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TVS50LX 11-20-2005, 09:47 PM I have decided not to go with the 06 Mustang and have decided to get either a 03 Dark Shadow Gray Mach 1 with 14k miles or a Silver 01 Cobra with 42k miles. Which one should I get? Either way I am cool with the choice. :dunno: wonner 11-20-2005, 10:05 PM I know nothing about Mustangs......I just like the 'shaker' hood.;) preludedude 11-20-2005, 11:07 PM I would get the 03 Mach 1....Isnt the HP rating around the same? I wouldnt get a Cobra unless it was a 96-98 or since you are wanting newer body, 03-04... Mark 95SE clean85owner 11-20-2005, 11:30 PM Cobra. IIRC, the shaker hood on the Mach 1s are purely asthetic, which makes it extraordinarily gay. FSURedFD 11-21-2005, 12:45 AM ^Wrong...hood scoop on the Mach 1 is the only functional hood scoop on the last model mustangs. You may also want to look at suspension and what you want it for. I believe all cobras of that model have independent rear suspension (good for handling, bad for drag) while Non-Cobras had a solid rear suspension (opposite). TVS50LX 11-21-2005, 07:10 AM Cobra. IIRC, the shaker hood on the Mach 1s are purely asthetic, which makes it extraordinarily gay. The shaker hood is functional, so that means you are :gay: since youdont know what you are talking about, but :gives: burnoutking999 11-21-2005, 11:45 AM 03 mach1 or 03-04 cobra if you really want to go the cobra route. TJGoSurf 11-21-2005, 12:02 PM Isnt the 03-04 cobra considered the worst years to get? 91lx 11-21-2005, 12:24 PM 03-04 Cobra. Has the good longblock and transmission. Only thing holding it back HP wise is that piece of trash supercharger it comes with. You can get a vert or hardtop for $20,000 if you check out EBay for a few weeks. $100T2 11-21-2005, 12:25 PM Must see pics and stats to be able to compare. 91lx 11-21-2005, 12:28 PM every 99-01 Cobra comes with the crappy IRS suspension and also the garbage T45 trans. then you don't even come with a power adder and they usually want $15k for a 99-01 Cobra.... $20k for a Mach 1. 91lx 11-21-2005, 12:36 PM http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/05/64/d7/42_12.JPG http://i13.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/64/d6/7d_12.JPG http://i2.ebayimg.com/03/i/05/6c/a9/5e_12.JPG 390hp/390tq stock. that one sold for 23,900 because its the 10th anniversary edition. 3,665lbs. the mach 1 is 3,465lbs (probably supercharger, 03 IRS, and T56 transmission making the Cobra heavier). TJGoSurf 11-21-2005, 12:49 PM 390/390 is cool but its still a heavy pig. 91lx 11-21-2005, 12:52 PM the GT is around 3250. the Mach 1 / Cobra is 3450. the 03 is 3650. meddle 11-21-2005, 01:07 PM cobra all the way. The mach 1 is a stock gt block with 4v heads. You can swap the irs for a live setup and come out ahead. meddle 11-21-2005, 01:08 PM 390/390 is cool but its still a heavy pig. Like your wife. All cars listed will smoke your busted rx7 in every way. TJGoSurf 11-21-2005, 01:10 PM All cars listed will smoke your busted rx7 in every way. Yeah but thats what my DSM is for. My 7 is just something I can look at. meddle 11-21-2005, 01:12 PM Yeah but thats what my DSM is for. My 7 is just something I can look at. That busted yellow homo-mobile? TJGoSurf 11-21-2005, 01:16 PM That busted yellow homo-mobile? No the black talon. 91lx 11-21-2005, 08:13 PM cobra all the way. The mach 1 is a stock gt block with 4v heads. You can swap the irs for a live setup and come out ahead. Its the Cobra engine unless you get an autotragic then you don't get the forged Cobra crank... so the autos might as well be a GT block... manuals are true Cobra engines. Say No To Pistons 11-21-2005, 08:22 PM Yeah but thats what my DSM is for. My 7 is just something I can look at. :dunno: whats with you giving me a bad rep for saying "your wife isnt sexy"? i voted for mach 1 ofcourse. who voted for the cobra? R281 11-21-2005, 08:44 PM Mach 1. TVS50LX 11-21-2005, 10:25 PM I decided to go with the Mach 1, and its a 5 speed, so it has the good engine. R281 11-21-2005, 10:29 PM I didn't think they had different powerplants for autos and 5-speeds, but I haven't been keeping up with mustangs since 2002. 91lx 11-21-2005, 11:25 PM just the Mach I ... meddle 11-21-2005, 11:53 PM Its the Cobra engine unless you get an autotragic then you don't get the forged Cobra crank... so the autos might as well be a GT block... manuals are true Cobra engines. Got a link? I think you're wrong. 91lx 11-22-2005, 12:37 AM SURE The engine makes use of specially calibrated cams, a modified upper intake to accommodate the ram-air system, a heated PCV, a forged crank (cast crank in automatic transmission application) and performance exhaust manifolds combining to produce an expected output in excess of 300 horsepower. The 2003 Mach 1 will be available with a choice of a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic transmission with electronic overdrive. http://www.modernracer.com/history/fordmustangmach1history.html meddle 11-22-2005, 01:19 AM SURE http://www.modernracer.com/history/fordmustangmach1history.html that link doesn't prove its a cobra lower end. I'm 99.99% sure a mach 1 has an iron block. 91lx 11-22-2005, 02:22 AM The '03/'04 Mach 1's come with either an iron or alum block depending on build date. They have a different (but interchangeable) block than the '99/'01 Cobras did, even though they are both aluminum. The '03/'04 Cobras & '99 - '04 GT's all have iron blocks. The '99/'01 Cobras have different rods than the GT's & Mach 1's (though they are the same material), and the '03/'04 Mach have the GT rods with different pistons (but again with the same hyper-u-craptic construction). The Mach 1 has the same heads as the '03 Cobra. burnoutking999 11-23-2005, 07:59 AM the cobra is a better version of the mach with additional stuff like say a supercharger! the 03-04 versions are sick with a few bolt ons. My ex-roomate has an 03 with an updated ecu and a different SC/pulley and exhaust making 600+ WHP on the dyno and running 12 flat-12.1ish quarters consistently. Soon he will go twin turbo and make around 850 WHP with an expected sub 10 sec quarter. street car!! everyday driver!! 91lx 11-24-2005, 12:42 AM at 400whp you can run 12.0s consistently which is basically a full exhaust and cold air intake no pulley on street tires. stock they dyno at +/-361whp. |
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