Your thoughts on the '04 Cobra

dazada · #1 11-25-2005, 02:45 AM

I was recently thinking about purchasing a 2004 Mustang Cobra SVT. What are your thoughts on this car?

zx2srdotnet · #2 11-25-2005, 02:50 AM

its a nice car, i just think ford used a SC as an excuse to make up for the fact the motor on its own cant compete VS. older Camaro/Firebirds.

Personaly I would take 95/01 cobras or 04 Mach 1 over it any day. ( i look down on a company that feels the need to SC a car to compete w/ NON-SC cars)

dazada · #3 11-25-2005, 03:10 AM

I still think I'll go for the Cobra though (it's kind of like my REALISTICALLY AFFORDABLE dreamcar)...my plans are you install a K&K Fuel Injection Performance Kit and a Borla exhaust. After a computer re-program, that should push it near to 450hp.

zx2srdotnet · #4 11-25-2005, 01:05 PM

they are more like 415crank in reality, they are under rated.

neatofrito1618 · #5 11-25-2005, 02:03 PM

yea there under rated iv heard of people making more then 390 hp at the rear wheel stock. they also make a cheap pulley that makes the SC spin faster. anyways i really like the 04 cobras. i think the terminator is the best svt cobra ford has made

01L2Cobra · #6 11-25-2005, 03:22 PM

It is the fastest but its not the best. Due to the "pig iron" block and power “band-aid” its more nose heavy than the pervious Cobra. For the money a 01 is a better deal you can add a supercharger if you want and end up with a faster car for less money. But personally I agree with zx2srdotnet a power “band-aid” is just a very poor attempt form Ford to get power out of a motor that is lacking it instead of going to the drawing board and designing something better.

zx2srdotnet · #7 11-25-2005, 03:56 PM

I do like that a lightning pully will help give more power though

TheStang00 · #8 11-25-2005, 05:12 PM

the 04 cobra is a beast, end of story

zx2srdotnet · #9 11-25-2005, 05:17 PM

I'll still take a WS6 over it anyday. :-P

TheStang00 · #10 11-27-2005, 01:00 AM

and you will still get raped by the cobra also....

zx2srdotnet · #11 11-27-2005, 01:20 AM

but it Ford had to use a SC to do it.

01L2Cobra · #12 11-27-2005, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TheStang00

the 04 cobra is a beast, end of story

Only in a straight line and weight contests. Get a 01 upgrade the suspension to 03 specs and some 17x9's and the 01 will kill the 03/04 in the corners. Hell without mods the 01 runs better slalom times than the 03/04 did.

TheStang00 · #13 11-27-2005, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by zx2srdotnet

but it Ford had to use a SC to do it.

so what, thats such a lame argument.

zx2srdotnet · #14 11-27-2005, 12:12 PM

put an SC on the firebird then see who wins thats my point.

Ford need a SC to beat a car that is already no longer in production. Thats PATHETIC.

and for the extra 4k the Cobra cost you can easily put a SC on the LS1 and slaughter it. lol

SkylineUSA · #15 11-27-2005, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by zx2srdotnet

put an SC on the firebird then see who wins thats my point.

Ford need a SC to beat a car that is already no longer in production. Thats PATHETIC.

and for the extra 4k the Cobra cost you can easily put a SC on the LS1 and slaughter it. lol

Band aid? A factory SC is a band aid, how do you figure that?

The problem is, you all are looking at the market with a different set of eyes. One is looking at from a road racing point of view, another is looking at it as a 1/4 mile point of view, another is looking at it as total hp, another is looking at how it comes from the factory, another only reads car mags point of view, etc. It all means nothing in the end!

04 Cobra is a cool car, but I would not buy one. Like what was mentioned, go 01 and turbo that baby! Turbos are the only way to go

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