As promised, I have updates and pictures on our 94' Cobra build. Just finished the engine up and dropped it off with the body shop for installation. Like always, it's been a lot of hassle to get al these parts to fit together.
Longblock Basics.
Stock rods and crank balanced
Mahle forged flat top pistons
Stock Block 0-decked
GT-40x heads, milled 40/1000s, 6 angle competition valve job, new springs
Comp Extreme Energy camshaft.
First challenge, getting a windage tray into a stock Cobra oil pan. The Moroso windage tray was a bust. There was no way of getting it to clear. Went with a Canton windage tray, which almost fit. I clearanced the oil pan for the main studs. Everything needs a quarter inch down there, so it involved a huge hammer, then test fit with play dough to ensure proper clearance. I really wanted to use a stock dipstick that would come in and out as it was originally built. It's all about the details on this build. The stock dipstick in the stock location goes right into the windage tray. I used a 5/16" brake line and hand bent it to direct the dipstick away from the windage tray, then welded it to the bottom of the stock dipstick. Then ground it smooth so that it would slide in and out of the block.
The stock pickup tube rubbed on the windage tray. I little bending and flattening with the press made it clear. I also had to cut hole out where it mounts to the main stud for a little more clearance.
The GT-40x heads are the best fitting set of heads I have ever used on a Ford engine. Perfect mount up with the stock valve covers and stock roller rockers. The valve covers were media blasted and recoated. We have a new Cobra emblem plate for the intake, and a new Ford sticker for the valve covers.
I had Tmoss do the works to the intake. It is fully ported upper and lower. They also stripped it completely down and did a fresh factory coating on it. It came back amazing. I will never send an intake anywhere else from now on. It should flow 250cfm now.
I had to use a non Ford part; ended up using a BBK 70mm throttle body. I had the BBK logo and the 70mm logo milled off for a more factory appearance.
I have fixed the stock T5. It was pretty tore up in there. It needed $700 in parts which is more than the transmission was worth. Managed to get almost all the parts I needed used out of a 2001 V6 transmision off ebay for $168. I bought the remaining parts new for $68. No pictures of the transmission because I'm pretty sure everyone knows what a T5 looks like.
Unfortunately there won't be many updates until the car comes back from the body shop. I have the stock air filter box clearanced for the PMAS 75 MAF. It needs a little cleaning. I also have to figure out what it takes to get a 3" Griffin radiator in without looking too off factory.
Kurt
Longblock Basics.
Stock rods and crank balanced
Mahle forged flat top pistons
Stock Block 0-decked
GT-40x heads, milled 40/1000s, 6 angle competition valve job, new springs
Comp Extreme Energy camshaft.
First challenge, getting a windage tray into a stock Cobra oil pan. The Moroso windage tray was a bust. There was no way of getting it to clear. Went with a Canton windage tray, which almost fit. I clearanced the oil pan for the main studs. Everything needs a quarter inch down there, so it involved a huge hammer, then test fit with play dough to ensure proper clearance. I really wanted to use a stock dipstick that would come in and out as it was originally built. It's all about the details on this build. The stock dipstick in the stock location goes right into the windage tray. I used a 5/16" brake line and hand bent it to direct the dipstick away from the windage tray, then welded it to the bottom of the stock dipstick. Then ground it smooth so that it would slide in and out of the block.
The stock pickup tube rubbed on the windage tray. I little bending and flattening with the press made it clear. I also had to cut hole out where it mounts to the main stud for a little more clearance.
The GT-40x heads are the best fitting set of heads I have ever used on a Ford engine. Perfect mount up with the stock valve covers and stock roller rockers. The valve covers were media blasted and recoated. We have a new Cobra emblem plate for the intake, and a new Ford sticker for the valve covers.
I had Tmoss do the works to the intake. It is fully ported upper and lower. They also stripped it completely down and did a fresh factory coating on it. It came back amazing. I will never send an intake anywhere else from now on. It should flow 250cfm now.
I had to use a non Ford part; ended up using a BBK 70mm throttle body. I had the BBK logo and the 70mm logo milled off for a more factory appearance.
I have fixed the stock T5. It was pretty tore up in there. It needed $700 in parts which is more than the transmission was worth. Managed to get almost all the parts I needed used out of a 2001 V6 transmision off ebay for $168. I bought the remaining parts new for $68. No pictures of the transmission because I'm pretty sure everyone knows what a T5 looks like.
Unfortunately there won't be many updates until the car comes back from the body shop. I have the stock air filter box clearanced for the PMAS 75 MAF. It needs a little cleaning. I also have to figure out what it takes to get a 3" Griffin radiator in without looking too off factory.
Kurt
