'99 Cobra engine replacement - Richmond, Va
 

My poor '99 Cobra has a nasty rod knock. Fortunately, up until now, it's been a great, mostly trouble free car. Unfortunately, that means I really have no idea where to take it.

I dropped it off at Sheehy Ford and was quoted $6451 for replacement with a stock salvage motor. That seems pretty high to me and people on other forums think I should be able to get something that's at least mildly built for less.

I've seen some posts from people in the Richmond area here, so I'm hoping some of you can suggest where I can take it to for the best service around here and, hopefully, driving off with a bit beefier bottom half of the motor.

Re: '99 Cobra engine replacement - Richmond, Va
 

well thats alot of money.if i were you i would wait and find some 1 that knows mustangs in your area,or catch on of the ford techs when there leaving workyou just have to find some 1 that know what there doing and will do it at there house for like 1000 bucks or less,then id find out some info on local machine shops and get a better bottom end built for it, mabey a stroker

Re: '99 Cobra engine replacement - Richmond, Va
 

the best that we can do for now is to check for other options, like there's a DIY guides on how to replace the engine of the car, like yours have, there's some sites actually that offers engine parts for the '99 cobra and you can do the engine replacement itself...