considering buying a 96 - 98 cobra. opinions pls

[fiveoho]

hey guys-

thinking about parting with the 95 and looking into a 96/98 cobra. i would be looking for a 60k or less car. this would be a weekend driver and i would just put some 4.10s , exhaust and a lowering kit on it and enjoy.

how fun are these cars? ive never driven one. i know 305hp right out of the box so they must be fairly quick.

toss me some insight guys.

 

[Pennywise2]

The 96-98 body style Cobra is the most stylist and tasteful
if you ask me.
Get one if you can though.Look around for a nice one.
www.ebaymotors.com

 

[fiveoho]

The 96-98 body style Cobra is the most stylist and tasteful
if you ask me.
Get one if you can though.Look around for a nice one.
www.ebaymotors.com

kinda weird....im ebay right now looking at them....


doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo (really bad twlight impression)

 

[Jackie Chan]

bad idea if you already have a 95 gt. throw a set of heads, cam and intake on yours tune it and make a better power curve than the 4v.

 

[fiveoho]

bad idea if you already have a 95 gt. throw a set of heads, cam and intake on yours tune it and make a better power curve than the 4v.

true but to do it right, more $$

 

[BennyBlown2v]

True, but to buy a new car more $$. Get the cobra bumper if you like the looks that alot And yeah, h/c/i and a tune and you're good to go.

 

[fiveoho]

True, but to buy a new car more $$.

not neccessarily. 96- 98 cobras with 60k or less can be had for $9500 - 11000.

a pushrod hci combo would have a better powerband, i agree to that.

the bumper doesnt do much for me. not much on cobra labeling if its not the real thing.

 

[DropTopPony]

or you could pick up a 94-95 Cobra and swap the stuff you have over...but a 96-98 Cobra isn't a bad platform at all. You could do worse for a weekend cruiser.

 

[Maza4ever14]

if you have the cash, go for it, just take out the parts from you GT that can be swapped into the Cobra and your set.

 

[fiveoho]

or you could pick up a 94-95 Cobra and swap the stuff you have over...but a 96-98 Cobra isn't a bad platform at all. You could do worse for a weekend cruiser.

yea, course 94/95 cobras are getting hard to find but yea thats a thought

 

[fiveoho]

if you have the cash, go for it, just take out the parts from you GT that can be swapped into the Cobra and your set.

aside from my post - how do u like your gt? the 99 up cars arent bad. with the given mods you have i would assume shes pretty quick.

slick car btw

 

[98GTfromGA]

98 Cobra is the best year Sn95 car you can get...slap a blower on there and you are good to go

 

[5.0's 4 ever]

I like my 96 cobra a lot, best mustang I have ever owned. Gears and exhaust are a great set of mods to start off. You could even just leave it like that and it will still be fun to drive. In the future you could put a blower on and make over 400rwhp with the stock engine, if you want to get even more serious build a forged shortblock and turn the boost up.

 

[venom97]

another fan of the 4 valves. ive got a 95 gt with some stuff done to it and i would go back to my old 97 cobra in a heart beat. there awesome cars,buy one if you ve got the money.