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95GTS · 08-28-2001, 12:55 PM

You can't use the Cobra intake with the GT heads anyways. They are not interchangable. Also it's not practicle to try to change the GT motor into the 4v DOHC of the Cobra either. The heads are quite restrictive on the GT. But so is are the upper/lower intakes. One thing that really hurts the GT in torque is the freakin' box upper intake. I'm not sure of Ford's reasoning for using a box upper intake instead of a runner intake to make torque like the 5.0. The box or even short runner intakes put your hp up higher in the rpm's and will also decrease torque output. That's why the modular motor like the upper rpm's so much and don't make much torque down low. Let alone the fact that the lower intakes are PLASTIC!! Then there's the very restrictive heads.....

There isn't hardly any selection for intakes. And the ones that are there both the upper and lower are replaced I believe. Has the intake recall been done on your stang? The 96-97 stang's had a known problem with the lower intake cracking on the front part of the intake behind the area of the alternator. There's a recall about it but Ford won't replace them untill AFTER it blows. Mine went out and I had to have it towed about 30 miles to get back home. Not too happy. It was replaced with a 98 lower GT intake.
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[This message has been edited by 96GTS (edited 08-28-2001).]

08-28-2001, 12:55 PM	#4
95GTS Git jiggy Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: MO USA Posts: 865	You can't use the Cobra intake with the GT heads anyways. They are not interchangable. Also it's not practicle to try to change the GT motor into the 4v DOHC of the Cobra either. The heads are quite restrictive on the GT. But so is are the upper/lower intakes. One thing that really hurts the GT in torque is the freakin' box upper intake. I'm not sure of Ford's reasoning for using a box upper intake instead of a runner intake to make torque like the 5.0. The box or even short runner intakes put your hp up higher in the rpm's and will also decrease torque output. That's why the modular motor like the upper rpm's so much and don't make much torque down low. Let alone the fact that the lower intakes are PLASTIC!! Then there's the very restrictive heads..... There isn't hardly any selection for intakes. And the ones that are there both the upper and lower are replaced I believe. Has the intake recall been done on your stang? The 96-97 stang's had a known problem with the lower intake cracking on the front part of the intake behind the area of the alternator. There's a recall about it but Ford won't replace them untill AFTER it blows. Mine went out and I had to have it towed about 30 miles to get back home. Not too happy. It was replaced with a 98 lower GT intake. ------------------ 1994 Red SVT Lightning #2019 [This message has been edited by 96GTS (edited 08-28-2001).]