Ordered My 1st Cobra - Need Advice Please!!

[scottj]

I have the T56 Magnum with those ratios and a 3.54 diff. Yes, it was more money than other options. But, I'd sooner give up the oversized brakes, drysump, ti valves, ti rods, and a bunch of other "upgrades" before I'd give up this trans. It's the only upgrade that I find useful every time I drive the car...

[jhv48]

Forgot to mention these things:

The stock sidepipes provided by SPF are extremely restrictive for any engine over about 350 horsepower. Mine had an inside diameter of about 1 3/4 inches. A lot of us have replaced them with aftermarket pipes that had internal diameters of 3 inches. They make a big difference in the breathing and will help your engine (no matter who builds it) develop all the power it was meant to deliver.

Also, quite a few of us with Roush engines quickly replaced the relatively useless vacuum secondary street avenger carb with our choice of double pumper carb. If you do order an engine from Roush, have them install a dp carb instead of the street avenger. They supposedly dyno their engines before they ship them so it should be properly set up for you when you get it. Makes a world of difference in driveability and throttle response.

[Bartruff1]

Consider a Ford Racing Crate.....mine even had a warranty...and you can take them to any Ford dealer for service and repair...and if you every need a repair (I doubt you will) I suspect the repair won't take a week to do....

that sounds like way too much engine for obeying the speed limits ??? As you know, the car only weighs about 2500lbs.....

the TKO is the way to go...

you will appreciate the quality of the Superformance, I have 11k miles on mine and it is still a thrill.... similar to a high performance motorcycle...

congradulations and welcome to the madness...you won't regret it...