Dont quite know what to think of this

stng87 · 08-23-2001, 04:11 AM

Today i saw a car next to me that had cobra badges on the fenders so i was like,
"a cobra!" But when i saw its headlights i noticed that something was wrong with them, they seemed too long and narrow. So the "cobra" turns out to be a thunderbird. This perplexes me. Why?
Any way i guess its kinda ok cause its a ford but still. And far better then the 80s style totally riced out civic that was sporting 5.0 badges with stock civic engine.

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1987 black with t-tops. Cobra intake, 1.7 cobra crane rollers, gt40p's, bbk shorties, off road h-pipe, Holley adj. fuel pressure regulator, Tremec t-5z, 65mm TB, 4.10's, adj cable, 155lph fuel pump, Ram clutch kit, 3 row motorsport radiator,
275-60-15 BFG TA's on Welds, Hurst shifter,Former AOD Semper Fi

bigwhitecobra · 08-23-2001, 07:15 AM

If you think that's bad I know a guy that works at a dealership with a V6(non Super Coupe) T-bird, with a body kit, fake chrome Cobra R's, and dual exhaust, an R hood, and he swears that it's a SVT T-bird.
It may have the updated suspension, and such, but come on.....an SVT T-bird? I only wish they made it. Silly man.
Later.

Coupe Devil · 08-23-2001, 11:12 AM

It's no secret the super coupe is a decently fast car. I guy here in my town put a blown v-6 out of a super coupe in a late 80's lx Mustang. He never got it going but the installation looked real good. he had problems with the computer and stuff so he yanked it and opted for a 302 but can you imagine the power.

I would have to say it would faster than a stock gt but i'm not sure. When I had my 90 lx 5.0 5 speed i got waxed by a super coupe. granted My car was stock but I would toy with the idea of doing it myself if I had the resorces.

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'93 lx notch 4 banger (drive it to work currently), 89' 4banger in prep for all out drag car. Using the 306, 8.8 posi, 4.10's, summit rear cover. Future Mods granatelli lift bars, bbk uppers, Flex-a-lite elec. fan, cowl hood, wieand stealth intake, holley 650 d.p., built c-4 or c-6, e-303, 10 inch wheels in the back with slicks, skinnies up front, pulleys, full autometer guages, msd box, mallory unilite dist, and coil, custom headers, rear seat delete, aftermarket front seats, roll cage

Unit 5302 · 08-23-2001, 07:23 PM

The SuperCoupe was a 15 sec car in the quarter. It weighed in around 3700lbs, and had a rated 210hp@4000rpm and 315lb/ft@2600rpm. Those numbers differ little from the 5.0HO in the Mustang's those years, and the SuperCoupes had an extra 500lbs+ that they were toting around. If you got smoked by one either it wasn't anywhere near stock, or your 5.0 had problems.

That being said, if it wasn't for the horror stories I've heard about the reliability of those cars, I might consider picking one up.

84LX89GT · 08-24-2001, 01:38 PM

I think people like that are rediculous. I can understand the motivation to make your car faster, or look better, but to put badges on it and label it as something that never existed is just retarded.

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'89 Mustang GT
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08-23-2001, 04:11 AM	#1
stng87 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: southern california Posts: 329	Dont quite know what to think of this Today i saw a car next to me that had cobra badges on the fenders so i was like, "a cobra!" But when i saw its headlights i noticed that something was wrong with them, they seemed too long and narrow. So the "cobra" turns out to be a thunderbird. This perplexes me. Why? Any way i guess its kinda ok cause its a ford but still. And far better then the 80s style totally riced out civic that was sporting 5.0 badges with stock civic engine. ------------------ 1987 black with t-tops. Cobra intake, 1.7 cobra crane rollers, gt40p's, bbk shorties, off road h-pipe, Holley adj. fuel pressure regulator, Tremec t-5z, 65mm TB, 4.10's, adj cable, 155lph fuel pump, Ram clutch kit, 3 row motorsport radiator, 275-60-15 BFG TA's on Welds, Hurst shifter,Former AOD Semper Fi

08-23-2001, 07:15 AM	#2
bigwhitecobra Huh? Whatcha said? Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1,073	If you think that's bad I know a guy that works at a dealership with a V6(non Super Coupe) T-bird, with a body kit, fake chrome Cobra R's, and dual exhaust, an R hood, and he swears that it's a SVT T-bird. It may have the updated suspension, and such, but come on.....an SVT T-bird? I only wish they made it. Silly man. Later.

08-23-2001, 11:12 AM	#3
Coupe Devil Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Myrtle Beach SC Posts: 1,643	It's no secret the super coupe is a decently fast car. I guy here in my town put a blown v-6 out of a super coupe in a late 80's lx Mustang. He never got it going but the installation looked real good. he had problems with the computer and stuff so he yanked it and opted for a 302 but can you imagine the power. I would have to say it would faster than a stock gt but i'm not sure. When I had my 90 lx 5.0 5 speed i got waxed by a super coupe. granted My car was stock but I would toy with the idea of doing it myself if I had the resorces. ------------------ '93 lx notch 4 banger (drive it to work currently), 89' 4banger in prep for all out drag car. Using the 306, 8.8 posi, 4.10's, summit rear cover. Future Mods granatelli lift bars, bbk uppers, Flex-a-lite elec. fan, cowl hood, wieand stealth intake, holley 650 d.p., built c-4 or c-6, e-303, 10 inch wheels in the back with slicks, skinnies up front, pulleys, full autometer guages, msd box, mallory unilite dist, and coil, custom headers, rear seat delete, aftermarket front seats, roll cage

08-23-2001, 07:23 PM	#4
Unit 5302 Registered Member Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 5,246	The SuperCoupe was a 15 sec car in the quarter. It weighed in around 3700lbs, and had a rated 210hp@4000rpm and 315lb/ft@2600rpm. Those numbers differ little from the 5.0HO in the Mustang's those years, and the SuperCoupes had an extra 500lbs+ that they were toting around. If you got smoked by one either it wasn't anywhere near stock, or your 5.0 had problems. That being said, if it wasn't for the horror stories I've heard about the reliability of those cars, I might consider picking one up.

08-24-2001, 01:38 PM	#5
84LX89GT Mustangs Join Date: Jul 2000 Posts: 1,938	I think people like that are rediculous. I can understand the motivation to make your car faster, or look better, but to put badges on it and label it as something that never existed is just retarded. ------------------ previous name: 84stangLX '84 Mustang 5.0 LX my LX '89 Mustang GT my GT