T-5 Killer's '95 Cobra Build thread

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Stock springs and Lower control arms

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Comparo Stock VS Aftermarket
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Stock vs Aftermarket

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FInished!
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Sadly I didn't get the fronts done since I ran out of daylight :(
 

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Nice work! Can't wait to see it done. Mine should be done in a few weeks if I ever get around to buying the rest of the parts!

WMM FTW!!
 

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Nice looking car man. Its going to look awesome when its done. Im in the middle of a 6 month project myself on my 98 cobra.
 
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Sadly she has been on the back burner for a while. I have a little one on the way so it will be till summer at least before I turn some more wrenches.
 

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Dude I would just buy a used short block with low miles and get this car going ?? Keep the car running and driving buy a used good short block off craigslist install your cam,heads,intake ect and install the blower and go for it >??

Your going to need drag radials,trans because you T5 wont hold for long and some tuning equipment and its play time..If you have any questions hit me up
 
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^Thats the plan hence why I want to sell my vortech that money could be put back into the car to get a rebuilt shortblock with my heads and cam in it.
 

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^Thats the plan hence why I want to sell my vortech that money could be put back into the car to get a rebuilt shortblock with my heads and cam in it.

I have done it both and I would have went with vortech before H/C/I .. Also dont rebuild shit its not worth the money ...Get a used Stock low mile short block and run boost and H/C/I .. You can get a cheap motor for 300 to 500 dollars all day with super super low miles plus u will want a dart block down the road anyway.. Friend is making 385rwhp with stock long block 95 motor with 12 psi on vortech .. With H/C/I you wont even make 300rwhp ..

Trust me its not worth spending money on buying or paying to build a stock 302 block just buy used and with just H/C/I it will last .. But its your money
 
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Low mileage shortblocks for a few hundred? I have yet to see anything local like that for sale. I plan on doing all but the machine work my self I have rebuilt tons of motors including a few roller and non roller windsors.
 
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I have done it both and I would have went with vortech before H/C/I .. Also dont rebuild shit its not worth the money ...Get a used Stock low mile short block and run boost and H/C/I .. You can get a cheap motor for 300 to 500 dollars all day with super super low miles plus u will want a dart block down the road anyway.. Friend is making 385rwhp with stock long block 95 motor with 12 psi on vortech .. With H/C/I you wont even make 300rwhp ..

Trust me its not worth spending money on buying or paying to build a stock 302 block just buy used and with just H/C/I it will last .. But its your money

To be honest I have been doing alot of thinking about it and your right the Vortec is the better way to go. Thanks for the advice.
 
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Huge changes on this project. I had a son and with that decided to sell the heads cam and vortech.
I am looking at just making a mild fun DD for it.
 

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