ft#
  • Oil cooler p.1468
  • Oil pan p.1478 & 1566
  • Oil pump screen/pickup tube p.1382 & (1383 for stud spacer)
  • Rear main seal p.1583
  • Timing chains installation p.1445 & 1560
  • Timing cover p.1567
  • Transmission (T56) installation & torque specs p.2926
  • Valve cover (RH) bolts p.1570
  • Valve cover (LH) bolts p.1570
 

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