I don't care if the stock mach1 is a hare faster in the straight line, the MUSTANG COBRA engine is HAND BUILT with a forged crank, and better internals. The IRS is a lot more refined than a STAGECOACH rear axle. The 99-01 cobra's have a better body, fascia, fog lights, and edge design. No offense, but the 99-01 cobra's are awesome cars when modded(bolt-ons). I have a 99 cobra with 311rwhp, and no headers or porting or inner fender cai. The mach's fall in power after 5k. My cobra makes 25 more hp between 5k and 65k, than the mach1 stock. The MACH 1 may have a little more power down low, but both cars fully modded(bolt-ons), the 99-01 cobra will pull on it after 5500rpm. The bottom line, Mach's are assembly line cars, with assembly line motors and body's. The COBRA'S are HAND built by specially trained SVT techs on ROMEO'S NICHE LINE at the DEARBORN assembly plant.
The SVT MUSTANG COBRA'S have it all: incredible performance,rarity,high investment value,and sex appeal. The name COBRA is synonymous with pure unadulterated power and performance. Cobra's are really refined, powerful, road track cars, not STAGECOACH rear axle MACH 1's. The SVT mustang cobra will always be better than the MACH 1. If MACH'S are so great, why are they assembly line built like all other FORD'S. Listen, troublemaker svoking, Cobra's are more than just a straight line MACH 1 car, the're fast off the line, awesome around a track, EXCLUSIVELY built, and designed by ford's elite performance group, SVT. Mach's, just another ford. Mustang cobra's, Ford's premier performance automobile.
Mach's should'nt even be in this forum, this is svt only. So get out.
P.S. I did'nt want to do this, but Mustang COBRA'S are the epitomy of brute force and raw power in an automobile. I love my COBRA, and I have to stand up for the COBRA owners. The cobra name attracts and intimidates other performance automobiles way more than the MACH 1 does.
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