This pertains to 5.0 tech more so since diehard modular folk will find themselves pretty set in there ways, when I'd prefer a logical examination of the situation I'm considering.
Now, looking at the 03/04 cobra cars, you of course get 400 horses, a 6 speed, and above all pretty good efficiency across the board in terms of daily driveability (consider MPG). I'm questioning if a 5.0 is capable of 03/04 cobra territory. Meaning, with a well built, solid, and efficient 5.0 backed by a T56 and good suspension, is this car going to do the same thing as a cobra. It's a far off shot, and to me I don't see it happening. Granted the reliability of a 5.0 is pretty much a hard thing to beat. You can drive one on 3 cylinders running hot with only second gear and it will go till the gas tank runs out. Most would view this as a drag racing or total over all speed, where as I'm looking at a setup that I could drive cross country, make over 20mpg on the highway, and blaze my way well over a hundred miles per hour say on a spirited run on the autobahn. Just a matter of thinking.
Say if we were to deduce that the 03/04 drivetrain is better suited for say a road course/top speed/handling DD driven 'super car' so to speak, is it a legitimate idea to toss it into my car? Or is it better to just buy one. Alot to think about. I don't have an foreseeable parting time with the 95, as it will always stick by me. I'd much prefer to swap it in, but when your talking thousands more then say just buying a terminator itself, it becomes a bit to large of a commitment to waste that much money on. Just thinking out loud here folks.
Now, looking at the 03/04 cobra cars, you of course get 400 horses, a 6 speed, and above all pretty good efficiency across the board in terms of daily driveability (consider MPG). I'm questioning if a 5.0 is capable of 03/04 cobra territory. Meaning, with a well built, solid, and efficient 5.0 backed by a T56 and good suspension, is this car going to do the same thing as a cobra. It's a far off shot, and to me I don't see it happening. Granted the reliability of a 5.0 is pretty much a hard thing to beat. You can drive one on 3 cylinders running hot with only second gear and it will go till the gas tank runs out. Most would view this as a drag racing or total over all speed, where as I'm looking at a setup that I could drive cross country, make over 20mpg on the highway, and blaze my way well over a hundred miles per hour say on a spirited run on the autobahn. Just a matter of thinking.
Say if we were to deduce that the 03/04 drivetrain is better suited for say a road course/top speed/handling DD driven 'super car' so to speak, is it a legitimate idea to toss it into my car? Or is it better to just buy one. Alot to think about. I don't have an foreseeable parting time with the 95, as it will always stick by me. I'd much prefer to swap it in, but when your talking thousands more then say just buying a terminator itself, it becomes a bit to large of a commitment to waste that much money on. Just thinking out loud here folks.
