Cobra engine

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How hard is it to put a cobra engine into a GT? Any info would be Great!!! :biggthump

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[ShelbyGuy]

not very. which do you have more of, money or time? the 2v pcm can be made to drive a 4v and the sensors are the same, just in different places. if you splice together a 2v and 4v engine harness, you're good to go.

 

[Flyn]

You need the Cobra engine, computer, wiring harness. Your drive train will blow apart unless you upgrade it, too. Trans, rear end, etc. It's possible to do the swap but it might be cheaper to sell the GT and just buy a Cobra.

Edit - Get John to help you splice the harnesses together. I want no part of that.

 

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not very. which do you have more of, money or time? the 2v pcm can be made to drive a 4v and the sensors are the same, just in different places. if you splice together a 2v and 4v engine harness, you're good to go.

Like most I have more time then money!! So you are saying to swap heads?

 

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You need the Cobra engine, computer, wiring harness. Your drive train will blow apart unless you upgrade it, too. Trans, rear end, etc. It's possible to do the swap but it might be cheaper to sell the GT and just buy a Cobra.

Edit - Get John to help you splice the harnesses together. I want no part of that.

Yes it might be, But i want to view my options first.

 

[MachMe 03]

It's possible to do the swap but it might be cheaper to sell the GT and just buy a Cobra.

...or you could just sell the GT and buy a Mach1, it's basically the same thing that your trying to do and most still have warrenty

 

[cyac5l8trfcar]

don't waste the money of putting a cobra motor, esp an 03/04 (nothing else is worth the time or money) in your GT. Brian, sell the GT in the spring and just save like, 3k for mods for a 03/04. for 3k you'll be able to pick up a used kb, injectors, and probably a tune. Just have patience. Plus, you don't have a winter beater this year so a cobra or a cobra engine equipped gt would be hell in the snow.

 

[MachMe 03]

I still say buy a Mach 1, you get the 01 Cobra engine in a GT body...along with stock 3.55 gears, a warrenty and a few other goodies. In my mind it's like the best of both worlds.

 

[TSI_SVT]

I still say buy a Mach 1, you get the 01 Cobra engine in a GT body...along with stock 3.55 gears, a warrenty and a few other goodies. In my mind it's like the best of both worlds.

Mach 1's rule...nothing beats a shaker hood.

 

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I would love to trade it in but I just got my gt by luck cause I have no credit. Plus cause i just got it means i still have 92% of it to pay off still. Trust me i would love an 03/04 Cobra.

 

[ShelbyGuy]

im not saying swap heads, im saying swap engines and modify the 2v engine harness to fit the 4v. this is an EASY swap. the fuel line and heater hose connections mate up just fine. the real difference is that the cam position sensor is in a different place, the c.o.p. wiring is different, and the injector harness is different. cut the ignition and injector leads off a 4v engine harness and splice it on your 2v engine harness. you'll also need a 4v h-pipe for the exhaust, but the cat-backs are the same. have your tuner overlay the 4v code onto your 2v pcm.

step 1. swap engine
step 2. ?
step 3. profit!

 

[qwik01cobra]

Or go this route and your shit will smoke alot of terminators and other cobras. :cool2:

http://www.chicagosvt.com/forums/showthread.php3?t=15569

 

[01GTvert]

^^^^^ FTW or, you could buy mineral gray's 1.7KB kit that he's selling. That''d make your car "feel" more like a TERM

 

[B_Pay]

You may have more time than money but I think you'll need a lot of both to do what you want to do.

I swapped a 6sp into an A4 car and it cost about as much it would have if I were to sell my car and get a 6sp. It was worth it for me though since I didn't have to risk getting a used car and now know what I was getting into.

Word of advice...find out exactly what you need to do and price it out and see if it will be worth it to you.

BTW, a week after I did all that work to my car I totalled it and all I got was the NADA value. You need to keep in mind that your GT with a cobra motor is gonna be valued as a GT and not a Cobra. Basically if you F up your car you run the risk of losing a lot of money.

 

[MachMe 03]

Mach 1! Basically the same thing you want to do with low risk and a warrenty

 

[WhtSuperStang]

Mach 1! Basically the same thing you want to do with low risk and a warrenty

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its prolly not the hardest swap in the world but its always very money oriented when u try and put something into a car that wasnt there to begin with....if you can swing a mach 1 or a cobra with the sale of your gt + the cash u were gunan use to by the motor etc.. just do that

 

[MachMe 03]

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its prolly not the hardest swap in the world but its always very money oriented when u try and put something into a car that wasnt there to begin with....if you can swing a mach 1 or a cobra with the sale of your gt + the cash u were gunan use to by the motor etc.. just do that

Yeah, I dont know how much you can get for your GT but you can find a Mach 1 fror like 18,500-19000 with good milage on it. Then you dont have to worry about things going bad on it and haveing to pay out of pocket cuz you will have a warrenty

 

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I am going to save as much money as i can this winter and spring. So i will see how much i will have by then. I will try and pay my car off then trade it in for a 03/04 Cobra and save the troubles of what to do. How does that sound?

 

[sonic02gt]

if you had a cobra drivetrain in your gt. Would be a nice sleeper i know a guy that was going to race boost12. He has a 02 gt with a cobra engine and a kennebell. No one would expect a gt to be packing some serious horsepower :headbang: