95 Cobra Motor, ?'s...

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I plan on swapping to that motor when mine blows. Will I be able to keep the trans I have? Or will I need to buy one of those too?

Also, does it matter if I replace it before it goes? I have no idea about this kind of stuff!! Thanks!!
 

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Eli,


The cobra motor was rated from factory to 240hp, 25hp more than your gt but, if you want the motor yes you will be able to keep your current transmission.

If you want to replace it ill say just rebuild the one you have.
 
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From what I can see, it had 240 HP. Only thing is I want to keep the 5.0L, that's why I chose that one. I am dumber than dumb about motor talk!! I only know the basic crap. I show it had:
5.0L V-8 240 hp Cobra, though.
 

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tranny is the same. I'd run it till it blows, than swap it out. You can use a lot of the same parts too =)
 
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That's what I 'thought'. Can you go further into that what I can reuse?

I'm going to have a guy my cousin used to work with do my work. He & his dad are all about Fords! He is the one that races a '79 Maverick, I think. For the longest, he went on all motor. I think he has a 302 that was stroked to make a 347? Does that make sense what I typed? I'm pretty sure of it. He just started using the juice to stay competitive this year. He is the new head painter @ where my cousin used to work. I ask him my Ford stuff. That is the limit to my knowledge. I used to could @ least BS my way through some talk. Not now though!! Thanks!!

I am thinking I'll buy from a salvage yard? Jeremy might know of a place?

Oh yeah! I will also add BBK Shorty headers when I swap out. Do the same ones that work on the GT work? All I see is that option. What finish do I need? The cheapest works better for my acct, if that is what I need. I want kinda the best, though!!
http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=BBK-1525&N=700+400456+4294923429+4294908331+4294839039+4294908282+4294840126+4294924755+4294902386+115&autoview=sku
 
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Also since I want to keep it a 5.0L, can y'all tell me about rebuilding? I know the #'s are 302, 306, maybe 330, & 347. No idea how to get these, though!! A 347 is stroked & some other term I cannot think of! Thanks!!

I could care less about any performance gains!! It may be slightly faster, that's about all I can handle. Safely & being smart, I mean!!
 

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You can use pretty much everything for your 5.0 with the Cobra motor except for the heads, intake (upper and lower) mostly all internals. Those bbk headers are nice, i have the same ones, they will fit either engine.

Do you want to get a 5.0 cobra and stroke it? or are you wanting to do it to your current 5.0? I'd go with a 331 stroker kit. and i believe the term your thinking of is bored?
 
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Cobra Allen said:
You can use pretty much everything for your 5.0 with the Cobra motor except for the heads, intake (upper and lower) mostly all internals. Those bbk headers are nice, i have the same ones, they will fit either engine.

Do you want to get a 5.0 cobra and stroke it? or are you wanting to do it to your current 5.0? I'd go with a 331 stroker kit. and i believe the term your thinking of is bored?

See there's were you lost me! I only know what I type & not much more. I wanted to just buy the stock 95 Cobra motor & leave it stock. I see 94's are the same, I'd like to keep it 95 if I can. Bored sounds good not you said it! Maybe something makes it a 331, the other something makes it a 347? I'm really at my limit of this stuff. Thanks!
 

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you can bore and stroke the block to increase the CI, or oversize the pistons which may require machining. Im not the greatest with the whole Stroking thing, but a 5.0L from a cobra is the exact same engine block(correct me if i am wrong) with different: Intakes, heads, cam, roller rockers. I THINK thats it...
 

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what are you trying to accomplish here? do you just want a cobra motor to say you have a cobra motor? seems pointless to me. the cobra motors are 5.0L 302cubic inch just like your gt motor but with some different heads, cam, rockers, intake, injectors, and computer. Now this is just stock ford parts. there is a plethora of aftermarket parts that will perform much better than a cobra motor. if you want stock driveability just keep the gt and don't waste your money on the cobra stuff. if you want power skip the cobra stuff and go with twisted wedge or edelbrock or afr heads and likewise intake.

what's wrong with your engine now that it needs to be replaced?

a 302 has a 4.000 bore (the hole cylinder size) with a 3.00 stroke. the stroke is the movement of the piston in the cylinder. a 306 is the same stroke but bore out .030(commonly referred to as 30 over), which arrives you at the 306CI. this requires machine work of the block and different pistons. a 331CI increases the bore from stock to 4.030 and the stroke to 3.25. a 347CI increase the bore to 4.030 and the stroke to 3.40.

not trying to be cruel here, but you really need to look at the basics of the block before you start throwing terms around, your just going to end up confusing yourself. There is a plethora of information out there that is just waiting to be consumed. Also, sit down and figure out what you want from the car, whether it be performance, looks, stock, then we can help you decide. Also, this is stuff can get expensive fast so figure out a budget and what your willing to spend.
 
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Again, I have 100% no idea what I am talking about for any of this stuff!! I can't say this line enough!

I don't care about any power upgrades, at all! When my motor blows, I just want to replace it with another 5.0L. I figured why not the Cobra motor? I'm hoping this is still a ways off! I just started this to learn if I could still keep my AOD Trans. Dumb stuff came me while posting this though. Stuff like BBK headers. I would really like to have them now, but I'm having my car painted right now! It's not that I think my mechanic will mean to hurt my new paint, I just don't want to take that chance!!

I care less about boring or stroking though! I want to stay @ 5.0L, is all I do know!! Like I said, I hope it is a long time 'til my motor goes out!!

Thanks so much for trying!!
 

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I beat 94 and 95 gts afrom digs + rolls by atleast 2.5 cars with the same mods as me and some 96-98 cobra by about a car with my 94 Cobra.....Could also be depending on the driversmods...... Definetly a little more power then the 94-95 gts but nothing to brag about
 
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If I bore or stroke it, it will not any longer be a 5.0? I hear about the cubic inch #'s changing. I've never saw, I think, the liters changing? I am now watching last Sat Trucks TV show. They are stroking their Jeep motor. Thanks again!!
 

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In a sense it will still be a 5.0, but it will have more ci's which would increase the litres of course. a 347 is a 5.4 i believe, 351 is 5.8. But you'll still have the 5.0 block and all the accesories, just diff internals pretty much
 

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When you go to building an engine... It's basically... your wallet is the limit. You can make a 10 second SN95 mustang with just a 347 with the right H/C/I combination. No power adders needed. When you go to building an engine, just look get as much power as you can N/A as possible. N/A (naturally aspirated) meaning no nitrous, no supercharger, or turbo.

So basically you can have a car that is faster than the majority of cars on the road today, but you have got to know what combination will work best for you.
 

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cobra engine is nothing more than a stock gt shortblock with gt40 iron heads, cobra intake, 24lb injectors, 65mm t/b...I may be forgetting a couple things but i would do a stock rebuild and add the extras.
 
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Even the Cobra motor is still a 5.0, even though it goes from 215 HP to 240. Never really understood this part. I guess the stuff y'all typed adds though extra #'s? I just want to stay @ a 5.0, is the 1 thing I do know. Thanks for telling me stuff I had no idea about! I'll just make a list, what I always do.
 

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