My 2013 budget cobra build starting to gather up the pieces

[need4spd90]

Lol

[9redfox3]

Originally Posted by Shifter

^^^ with an average speed of 25 mph you won't see much of a difference....

Well Lou meeting you over the weekend I see we are similar both perfectionist in everything we do, but we are different too.... you like your foot in the gas and I don't !
Thanks for the information on that car insurance company they are getting me a quote and it's looking real good for better coverage and saving money.....

[Shifter]

Thanks for the kind words Rich.....we're both gear heads, but in different respects.

...and don't mind my ball busting! LOL

[bosox579]

Looks real good Rich! Really clean to!

[9redfox3]

Thanks Anthony ! Just received my new crane 1.7 pedal rockers & ford motorcraft water pump sitting at my door.I was going to go with the scorpion rockers but ended up buying these ...Lou you can bust on me anytime bro you earned it !

[9redfox3]

Ok guys I pretty much got everything I believe I need for this build .The only thing I need yet is the motor gasket kit ? heads,intakes,headers,waterpump Blah Blah" Which gasket kit do you guys recommend for the build? Thanks....

[05MusclestangGT]

i always used a regular felpro gasket set, but ditch the cork front and rear seals for the lower intake. Instead pick up a tube of ta-31 motorcraft and put a thick layer down in the front and back of the lower intake (specially the corners between the block and heads!) and around the ports on the heads.

[9redfox3]

What about this one since i'm putting all cobra parts on the car?
http://www.cjponyparts.com/engine-ga...-1995/p/EGK18/

[05MusclestangGT]

that's decent as long as it doesn't take cj's years to ship it out...

[bosox579]

Originally Posted by 05MusclestangGT

i always used a regular felpro gasket set, but ditch the cork front and rear seals for the lower intake. Instead pick up a tube of ta-31 motorcraft and put a thick layer down in the front and back of the lower intake (specially the corners between the block and heads!) and around the ports on the heads.

+1!

Rich Thats a good set but definitely ditch the cork intake gaskets! However, I like these:

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FEL-10112/?rtype=10

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/FEL-17360/?rtype=10

I like these because it already has the silicone on them and it doesnt make a mess and they are wicked easy to install. Just my 0.02

[9redfox3]

Thanks for the help guys I went with fel pro gaskets ! I cant wait to start building this in the fall with Lou...........

[stang540]

Looks like a sweet build ,good luck with it

[9redfox3]

Well guys I got all the parts needed for build but before Lou and I put our hands in there I'm going to send out these heads to get pressure tested and get the valves and springs looked at . I don't want any surprises after these heads are on and find out theres a problem! I bought these off a guy on the corral and they look super clean but he had no paper work with them and I only got what he told me and I was on the corral looking at his feedbacks and this guys is starting to get negatives which is putting up red flags for me... I'm getting ready to go on vacation but when I get back I need to send these heads out somewhere local to make sure there're good !

[brisk_tea]

Whitehall auto over by gilboy does good work, i've used them quite a bit over the years

[9redfox3]

I called Whitehall Auto they want $50 a piece to pressure test the heads... A couple of my friends are trying to talk me into putting a different cam in the car while it's all apart?I know I said to Lou I wanted to keep the stock one in so not sure what to do if i should or not?

[Shifter]

It's going to add quite a bit of time/money to the build.

You've already said that you're not looking to go crazy with it....leave the stocker in there

[9redfox3]

Originally Posted by Shifter

It's going to add quite a bit of time/money to the build.

You've already said that you're not looking to go crazy with it....leave the stocker in there

Fair enough Lou

[need4spd90]

I'd keep the stock cam too, considering what you use the car for..cruising around town at low speed/rpm usually isn't much fun with the bucking and chugging you'll likely experience with alot of aftermarket cams

[9redfox3]

Makes sense thanks Joe ! Well i'm getting these heads pressure tested in two weeks just to clear that thought and than heading back up to Lou's place to have the 255 walbro fuel pump installed.....

[Shifter]

Joe is on target here.

There's more as well....somewhere you have to draw a line or you'll get sucked in. "Well while your doing heads and intake, why not a cam?"
Ok, well if you're looking for more power, why not do better heads?
Then if you're doing all that, why not do long tubes?
Well...hell, if we're doing all that, why not do a stroker bottom end to go along with all the above parts.
Then a custom tune to get the most out of it.
then....
then....
and then.....


See where I'm going with this?