How much for an upper and lower Cobra intak? How much power?

[impulse001]

I was looking for a cobra intake, I could use some more power and love the look. How much should I expect to pay for it? How much of a gain would I feel? All I have right now is a Magnaflow..

Thanks..

 

[tannerc91gt]

are you looking for an Actual Cobra intake or an explorer gt40 intake?
Either way, i honestly dont think you will notice much of a gain at all, seeing as youll be putting it on a 99.9% stock car and will (i assume) be reusing the stock TB ect...just my 2 cents

 

[impulse001]

I wanted an actual Cobra intake.. How much should I expect to pay for it? Will I notice a better difference with a larger TB? What size/brand TB should I get?

 

[cenok is family]

for an actual cobra intake youre going to pay around 300 to 350. just dont get the crappy chinese made ones which are the newer ford racing ones. mixed with a 65 or 70mm tb youll get about 15-20rwhp

 

[impulse001]

for an actual cobra intake youre going to pay around 300 to 350. just dont get the crappy chinese made ones which are the newer ford racing ones.

How will I know the difference? Someone told me they had a 93 Cobra upper and lower for sale that I was going to take a look at tomorrow or Wednesday.

 

[impulse001]

Also, how is the Accufab throttle body? I found a 70mm for sale... I also found a 75mm BBK TB for sale, will 75mm hurt performance?

 

[tannerc91gt]

Also, how is the Accufab throttle body? I found a 70mm for sale... I also found a 75mm BBK TB for sale, will 75mm hurt performance?

70mm is about as big as you need to go n/a IMO, 75mm wont "hurt" but it isnt needed.

 

[impulse001]

70mm is about as big as you need to go n/a IMO, 75mm wont "hurt" but it isnt needed.

The 75 is actually cheaper and closer to me, so maybe I'll just go for that one..

 

[wythors]

The Chinese crap has a "Ford Racing" emblem near the throttle body.

A good friend of mine installed a Cobra intake and 65mm throttle body on his 88 that was completely stock except for a cold air intake. He picked up 22 rwhp with no other changes, verified on a dyno.

 

[cenok is family]

the chinese intakes have the ford racing emblem on the top of them near the tb opening. dont get the 75mm tb. the opening on the cobra intake is only 70mm

 

[stykthyn]

save the money and find a used edelbrock performer. It will be roughly the same price and it will provide more power when you throw better heads at it later.

 

[NIKwoaC]

the chinese intakes have the ford racing emblem on the top of them near the tb opening. dont get the 75mm tb. the opening on the cobra intake is only 70mm

+1, unless you want to hog out the mouth of the intake manifold with a grinder. Which is OK, too.

 

[Mustang5L5]

How will I know the difference? Someone told me they had a 93 Cobra upper and lower for sale that I was going to take a look at tomorrow or Wednesday.

Part numbers


Upper will have an F3 part number and NOT have Ford Racing cast on the neck.

Lower will have an F3, F4 or F8 part numbers near the distributor hole...also the ACT will be tapped.

If the lower is an F8 lower with the ACT not tapped, it's an explorer intake.

You'll pay anywhere from $200-350 for a Ford Cobra Intake, while an explorer intake (which i think is a better performer) can be had for $75 or less. Doesn't look as pretty though

 

[impulse001]

Thanks for the suggestions.. I am going to look at it today or tomorrow. He said there are some scratches, but otherwise it is in great condition. What should I be looking for on it? Cracks?

 

[NIKwoaC]

Thanks for the suggestions.. I am going to look at it today or tomorrow. He said there are some scratches, but otherwise it is in great condition. What should I be looking for on it? Cracks?

Cracks, stripped threads, damage to the gasket surfaces, and any indication of it already being ported. 90% of the time, buying ported stuff is a bad idea, since it might not match your combo. Also, some people just don't know how to port.

 

[Mustang5L5]

+1 Some people think porting = hogging them out.

I'd rather buy untouched virgin stuff

 

[ReefBlueHatch]

I can't believe the FRPP Cobra intake is made in China! That's what I wanted for my car, but not anymore.

 

[fiveohwblow]

I didnt know the intakes are made in China, but the Chinese are replicating it so there are two available. Everyone in here is suggesting to purchase the American made version, not the chinese.

I am running an actual off of a true 93 Cobra and had to dremel the heck out of mine in order to make my 70mm throttle body match since the opening was only 65mm. I have seen some AMAZING numbers with my combo, in fact enough to split the factory block sooner or later, and have only ran a self ported Cobra. I always suggest it as I believe it to be an great intake.

 

[NIKwoaC]

I can't believe the FRPP Cobra intake is made in China! That's what I wanted for my car, but not anymore.

Yea, you have to be careful. Once they stopped stocking OE replacements, they made some minor design changes and started farming them out to China. There are still good used made-in-America manifolds floating around though, so keep an eye out for one of those if your heart is set on it.

 

[NIKwoaC]

I didnt know the intakes are made in China, but the Chinese are replicating it so there are two available. Everyone in here is suggesting to purchase the American made version, not the chinese.

Yea, if you look at the FRPP catalog, it actually calls it a "replica". Sadly, you can't buy the American version new anymore.