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12-26-2001, 11:43 PM | #1 |
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2001 mustang cobra
i have a 2001 mustang cobra, i put a ground effects kit in it and a major sound system, it looks great, but i want power, so im buying a vortech supercharger which puts it up to 490 horsepower. that is a ton of power and i am wondering what drivtrain and suspension modifications would be best for this application
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12-28-2001, 04:26 PM | #2 |
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How much boost are you running? Have you done any other mods?
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12-29-2001, 01:14 AM | #3 |
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Where are you getting a supercharger kit that adds 170 horsepower??? I'm betting that the supercharger didn't make 490 on a otherwise stock engine. How much boost will you be running. I would do some other mods before I threw on a blower. The flowing mods should help you optimize your combination.
1)3.55 or 3.73 gears 2)full exhaust(headers, off-road X-pipe, 2 1/2 cat-back) 3)larger mass-air meter and a larger throdel body These are just basic mods that I think you should do. But I feel the exhast is a MUST HAVE!!! As for the extra power I feel that the stock transmission should hold up, bri32Z is running high 10's in the 1/4 mile with a stock T-5. The new transmissions in the Cobras are stronger than the T-5's or T-45's. If you deside to go with a different transmission I suggest a TKO. Also your IRS rear syspension may not be up to the task of all the extra horsepower(although I've heard that SVT has made many improvements to it in the area of durabilaty since the 99 Cobra debued), especially on a drag strip with sticky tires. I would look into swaping in a solid rear axle from a 99-02 GT(which should be beefed up).
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01-02-2002, 05:50 PM | #4 |
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tireburner - the non-intercooled 6-8 psi Vortech kit for 99+ GT's puts them at around 400 flywheel hp on an otherwise stock motor (140 hp gain), so it's not too hard too believe that an otherwise stock Cobra motor could make that much with a mild blower and an intercooler.
naterox14 - are you planning on drag racing the car with slicks? If so the IRS will give you problems with that much power and you may want to do a live-axle swap. If you've got the cash, I'd get a T56 6-speed, a beefy clutch, and an aluminum driveshaft to go along with it. If you are just going to be driving it on street tires your stock drivetrain should be ok as the limited traction will protect it.
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