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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby crawlercreations » Mon Apr 25, 2011 5:51 am

Looks ok if the price is right. My only concern is how much it has been beaten on. I would take an explorer engine over a mustang engine as it has better heads, better intake and such. Plus it is less likely to have been hot rodded its whole life. Why not inject your current motor? It seemed like a decent motor when we all went snow bashing?
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby airbur » Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:31 am

Talk to Viperwolf about his hindsight and how he would go with a 351w instead of his 5.0 nowadays.
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby hockeydad4-22 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:25 am

Did you get a response out of him? I ran across this ad myself and sent him an email as a donor car for my sons 66 mustang. He has not replied.... of couse it was easter.


We are just starting to consider donor cars so if you get to him do not save it for me. I have actually been looking at Klode for a wreck that I can pick up cheap cheap cheap....
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby ZOSO » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:55 am

They never made a "Cobra" motor in 89. First one was 93. Just an fyi.
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby Entourage » Mon Apr 25, 2011 8:00 am

ZOSO - what brand of EFI harness did you recommend that I install on my 351?
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby Viperwolf1 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:02 am

Rebuilt to be very fast in a lightweight car? Not the same as fast in a heavy Bronco.

That's too much money for a used motor from an abused car. The explorer motor would be a better choice. 351w even better.
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby Shawns Fords » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:15 am

that car looks like a piece of sh*t alright, I doubt the engine is going to be a nice built High performance "cobra" engine. Its probably the same guy that sold my 69 mustang and tried to tell me he made 300 bucks hr building race engines but had no idea where the FE dipstick tube was so his story came up as "The Dealership removed them for the AC installation" (which was Factory in 69)
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby ZOSO » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:33 pm

Entourage wrote:ZOSO - what brand of EFI harness did you recommend that I install on my 351?


I really like the F.A.S.T ezEFI system. Just bolt on and go. No special tuning required. It's a self tuning throttle body set-up.
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Re: 89 Cobra motor

Postby Entourage » Mon Apr 25, 2011 2:46 pm

ZOSO wrote:I really like the F.A.S.T ezEFI system. Just bolt on and go. No special tuning required. It's a self tuning throttle body set-up.


Sweeeet! I will check them out. Thanks!
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