Originally posted by MadMerc97:
The Cobra is a pretty powerful car, but I'd rather have a GTO. Or a modified Trans Am. Or an older Corvette. But it seriously isn't that bad of a car. I'd take one in a heartbeat, but I wouldn't pay for it. Many more cost-efficient engines on the market for the money. Shoot for the kinda money you'd be spending, I'd go get an old Fox-body coupe, buy a 351C, strengthen the internals, give it more fuel, etc., get a good 6-spd transmission to go with it, and HEAVILY upgrade the suspension. For about the same money(if you're willing to put in the effort) you could have a MUCH faster Mustang. And you could say to people that THAT Mustang is YOURS, not some Hi-po factory tuner that thousands of others in the world have. Of course it would not be anywhere near the Cobra in refinement, but meh. I guess that's a bit much for a beginner tho...




first of all you are spouting off at the mouth and have no clue what you are talking about........first off a 351c would be the worst choice for a late model mustang.....you would have to have motor mounts fabricated,custom headers,and tons of other misc. parts.....there are tons of better windsor based options out there that would kill the 351c,such as a 347 stroker,which is a direct fit...also it has way better head options as well....a nicely set up 347 with afr heads would destroy a 351c,which has very limited aftermarket for heads etc....a stroker could be built for half the cost of a 351c and make alot more power...and it will bolt right in,and there are tons of more parts available for a windsor based build...hell you could probably build a turbo windsor based stroker for about the same as you could a regular 351c and all the crap necessary to make it fit...

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