Educate me on the Terminators
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I thought that was only the late model 04s? Furthermore, is there even a fix for that? What exactly is the problem? And i remember somone said "high speed & high RPMs"...how fast we talkin here?
Dusstbuster
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If you're above 3500 or so RPMS in the last gear I believe...or something around there. You just have to widen out the coolant passages I think and get a better cooling surface for the fluid.
hotmustang331
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^ YEP!
Different expansion rates between the piston and cylinder wall....that gap closes up quickly. And by high RPM, high gear, I think its along the lines of going WOT in 5th and 6th after coming out of 4th (where your already moving).
Different expansion rates between the piston and cylinder wall....that gap closes up quickly. And by high RPM, high gear, I think its along the lines of going WOT in 5th and 6th after coming out of 4th (where your already moving).
03ghoststang
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yeah they have a .001 PTW clearance and all it takes is one high speed run to seize the motor , but to reduce the chances a bit most of the cooling mods will be needed
How do you do that? What have you cobra owner's done about this problem?
Is this IN FACT just an 04 Cobra prob? Or all terminators?
PTW? I'm guessing piston to cylinder wall
hotmustang331
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^Yes thats right.
Problem for all cobras from what I have heard. I THINK it got better in 04 when they fixed the coolant passage problem in the heads.
Problem for all cobras from what I have heard. I THINK it got better in 04 when they fixed the coolant passage problem in the heads.
dsg03bullitt
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my buddie has an 04 redfire coupe and laid into 6th gear the other day for about ehh 15 seconds and BOOOM no lie......the ptw clearance on terminators will get ya. I didnt believe it was that big of an issue until this happened.....said he only got to around 150 and it locked up.
hotmustang331
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man that sucks 
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langod
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The words "only" and "150" really shouldn't ever be used in the same sentence. LOL.
But that blows for your friend -- I don't know if I'd be pissed or crying....
But that blows for your friend -- I don't know if I'd be pissed or crying....
hotmustang331
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I guess that I'm lucky then.. I've done numerous high speed runs at WOT for extended periods of time, (of course I'm stock as far as hp goes) I'm talking 140+ mph runs here, and 3 or 4 where I hit the speed governor (highest it's kicked in, according to the speedo is 161, lowest is about 157). On one speed run, I floord it in 6th gear at 60, and held it there till I hit the speed governor (yes that creates a lot of heat) and my engine runs better now than it did the day I bought it.. maybe putting Mobil1 into it at the 500 mile mark, and running Mobil1 since then has something to do with that..
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