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Good luck switching to anything other than a 4.6 mod motor. Of corse it can be done, but not without a lot of problems. Lots of places will sell him a fresh long block, and it will be way cheaper in the long run. If he is really that burnt out maybe he should just fix it and dump the car.

Well, I turned the fuel pressure down to 32lbs; cleared the codes, and the engine now idles fine, but it is still hard starting after it warms up. It starts right up when it is cold, first thing in the morning, but after it is up to operating temp. it cranks for a long time before it starts...

As a matter of fact it stored 6 codes. PO175 - Too Rich Bank 2; PO172 - Too Rich Bank 1; PO308 - #8 cyl misfire; P1131 - Lack of HO2s Bank 1 indicating lean; P1152 - Lack of HO2s Bank 2 indicating Rich; and the famous P1516 - IMRC input error. Quite a list considering I was unaware of...

Recently my 98 Cobra convert. has become very hard starting and has poor idle quailty. It will start and idle @ 900rpm, but soon after it develops a dead miss, and the idle falls off to around 400rpm and it will struggle to stay running. It clears out and runs ok after 2000rpm or so, but will...

No Big Deal No worry, flog it. The EECIV will retard the timing to compensate and no harm will come from it. No big deal.

I just read a thread where no one seemed to know where to find the CCRM. I'm not surprised because Ford decided to hide it. Believe it or not, it is under the right side front inner fender. Remove the passenger side front tire and the innerfender. You will see it bolted to the bulkhead...

Free? Throw em in & see what happens. Worse case senerio is you will have to take em back out. So? By the way what is cheaper than free? I raised my fuel pressure 10lbs & it helped dramatically with no other mods. Kinda the same thing. But adj. pressure regs aren't free.

The sincros are weak, launch it all you want, but if you power shift it, get ready for it to grind every time you try to shift. Mine grinds going into 2nd and 4th. Reverse is hard to engage if it goes in at all, and it has a bearing noise when it is idling in neutral that goes away when you...

I am searching for quality info on swaping a T56 or as a second choice, a TKO 600 into my 98 Cobra Convert. Seems easy enough, but I'm having problems finding somone who knows what all I need.... slip yoke, crossmember, driveline length, etc. Any help would be great. I am so sick of my T45...

You rub 275s? What wheels, the 18' Saleen replicas? I've never had a problem, but my ride height is stock, and I am using the stock 17" wheels that came on my 98 Cobra.

I'm asking this same question on the SVT forum as well. Can I run a 10.5 Cobra replica wheel on both ends of my 98 Cobra? The wheel mfgs. say no, but it looks like they should work. I would also like to use 285 X 40 X 17 tires on them on all 4 corners. Any input would be helpful.

I am trying to upgrade my wheel & tire package. I have 275 X 40 X 17s on my stock 98 Cobra wheels now, and I would like to go to 285 X 40 X 17s on 10.5 wide Cobra R replica wheels all the way around. The wheel mfgs. say the 10.5 wheels won't work on the front, but it looks like they will. Does...

I love my 98 Cobra, but the tranny is and always has been a piece of s***. Mine grinds to 2nd on a hard shift anywhere over 6000 rpm if it goes at all. They say using the shift forks from a 99 will cure the problem, but...? And yes, 1 bad syncro is possible.

Sounds like the pinion preload is far too loose. Definatly have it checked SOON or that new gear set will go south.

B Dealer: My 98 Cobra was also darting around. I found that putting poly bushings on the rack, and (oddly) the rear control arms helped a lot. I also installed caster/camber plates and set the caster to 5.5 degrees, that also helped. This seems to be somewhat common to these cars from what...

My 98 has begun doing the same thing. I'm thinking it has to be fuel related because it dosen't miss, just quits pulling hard. My IMRC has generated a trouble code twice before, but it has always seemed to work fine and when I cleared the code, it didn't reappear so I think it's working and I...

Thanks for the information and the link. I guess I'm set to go give the Chevy Boys a bad time.

I was under the impression that was a standing NHRA rule. I know it used to be. Has that changed?

I have a 98 Cobra convert. with a two stage Nitrous Express system installed. One of these days I would like to take it to the track to see what it can do. I've done a lot of suspention mods, but nothing with the clutch. If the car will run faster than mid 12s it needs an SFI approved clutch...

If your main goal is just feeling fastest again, then positive disp. is the way to go. I would't worry about your comp. ratio being too low, the lower your static ratio, the more boost you can add before detonation. If you put 5 to 8 psi into your motor, it will fry the tires anytime you want...