Anyone read the newspaper about how they STOPPED making 03 cobra due to glitches.read

96_4.6 · 10-30-2002, 10:25 PM

In the newspaper today they stopped making 03 cobras due to "glitches" they would not talk about and i think it said the hp numbers were lower then said from ford. Also the 99 cobras were recalled cause ford was calling i believe 320 horse but they were 50 horses less due to the intake and exhaust set backs, i live in michigan so anyone else who does should have seen it in the newspaper today.

The Deuce · 10-31-2002, 01:30 AM

I have yet to see a Cobra dyno for less than Ford said. They all make more. Heard a rumor that they were trying to work out a vibration problem that occurs at speed. Don't know how much of that is true, and the Snake owners I've talked to didn't have any complaints.

Besides, I also heard they were already done with production this year.

SleeperGT · 11-02-2002, 12:29 AM

I was at the track last night and there was a new '03 Cobra and he was running very low 12's (12.11 I witnessed) at over 116 mph. The guy said all he had done to it was a new pulley and slicks. Doesn't sound like a power issue to me.

96_4.6 · 11-02-2002, 01:30 AM

Anyone else in Michigan read this article, I'm looking very bad here, I mean I had the article in my hand, I will dig through the papers tomorrow and find the article if it hasnt got thrown out yet and I'll take a pic of the section I cut out.

GodStang · 11-03-2002, 06:30 PM

I read it. Go to Mustangworks home page and the have a write up about it. They have not said what it is about yet. They are not done with production yet.

GodStang · 11-04-2002, 12:05 PM

A guy here in SC took his 03 Cobra to the drag strip. The first time he gets to the line to run it the transmission breaks. So it may be a recall on that.

5ohCOUPE · 11-04-2002, 12:26 PM

I saw that same Cobra at the track and he does only have a pulley and slicks. Plus my friend just bought a 2003 Cobra. He called SVT and they didnt say what the problem was, but they said it was definately NOT the motor. They also never stopped production of the car.

10-30-2002, 10:25 PM	#1
96_4.6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 417	Anyone read the newspaper about how they STOPPED making 03 cobra due to glitches.read In the newspaper today they stopped making 03 cobras due to "glitches" they would not talk about and i think it said the hp numbers were lower then said from ford. Also the 99 cobras were recalled cause ford was calling i believe 320 horse but they were 50 horses less due to the intake and exhaust set backs, i live in michigan so anyone else who does should have seen it in the newspaper today. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, AODE -Trickflow Upper Plenum -BBK 70mm Throttlebody -02 PI Lower Intake -March Pulleys -BBK H-Pipe -2 Chamber Flowmaster mufflers -3000 RPM Stall -JLT CAI with special K&N -MSD Supercondutor wires -180 stat -FRPP 4:10's *FOR SALE C&L TRUE FLOW INLET PIPE WITH K&N* My Stang

10-31-2002, 01:30 AM	#2
The Deuce Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,325	I have yet to see a Cobra dyno for less than Ford said. They all make more. Heard a rumor that they were trying to work out a vibration problem that occurs at speed. Don't know how much of that is true, and the Snake owners I've talked to didn't have any complaints. Besides, I also heard they were already done with production this year. __________________ 1997 Mustang GT "The Freak" - 13.80 @ 101.70, 2.07 60' 1995 Honda VFR750 - not much @ really fast (actual data pending.) 1964.5 Mustang 289 Rice Haters Club Member #13

11-02-2002, 12:29 AM	#3
SleeperGT Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Posts: 122	Saw One at the Track I was at the track last night and there was a new '03 Cobra and he was running very low 12's (12.11 I witnessed) at over 116 mph. The guy said all he had done to it was a new pulley and slicks. Doesn't sound like a power issue to me. __________________ '00 GT 5-spd Vortech S-Trim 3.1" Pulley Paxton Air-to-Air Aftercooler 90 mm MAS 42 lb injectors Cobra Fuel Pump 70 mm AccuFab Throttlebody C & L Intake Plenum 2 1/2" X-pipes Anderson PowerPipe MagnaFlow Mufflers Diablo Custom Chip 3.73's Steeda Lower Control Arms 358 rwhp (Mustang Dyno) New Track Times Coming Soon

11-02-2002, 01:30 AM	#4
96_4.6 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 417	Anyone else in Michigan read this article, I'm looking very bad here, I mean I had the article in my hand, I will dig through the papers tomorrow and find the article if it hasnt got thrown out yet and I'll take a pic of the section I cut out. __________________ 1996 Mustang GT, AODE -Trickflow Upper Plenum -BBK 70mm Throttlebody -02 PI Lower Intake -March Pulleys -BBK H-Pipe -2 Chamber Flowmaster mufflers -3000 RPM Stall -JLT CAI with special K&N -MSD Supercondutor wires -180 stat -FRPP 4:10's *FOR SALE C&L TRUE FLOW INLET PIPE WITH K&N* My Stang

11-03-2002, 06:30 PM	#5
GodStang College Stanger Join Date: May 1999 Location: Aiken,south carolina, usa Posts: 1,097	I read it. Go to Mustangworks home page and the have a write up about it. They have not said what it is about yet. They are not done with production yet. __________________ 2003 Sonic Blue Cobra

11-04-2002, 12:05 PM	#6
GodStang College Stanger Join Date: May 1999 Location: Aiken,south carolina, usa Posts: 1,097	A guy here in SC took his 03 Cobra to the drag strip. The first time he gets to the line to run it the transmission breaks. So it may be a recall on that. __________________ 2003 Sonic Blue Cobra

11-04-2002, 12:26 PM	#7
5ohCOUPE Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ORANGE PARK FL. USA Posts: 208	I saw that same Cobra at the track and he does only have a pulley and slicks. Plus my friend just bought a 2003 Cobra. He called SVT and they didnt say what the problem was, but they said it was definately NOT the motor. They also never stopped production of the car. __________________ 91 LX COUPE, 3.73 gears, 2 1/2 inch H-Pipe, 1 5/8 MAC long tube headers, 73 MM C&L MAF, 70 MM MAC TB, LUNATI cam,1.7 TFS Rockers, TFS Track Heat heads, TFS Track Heat intake, T5 with PRO 5.0 shifter, Griffin aluminum radiator, Fluid Damper, SSM traction bars, 190 GPH in tank fuel pump. And more to come.

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