k_garretson23

iTrader: (8)

idk how true that is. Checking casting numbers. Even if it were true and say it were a mach 1 engine, it should still be a close race stock for stock.

14k

^^^ no **** but i still want to know wtfs up

MACH32V

That was only for 2003 and early 2004 32V Mod motors (Cobra & MACH). The passenger side head would develope a tick supposedly for an overheating or lack of oil to the valves on the cylinder nearest the firewall. Ford would do a replacement on the head. The later 04 head had a colored mark to designate the new version heads. I was not aware of this on the 99 or 01 Mod motors. My 2004 MACH has the markings on the head since I ordered it in March of 2004.

...like someone stated above...you buddy's car could have replaced the Cobra motor with a MACH motor at some point.

14k

what would some things to look for to see if its a mach engine?

MACH32V

LOL..Not trying to be funny..but the whole shaker assembly and intake. I just could not see someone taking off the intake of a 99 Cobra and putting it on a MACH 1 motor. They could remove the shaker from the MACH motor but you would still see the mounting points on the manifold for the shaker. Other than that, I think it would be difficult since the mods were really to the redesign of the heads. Many of the parts from the 99 Cobra motor such as the Coil covers and cam covers were interchangelable...so I think it can be hidden nicely.

Don't know if anyone would go that far though..but you never know..

Heater

Even when a Mach wins, it really doesn't win

Redfire 03

LOL @ everyone telling him what gear to put it in. With your mods you should be able to walk that car up top easily just leaving it in "D".

And OP, you have over 800 posts here and still don't know how to drive your car? What's wrong with you

V8EATR

It was a joke, you know, about all the 10sec mach 1's running around.

BottleMach

Maybe your tune is f'ed up.

Before your race slow down to 20 or so, put it to the floor and wait for it to down shift. Once it has, drop it in 2nd. Once the race starts bump it back into D.

No matter how you race you take the chance of breaking something.

14k

Basically. I don't race much. Although I have killed a few GTs no problem.

ZFreie

This is what I have been thinking. **** I'm an lt1 and I'm not afraid of any stock mustang besides a Shelby, cobra or new 5.0...and even then I'll still play.

You sure your running on all 8 cylinders OP? lol

BigBirdLS1

OP my friend bought a stock 99 cobra last weekend and after some research I did for him about his car here are some things I found out. In 99 the Cobra's had an issue with not making the power that Ford advertised it to make. Ford would replace or acid dip the intake manifold reflash the pcm and change out the cat back exhaust. Ford said that this would 100% provide the power that Ford had advertised. The green dot that has been mentioned was to notate that Ford had did the power recall to that motor. In some severe cases Ford would actually replace the motor but in most cases just the parts I mentioned before.

14k

And was it making more or less than what ford said it was making?
I'm Gunna race him again today.
I'm not scared to race any mustangs except the termis and gt500s I haven't had a problem before with mustangs. Iv been with him when he's raced a trans am with similar mods and same outcome as our race but the ta was further behind. And he said he raced a SS same outcome. Idk wtf.

Redfire 03

This was with the first batch of Cobra's released, and even after the fix they were still high 13 second cars at 103-ish in the 1/4 mile. No monsters for sure. A stock A4 LS1 should have no problem running door to door or pulling slightly up top.

OP is probably just having a little fun here. lol

14k

I'm not having fun wish i was. It's a serious thread.

BigBirdLS1

I may be wrong and I know this don't mean anything but wasn't car and driver and motortrend able to get mid 13s at 106 in a stock 99 cobra AFTER Ford did the power recall. That seems within the realm of a stock A4 f-body to me

zboy2012

I know haha

14k

I'm hoping I'm just doing something wrong and the second to kick down is where he's getting the jump and our races aren't long enough to reel him in since it's in town when we have had our races.

k_garretson23

iTrader: (8)

even so those are losing times to a stock ls1 car, let alone a modded one. Op do you have any track times for either car? Id take my car to a tunner and see whats up.

BigBirdLS1

They are definitely losing times to a stock f-body from a dig. But two different cars with very similiar 1/4 times from a roll the advantage is in the M5 > auto everytime.

But I agree the tune needs looked at. With the longtubes the A/F may be a little off and the 02's could be lazy.