cobra engine
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07-11-2006 | 09:23 PM
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cobra engine
ok so i just started working and i am planing on swaping out the engine for a newer 5.0 efi engine but i got to thinking and i would like a cobra engine but a cobra engine would be kinda hard to find so what would i have to change on the 5.0 efi engine to make it a cobra engine
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07-11-2006 | 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 1982 mustang 5.0
ok so i just started working and i am planing on swaping out the engine for a newer 5.0 efi engine but i got to thinking and i would like a cobra engine but a cobra engine would be kinda hard to find so what would i have to change on the 5.0 efi engine to make it a cobra engine
why don't you just build your engine...
It is much easier and cheaper to build a carb'd engine then an EFI engine...
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07-12-2006 | 01:27 PM
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well i could just get a new intake but then for me to have the same power i would need to put in a pertty big carb and i would just be wasting even more gas than i already do i am looking for something a little faster and i am also doing this cuz i have to overhaul my engine cuz its already smoking and well i would spend the same amount of cash
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07-12-2006 | 02:10 PM
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it deffinatly wont be the same amount of cash to rebuild your short block and do heads,intake,cam. then getting a new "cobra" long block and all the wiring and ecu crap you will need to make it work. Do yourself a favor keep it carbed get a set of heads, intake,cam,new carb and be done with it.
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07-12-2006 | 08:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 1982 mustang 5.0
i was never going to buy a NEW engine i am planing on getting a used 5.0 efi and putting in cobra things kinda like a conversion
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07-13-2006 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 95bstallion
Yes and kind of no. Carb engines just dont have the same effeciency as efi.
will last longer, easy to instal and tune and work on... no ****ty computers to hassle you..
the ONLY downfall is gas milage... but its a mustang... not a fuggin honda...
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07-13-2006 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by GREG@SN95
they are better...
will last longer, easy to instal and tune and work on... no ****ty computers to hassle you..
the ONLY downfall is gas milage... but its a mustang... not a fuggin honda...
they are better...
will last longer, easy to instal and tune and work on... no ****ty computers to hassle you..
the ONLY downfall is gas milage... but its a mustang... not a fuggin honda...
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07-13-2006 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 1982 mustang 5.0
i know its a mustang but hey if i can save some gas and have more power then i say its worth it and around how much are you thinking it would cost
new computer and harness and engine and mounts and all the misc crap to make it all work...
Ya'll make more power for alot cheaper if you stick w/ the carb and get 5or 6 less MPG
so if you wanna spend a few extra thousand dollars for 6 MPG then... hey, whatever floats yer boat
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