Seafoaming your 03-04 cobra....

[badsube]

Where did you guys buy it? I've never really looked for it though. Maybe just at any local auto store?

 

[03mgmcobra]

yeah, i saw some in a checker last night. i imagine any pepboys/advance/checker/kragen, etc...woul;d have

 

[BoostFiend]

yeah, i saw some in a checker last night. i imagine any pepboys/advance/checker/kragen, etc...woul;d have

+1

Here is a pic of my Notch when I Seafoamed it last week. I'd probably never Seafoam my Cobra because I have heard some horror stories, but on alot of cars it works great. I would reccomend doing it just prior to a tune up though because it plays hell on plugs and o2 sensors.

 

[04MystiCobra]

+1

Here is a pic of my Notch when I Seafoamed it last week. I'd probably never Seafoam my Cobra because I have heard some horror stories, but on alot of cars it works great. I would reccomend doing it just prior to a tune up though because it plays hell on plugs and o2 sensors.

What horror stories? I've never heard anyone say they had direct experience with it and had a negative result.

 

[AaronK]

I used it friday... it didn't smoke at all while it was being sucked in and I let it sit for a while and started it back up, left it at idle for a few, reved it, nothing... I took it out on the service road next to my house and floored it (felt like I was driving under water) and I couldn't see anything but white smoke behind me! The highway was COVERED in smoke! All the cars stopped and by the time I got home, I heard sirens lol... The smoke stayed there for quite a while...

 

[Juruense]

I used it friday... it didn't smoke at all while it was being sucked in and I let it sit for a while and started it back up, left it at idle for a few, reved it, nothing... I took it out on the service road next to my house and floored it (felt like I was driving under water) and I couldn't see anything but white smoke behind me! The highway was COVERED in smoke! All the cars stopped and by the time I got home, I heard sirens lol... The smoke stayed there for quite a while...

Awesome! One way to know if you did the SeaFoam right is if the police were called. Sounds like you did it right :banana:

 

[mrspeedy69]

I did it to my 89 crx with 240,xxx on it. Oh man was it bad! As soon as i started it up the whole car was surrounded by smoke. It literally smoked for 30mins. It would leave a smoke trail for probably half a mile!

 

[AaronK]

Awesome! One way to know if you did the SeaFoam right is if the police were called. Sounds like you did it right :banana:

lol, I wanna do it again! :rolling:

 

[BoostFiend]

What horror stories? I've never heard anyone say they had direct experience with it and had a negative result.

I have heard of people hydrolocking the motor by sucking too much in initially. I haven't experienced it personally but it makes me wary. Also heard of problems when people use the wrong vaccum hose.

 

[Sniperdog]

I thought seafoam was a color :shrug:

 

[BlackBeauty44]

I thought seafoam was a color :shrug:

lol

 

[Fireguy615]

I too had a 98 Cobra with 67K although i didn't take apart the intake to physically clean the IMRC but i felt the difference in the car when i took her out for a drive. Did you clean the IMRC before or after you seafoamed the cobra. If so could you see the difference??

I cleaned the IMRC before seafoaming, so I cant say if the Seafoam gets in enough to do it for you, but if my memory serves me correctly, it doesnt. Thats why most 96-98 Cobra owners get in there and do it by hand. And I think the 98's IMRCs are plastic, if I remember correctly, so I don't know if they would respond to Seafoam or not.

 

[mikeshimek]

i think i may try this, those who have done this have noticed an increase in performance or just a smoother running car?